System, method and article of manufacture for secure network electronic payment and credit collection
US5987140A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/56
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the further secure transmission of data from the merchant computer system to a payment gateway computer system. The payment gateway system evaluates the information and returns authorization or denial of credit via a secure transmission to the merchant which is communicated to the customer by the merchant.
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