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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Ashutosh Sham Dhodapkar, Fremont, CA (US);
Dino Dai Zovi, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, techniques include a payment service computing platform associated with a payment service and methods performed thereby. Techniques include receiving, from a first electronic device of a first user, an instruction to associate a token corresponding to a matrix barcode with an action involving a first account. Techniques include associating the token with the action and the first account. Techniques include receiving, from a second electronic device of a second user, the token and a first set of contextual information. Techniques include identifying the action based at least in part on the token and the first set of contextual information. Techniques include causing a user interface to be displayed on the second electronic device, including interface elements for collecting payment information from the second user. Techniques include initiating the payment to the first user based on the payment information.