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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Cashstar, Inc., Portland, ME (US);
Inventor:
Steven R. Boal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
CashStar, Inc., Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/30 (2012.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 20/28 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/28 (2013.01); G06Q 20/30 (2013.01); G06Q 20/349 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3552 (2013.01); G06Q 20/363 (2013.01); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/0652 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which a method includes attributing a value to a pre-paid payment instrument, determining an expiration time associated with the pre-paid payment instrument, and automatically return an un-used portion of value associated with the pre-paid payment instrument at the expiration time to the purchaser.