Digital wallet loading

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9015066-B2
Application number	US-201213713986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2012
Priority date	Dec 13, 2011
Publication date	Apr 21, 2015
Grant date	Apr 21, 2015

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for loading money from a gift card into a digital wallet. The transfer can be done at a point of sale (POS), such as during a purchase of the gift card. The digital wallet can be a digital wallet of a user who is purchasing the gift card. The money in the digital wallet can be used to purchase products from the same merchant or another merchant. The money can be transferred from the digital wallet to any other person or entity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
one or more memories storing gift card information for a user;
one or more processors operable to:
receive a communication including an indication of a desire of the user to load a gift card into a digital wallet of a mobile device;
access the gift card information of the user; and
cooperate with the mobile device to transfer a money amount from the gift card into the digital wallet, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to transfer at least a portion of the money amount from the digital wallet to a specified recipient as a gift.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories are one or more memories of a merchant device, the one or more processors are one or more processors of the merchant device, and the merchant device is located at a point of sale (POS) where the gift card was purchased.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more memories are one or more memories of a server, the one or more processors are one or more processors of the server, and the server is located remotely with respect to a point of sale (POS) where the gift card was purchased.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital wallet is a digital wallet of the user.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital wallet is located at a point of sale (POS) and the one or more processors are operable to transfer the money amount from the gift card into the digital wallet substantially at a time when the gift card is purchased at the point of sale (POS).

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gift card is a physical gift card.

7. A method comprising:
storing, in one or more memories, gift card information for a user;
receiving, via one or more processors, a communication including an indication of a desire of the user to load a gift card into a digital wallet of a mobile device;
accessing, via the one or more processors, the gift card information of the user; and
cooperating the one or more processors with the mobile device to transfer a money amount from the gift card into the digital wallet, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to transfer at least a portion of the money amount from the digital wallet to a specified recipient as a gift.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more memories are one or more memories of a merchant device, the one or more processors are one or more processors of the merchant device, and the merchant device is located at a point of sale (POS) where the gift card was purchased.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more memories are one or more memories of a server, the one or more processors are one or more processors of the server, and the server is located remotely with respect to a point of sale (POS) where the gift card was purchased.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the digital wallet is a digital wallet of the user.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the digital wallet is located at a point of sale (POS) and the one or more processors are operable to transfer the money amount from the gift card into the digital wallet substantially at a time when the gift card is purchased at the point of sale (POS).

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the gift card is a physical gift card.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable and executable code for instructing one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
storing gift card information for a user in one or more memories;
receiving a communication including an indication of a desire of the user to load a gift card into a digital wallet of a mobile device;
accessing the gift card information of the user; and
transferring a money amount from the gift card into the digital wallet, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to transfer at least a portion of the money amount from the digital wallet to a specified recipient as a gift.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the one or more memories are one or more memories of a merchant device, the one or more processors are one or more processors of the merchant device, and the merchant device is located at a point of sale (POS) where the gift card was purchased.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the one or more memories are one or more memories of a server, the one or more processors are one or more processors of the server, and the server is located remotely with respect to a point of sale (POS) where the gift card was purchased.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the digital wallet is located at a point of sale (POS) and the one or more processors are operable to transfer the money amount from the gift card into the digital wallet substantially at a time when the gift card is purchased at the point of sale (POS).

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the gift card is a physical gift card.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Scipioni German
• Nguyen Loc

Classifications

• G06Q20/3672 Primary

  initialising or reloading thereof · CPC title

• G06Q20/36 Primary

  using electronic wallets or electronic money safes · CPC title

• G06Q20/387

  Payment using discounts or coupons (relating to marketing G06Q30/02) · CPC title

• G06Q20/342

  Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities · CPC title