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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
German Scipioni, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald James Fotsch, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Edward Black, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amy Poling, San Jose, CA (US);
Alp Tiritoglu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
German Scipioni, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald James Fotsch, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Edward Black, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amy Poling, San Jose, CA (US);
Alp Tiritoglu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments describe a method and a system to control activities of a financial account. A holder of the financial account may be restricted to transact only with a first set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may be prohibited from transacting with a second set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may further be restricted to transact based on at least one of category or spending limit.