Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, methods, and computer program products for using proxy accounts
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Application No.: US14796649Application Date: 2015-07-10
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Publication No.: US10679213B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: John Patrick Edgar Tobin
- Applicant: PAYPAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q20/38
- IPC: G06Q20/38 ; G06Q20/22 ; G06Q20/32 ; G06Q20/40 ; G06Q20/20 ; G06Q20/36

Abstract:
An electronic device including an input/output interface operable to receive an input from a user and communicate an output to the user, a transceiver operable to electronically communicate with a computer network, a computer processor operable to execute instructions, and a memory storage operable to store the instructions, the memory storage further comprising a program module that is operable to: receive credentials for a proxy payment account, where the proxy payment account is linked to a primary payment account and not linked directly to a method of payment underlying the primary payment account, and make payment at a Point of Sale (POS) using the received credentials.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150310429A1 Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Using Proxy Accounts Public/Granted day:2015-10-29
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