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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Toewe, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/3674 (2013.01); G06Q 20/202 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes performing operations as follows on at least one processor: receiving credentials from a shopper, the credentials being associated with a purchase from a merchant, receiving an open approval for advancing funds for the purchase from a financial institution, matching the open approval with the credentials received from the shopper, and notifying the merchant that payment has been approved.