发明名称 POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSUMER BILL PAYMENT
摘要 The present invention provides systems and methods of processing bill payments. One such method includes receiving a payment request from a customer. The payment request is for a bill associated with a vendor. The vendor may be any number of vendors including utility companies, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, financing companies for the purchase of furniture, appliances, or automobiles, and the like. The method includes verifying, using a point-of-sale device, whether the vendor is included in a group of authorizing vendors. A customer identification and a payment amount associated with the particular bill is received from the customer. The metho d further includes receiving a payment authorization and providing a receipt t o the customer. In this manner, the customer may use a point-of-sale device to make on-time bill payments.
申请公布号 CA2584793(A1) 申请公布日期 2006.04.27
申请号 CA20052584793 申请日期 2005.10.13
申请人 FIRST DATA CORPORATION;THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY 发明人 SAYOR, THOMAS B.;CRAWFORD, ERIK S.
分类号 G06Q40/00 主分类号 G06Q40/00
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