Ex Parte Likourezos et al - Page 12

            Appeal 2007-3540                                                                                 
            Application 09/946,616                                                                           

        1          [1] maintaining a plurality of payment accounts [see FF 13 regarding                      
        2          use of Amazon Payments accounts]                                                          
        3                [a] by an electronic auction payment system integrated with                         
        4                said electronic auction system,                                                     
        5                [b] each of said plurality of payment accounts configured for                       
        6                storing funds therein and                                                           
        7                [c] each capable of being used for user transactions in the                         
        8                electronic auction system;                                                          
        9          [2] receiving authorization [see FF 16 regarding set-up, i.e. prior to                    
       10          beginning, of Amazon 1-click & 17 regarding automatic payment with                        
       11          Amazon 1-click]                                                                           
       12                [a] from the user                                                                   
       13                       [i] prior to the beginning of an electronic auction                          
       14                       provided by the electronic auction web site                                  
       15                [b] to execute an automatic payment method                                          
       16                       [i] after the conclusion of the electronic auction,                          
       17                       [ii] wherein the automatic payment method includes at                        
       18                       least automatically deducting funds from one of the                          
       19                       payment accounts corresponding to the user of the                            
       20                       electronic auction web site; and                                             
       21          [3] executing the automatic payment method [see FF 16 regarding set-                      
       22          up, i.e. prior to beginning, of Amazon 1-click & 17 regarding                             
       23          automatic payment with Amazon 1-click]                                                    
       24                [a] for the user                                                                    
       25                       [i] after the conclusion of the electronic auction,                          
       26                [b] if the user has provided authorization                                          
       27                       [i] prior to the beginning of the electronic auction                         
       28                [c] for executing the automatic payment method,                                     
       29                [d] the executing step comprising the steps of:                                     
       30                       [i] automatically deducting funds from the payment                           
       31                       account corresponding to the user of the electronic                          
       32                       auction web site; and                                                        

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