IP Library Granted Patent US 8,301,556
Granted Patent B2
US 8,301,556 · App. 13/236,304 · Granted Oct 30, 2012

Method for transmitting a code

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Patent No.
US 8,301,556
App. No.
13/236,304
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a code to a user in which the user transmits his or her financial account identifier information to a code allocation unit 3 , the code allocation unit 3 transfers an amount of money to the financial institution 5 specified by the user and/or transfers an amount of money from the financial institution 5 specified by the user, thereby submitting the account identifier information and the code to be transmitted as additional information with this transfer and/or this debit, and the financial institution 5 forwards a receipt for the transfer and/or debit together with the additional information to the user.

Claims (33)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a code allocation unit, using at least one processor, a request to effect a value transfer utilizing a financial account identifier information of a user and an access code, the access code reflecting an amount of value associated with the value transfer, the access code being to identify the user to a business entity;

effecting the requested value transfer; and

transmitting the access code to the user together with a receipt for the value transfer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the value transfer is a money withdrawal transaction.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access code is equal to the amount of money associated with the value transfer.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the value transfer is a money deposit transaction.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the request to effect the value transfer is received via a remote data connection.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the access code is by one or more of a remote data connection and an account balance statement printer.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the remote data connection is a computer network or an automated telephone interface.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the access code comprises at least two partial codes; and

a first partial code from the at least two partial codes is to be transmitted to the user together with the receipt for the value transfer and a second partial code from the at least two partial codes is to be transmitted by an alternative method to the user.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the financial account identifier information comprises at least one of a group including:

data associated with a bank account number; and

data associated with a credit card number of the user.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the receipt for the value transfer to the allocation unit.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instruction data to cause a machine to:

receive, from a code allocation unit, using at least one processor, a request to effect a value transfer utilizing a financial account identifier information of a user and an access code, the access code reflecting an amount of value associated with the value transfer, the access code being to identify the user to a business entity; and

transmit the access code to the user together with a receipt for the value transfer.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the value transfer is a money withdrawal transaction.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the access code is reflected in an amount of money associated with the value transfer.

14. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the value transfer is a money deposit.

15. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the request to effect the value transfer is received via a remote data connection.

16. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the transmitting of the access code is by one or more of a remote data connection and an account balance statement printer.

17. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the remote data connection is a computer network or an automated telephone interface.

18. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein:

the access code comprises at least two partial codes; and

a first partial code from the at least two partial codes is to be transmitted to the user together with the receipt for the value transfer and a second partial code from the at least two partial codes is to be transmitted by an alternative method to the user.

19. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the financial account identifier information comprises at least one of a group including:

data associated with a bank account number; and

data associated with a credit card number of the user.

20. The machine-readable medium according to claim 11 , further comprising transmitting the receipt for the value transfer to the allocation unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2015
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
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