20140164192 | FRANCHISE ROYALTY AND ADVERTISING FEE COLLECTION - A computer-implemented method is provided for segregating funds associated with sales or transactions of a franchisee to pay royalties and/or advertising fees to a franchisor. The method may include determining a sales amount corresponding to one or more transactions of a seller associated with a closeout period, determining a transfer amount based on the sales amount and at least one franchise rate, and transmitting an instruction to a financial institution directing the financial institution to debit the transfer amount from an account associated with the franchisee and to credit a second account with the transfer amount when the sales amount equals or exceeds the transfer amount. | 06-12-2014 |