(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2003/0154164 Al
Mascavage, III et al. (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 14,2003
(54) BUTTONS FOR PERSON TO PERSON
PAYMENTS
(75) Inventors: John Joseph Mascavage III, San
Mateo, CA (US); Robert Edwin
Dravenstott, San Mateo, CA (US);
Joris Vega, San Francisco, CA (US)
Correspondence Address:
TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW,
LLP
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
EIGHTH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111-3834 (US)
(73) Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, CO (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 10/076,036
(22) Filed: Feb. 13, 2002
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 17 60
(52) U.S. CI 705/39; 705/40
(57) ABSTRACT
According to the invention, a process for lacilitating payment between a buyer and a seller with an online money transfer performed over a wide area network is disclosed. In one step, login information relevant to a vending site is received. The login information is associated with the seller. Listings at the vending site associated with the seller are automatically determined. A number of snippets of HTML code are generated for the listings, wherein each snippet includes a link. One of the plurality of snippets is automatically inserted into each of the listings. Activation of the link points a web browser to a payment enabler that can transfer money from the buyer to the seller.
