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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Paypal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Elliot Michael Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
George Carpenter, V, San Francisco, CA (US);
PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of using a device to access multiple payment accounts at a payment system via photos is disclosed. The method includes accessing a photo generated by a first device. The method includes determining first and second images of a first and second person in the photo, respectively. The method includes determining that the first image is associated with a first payment account at the payment system. The method includes, responsive to determining that the first image is associated with the first payment account, determining whether the second image is associated with a second payment account. The method includes, responsive to determining that the second image is associated with the second payment account, authorizing a payment application at the device to split a payment to a third payment account between the first and second payment accounts, or to initiate sending of the payment to the second payment account.