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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Angela M. Runkle, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Adam C. Gerety, Trophy Club, TX (US);
Douglas D. Dalton, St. Michael, MN (US);
Daniel H. Depolis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Jacob W. Wagner, Carver, MN (US);
Angela M. Runkle, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Adam C. Gerety, Trophy Club, TX (US);
Douglas D. Dalton, St. Michael, MN (US);
Daniel H. Depolis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Jacob W. Wagner, Carver, MN (US);
MoneyGram International, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer system in a money transfer transaction. A request is received from a sender on a send computer to send a money transfer having a send amount. The sender is prompted on the send computer to select one or more parameters associated with the money transfer, the one or more parameters comprising money transfer receiver information including a receiver location. Money transfer fees associated with the money transfer are analyzed for a plurality of receive locations proximate the receiver location based on the selected one or more parameters. A receive location offering a lowest money transfer fee is selected from the plurality of receive locations. The send amount and fee for the selected receive location are collected from the sender. Information related to the money transfer is then stored, including the selected one or more parameters and the receive location, in a money transfer server.