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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20030222136A1
SERIAL NO

10159784

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According to the invention, a method for funding an account with an online money transfer system using a wide area network, where the account cannot be used for purchases outside a closed purchasing community, is disclosed. In one step, information about a money handler is accepted at the online money transfer system and over the wide area network. The information includes an amount of funds, a bank routing number, a bank account number and a unique identifier. The unique identifier discriminates a buyer from other buyers in the closed purchasing community. The amount of funds is drawn with the money handler from a bank account indicated by the routing number and the bank account number. Funds are transferred to the account for benefit of the buyer indicated by the unique identifier. The funds cannot be used outside the closed purchasing community while in the account.

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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY7001 E BELLEVIEW AVENUE HQ-8 DENVER CO 80237
FIRST DATA CORPORATION12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bolle, Elaine D San Francisco, CA 2 130
Dunker, Amy Dallas, TX 2 130
Johnson, Mahala Vallejo, CA 2 130
Ko, Sabrina Castro Valley, CA 2 130
MacFarlane, Jackie Parker, CO 4 165
Martinez, Maria Concord, CA 7 322
Milberger, Susan M Englewood, CO 14 650

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