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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Gak-wee Low, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tejas Arvindbhai Kotecha, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Salil Mody, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gak-Wee Low, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tejas Arvindbhai Kotecha, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Salil Mody, Mountain View, CA (US);
eBay, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system generates an identifier when a consumer deposits cash, where a new unique identifier is generated with each transaction. The consumer receives the identifier and the identifier (along with the amount of cash deposit) is communicated to a payment provider for storage. The consumer may then access and fund an on-line account with the financial services provider by first accessing the account and entering the unique character identifier, which the system processes. If the identifier is valid, e.g., an actual stored identifier within the system associated with a cash amount, then the system transfers that amount to the consumer's account. At this point, the consumer may use the account to make an on-line transaction or purchase with the newly funded amount.