Claims
- 1. A method comprising:
creating, by a merchant, a payment account corresponding to a particular user; verifying the authenticity of the payment account via a universal credit card platform; and allowing the funds in the payment account to be spent only at the merchant.
- 2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising issuing a physical card corresponding to the payment account.
- 3. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising adding the payment account to an electronic wallet corresponding to the particular user.
- 4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the allowing comprises associating restrictions with the payment account so that funds of the payment account will only be approved for purchases made from the merchant.
- 5. One or more computer-readable memories containing a computer program that is executable by a processor to perform the method recited in claim 1.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/675,467, filed Sep. 28, 2000, entitled “Method and System for Restricting the Usage of Payment Accounts”, to Arnold N. Blinn and Joseph N. Coco.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09675467 |
Sep 2000 |
US |
Child |
10890075 |
Jul 2004 |
US |