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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);
Aamer Ali Baig, Hinsdale, IL (US);
James E. Cowell, Littleton, CO (US);
Peter M. Karas, Lakewood, CO (US);
Cheryl L. Neofytides, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Matthew F. Golub, Atlanta, GA (US);
James R. Yoder, Chicago, IL (US);
Susan M. Milberger, Englewood, CO (US);
Jeff D. Sherrard, Lakewood, CO (US);
Amy M. Dunker, Dallas, TX (US);
Jackie M. Macfarlane, Parker, CO (US);
Eric L. Platte, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Susan F. Abrahams, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Western Union Company, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
According to the invention, transferring money using a computer network is disclosed. In one step, information is saved on credit received for a first user () in a stored value account on a server computer system (). At the server computer system (), a request from the first user () to send money to a second user () based on the stored value account is received. An electronic notification is sent from the server computer () to the second user () to notify the second user () of the request. A debit in the stored value account of the first user () is created. The requested money is sent to the second user () upon a receipt of a request at the server computer () from the second user ().