US Patent:
20130185208, Jul 18, 2013
Inventors:
Paul Aaron - San Francisco CA, US
Shawn Morel - San Francisco CA, US
Sam Wen - San Francisco CA, US
Louie Mantia - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel Gatsby - San Francisco CA, US
Robert Andersen - San Francisco CA, US
Jack Dorsey - San Francisco CA, US
James McKelvey - Miami FL, US
Assignee:
Square, Inc. - San Francisco CA
International Classification:
G06Q 20/32
Abstract:
A method for a transaction with a taxi includes receiving from a mobile device in a vehicle an amount of a fare for a passenger trip, receiving trip information from the mobile device, the trip information including a start time, an end time and a distance traveled for the passenger trip, receiving a card number from the mobile device, submitting the transaction for authorization of payment, receiving an indication that the transaction is authorized, accessing financial payment information associated with an account of a driver of the vehicle, the financial payment information sufficient to make a deposit to a financial account of the driver, submitting the transaction for processing to make the deposit in the amount of the fare to the financial account of the driver, and sending the trip information to a computer system of the dispatch service.