LML Payment Systems Inc.
U.S. Patents
U.S. Patent No. 5,484,988
Issued on January 16, 1996 and titled "Checkwriting Point-of-Sale System", this patent describes a system through which consumers authorize electronic access to their checking accounts by presenting their paper check to the merchant. Payment is electronically made without negotiation of the check.
In one method, the merchant "swipes" the check through a check reader, which reads the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) string numbers from the check and captures the bank and account information. Other methods for reading the check information are also addressed. This information is transmitted to the LML system for pre-authorization using LML's proprietary databases, transaction qualification standards and velocity criteria.
Once approved, the merchant's terminal prints a transaction receipt to be signed by the consumer. The paper check can be returned to the consumer as it has been converted to an electronic payment. Electronic payment is achieved without negotiation of the check.
U.S. Patent No. 6,164,528
Issued on December 26, 2000, this patent addresses Internet purchases where payments from checking accounts are authorized using the Internet. This patent specifically applies our electronic check processing methods to Internet purchases without limitation to device or network.Products and services to leverage the competitive advantage provided by this patent are in development.