Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for stored-value exchange within social networking environments
- Patent Title (中): 社交网络环境中存储价值交换的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11868831Application Date: 2007-10-08
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Publication No.: US09536256B2Publication Date: 2017-01-03
- Inventor: Christopher L. Toomer , Steven E. Arthur , Debi Rex , Ginger Sayor
- Applicant: Christopher L. Toomer , Steven E. Arthur , Debi Rex , Ginger Sayor
- Applicant Address: US CO Greenwood Village
- Assignee: First Data Corporation
- Current Assignee: First Data Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Greenwood Village
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q20/10 ; G06Q10/10

Abstract:
An electronic social networking environment enables the transfer of stored value between users of the environment. A transfer may be in the form of a gift from one user to another. The stored value may represent actual currency or virtual currency. The stored value may be redeemed within or outside the electronic social networking environment, and may be redeemed with one or more merchants. The stored value may be redeemed for a physical item or service or for a virtual item or service.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090094134A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORED-VALUE EXCHANGE WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS Public/Granted day:2009-04-09
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