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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a., New York, NY (US);
Lionel Nicolau, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Ajinkya P. Joglekar, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Manning R. Field, Media, PA (US);
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a mobile device that enables a user to send a digital tip to a recipient as a standalone transaction, the mobile device comprising: a memory that stores data associated with an account and a user; a microprocessor, executing a mobile application, the processor coupled to memory and programmed to: identify whether the mobile device is near a service provider based on a geofence (or other boundary); display a prompt on the mobile device to send a tip to a mobile device of the service provider in response to the mobile device's proximity to the service provider and a prior service interaction which is independent of an underlying transaction; transmit a tip message informing the service provider of the tip and debit an amount of the tip from an account associated with a consumer.