Patent ID: 8160933
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a network-based commerce system configured to interact with a network-based payment system via a data network; receiving, at the network-based commerce system by use of a data processor, payment information related in part to a first electronic payment account associated with a first party, the first electronic payment account having been previously established at the network-based payment system, the payment information including information related to a second electronic payment account associated with a second party, the second electronic payment account having been previously established at the network-based payment system; receiving, at the network-based commerce system by use of the data processor, a request to complete a network-based commerce transaction upon occurrence of a termination event at the network-based commerce system, the termination event and a particular listing corresponding to the network-based commerce transaction; determining if the first party is registered with the network-based payment system; determining if the second party has disabled automatic payment for transactions corresponding to the particular listing while enabling automatic payment for transactions corresponding to different listings; determining if information provided by the first party can be confirmed based on a minimum feedback/reputation score; and automatically sending, by use of the data processor, the payment information to the network-based payment system in a data network communication upon the occurrence of the termination event, if the first party is registered with the network-based payment system, if the second party has enabled automatic payment for transactions corresponding to the particular listing, and if information provided by the first party can be confirmed based on a minimum feedback/reputation score, the sending of the payment information causing a transfer of funds at the network-based payment system from the first electronic payment account to the second electronic payment account.