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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2013
S. Rob Sobhani, Potomac, MD (US);
Parsa Namazi, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Christine Angela Dolendo, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Maryam Paez, Chappaqua, NY (US);
S. Rob Sobhani, Potomac, MD (US);
Parsa Namazi, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Christine Angela Dolendo, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Maryam Paez, Chappaqua, NY (US);
SPARO CORPORATION, Potomac, MD (US);
Abstract
In one example, we describe methods and systems for automated online merchant charity donations. In one embodiment, a donation agent interacting with a merchant website can offer an online user an option to allocate at least a portion of a payment for or price of a purchase, associated with a transaction made by the user via the merchant website, to be donated by a merchant corresponding to the merchant website on behalf of the user to a charity of the user's choosing. If the online user exercises the option, the donation agent can calculate an amount of the donation to be made and store the calculated donation amount in a database. The donation agent can disburse the calculated donation amount to the charity selected by the customer. The method also works for the off-line model. The points earned can be combined with a college scholarship award mechanism. The system and method describe authentication and the way the charity funding is distributed, with respect to the college tuition and scholarship award.