摘要 |
Aspects of the invention may include methods and systems for conducting a transaction utilizing an indicia associated with goods or services, the indicia initially provided to an originating party by an originating merchant, but wherein the indicia may be used in a transaction at a providing merchant by an obtaining party, the transaction conducted amongst a central processor, one or more merchants that may include the originating merchant and the providing merchant, and one or more parties that may include the originating party and the obtaining party. The method may include steps such as: receiving the indicia from the providing merchant; determining whether the indicia is valid, the goods or services associated with the indicia, whether the providing merchant is the originating merchant, whether the obtaining party is the originating party, and determining a transaction price for the indicia. |
申请人 |
E2INTERACTIVE, INC. D/B/A E2INTERACTIVE |
发明人 |
SMITH, MERRILL BROOKS;GRAVES, PHILLIP CRAIG;CHAKIRIS, PHIL M.;COLLINS, SAMUEL |