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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Brian T. Barnes, South Jordan, UT (US);
Michael Bliman, Matawan, NJ (US);
Sarah E. Harrison, New York, NY (US);
Jason S. Jagatic, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Dana J. Klaboe, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Leigh Reynolds Malnati, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Brian T. Barnes, South Jordan, UT (US);
Michael Bliman, Matawan, NJ (US);
Sarah E. Harrison, New York, NY (US);
Jason S. Jagatic, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Dana J. Klaboe, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Leigh Reynolds Malnati, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method to facilitate a purchase utilizing a flexible spending account, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a host computer, a request for payment authorization for an item; determining whether the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment; and when the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment: determining at least partial payment authorization for the item, transmitting the at least partial payment authorization for the item to a point of sale device; causing the flexible spending account to be debited for at least a portion of the purchasing amount of the item based on the payment authorization; and debiting a non-flexible spending account for an item not qualifying for pre-tax treatment.