Roy Wayne Jones

US Patent:

20070250381, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Apr 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/406429

Inventors:

William Denk - Hanover PA, US
Ryan Hamilton - Bear DE, US
Roy Jones - Lynchburg VA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705014000

Abstract:

A system and method promotes business activities and charitable contributions simultaneously. Preferably operated on a global computer network, the invention permits charities to register to receive charitable contributions from businesses that agree to pay a percentage of the proceeds from their business activities to the charities. Consumers access the system via a global computer network and are able to search to determine which charities are involved in the system and their charitable purposes. Consumers may also access the system to determine which businesses are involved and the products and services that may be purchased from them. Consumers purchase products and services from the businesses and the organizer of the system receives payments from the consumers, deducts the percentage to be contributed to the charities, forwards that percentage to the charities, and forwards the remaining funds to the businesses. A banking institution may be directly connected into the system.