Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for providing gratuities to merchants
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Application No.: US16193227Application Date: 2018-11-16
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Publication No.: US11574296B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Shahrouz Tavakoli , Nathan Spindel , William Henderson , Alan Fineberg , Nefaur Khandker , Christopher Clark
- Applicant: BLOCK, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Oakland
- Assignee: BLOCK, INC.
- Current Assignee: BLOCK, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Oakland
- Agency: Polsinelli PC
- Main IPC: G06Q20/00
- IPC: G06Q20/00 ; G06Q20/32

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating a merchant transaction comprises providing a list of one or more merchants that are in geographic proximity to a geolocation of a payer, and receiving a request from the payer to conduct a transaction with a merchant among the one or more merchants. The request can be received by a computer system programmed to facilitate the transaction. The transaction can then be processed with the aid of the computer system. A tip selection, which can include a tip amount, can be applied to the transaction. In some cases the tip selection is received from the payer as a selectable option. In other cases, the tip selection is automatically applied to the transaction without involvement from the payer during or upon the termination of the transaction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190122201A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GRATUITIES TO MERCHANTS Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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