Patent ID: 8438098
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing funding to a charity on a server, said method comprising: receiving, at the server, a request to activate a prepaid card, said prepaid card issued to a winner of a charity lottery and having a card balance corresponding to a prize won by said winner of said charity lottery; receiving, at the server, a validation request including identity data; validating, at the server, the received identity data with stored winner information; sending, from the server, a donation request to said winner, said donation request comprising a request to donate a portion or all of said card balance; receiving, at the server, a donation response from said winner; after receiving the donation response, activating the prepaid card in a card database; and if said donation response is affirmative, deducting, at the server, a donation amount from the card balance and transferring at least a portion of said donation amount to said charity.