Method of providing an identifier for transactions
US6006200A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0615
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Transactions are conducted on the Internet, by telephone or directly with anonymity and privacy. A customer's shipping address is encoded by a multi-digit identifier which is stored in the database of a trusted third party, preferably the shipping company. A user of the system need only identify themselves to a vendor by this multi-digit identifier which prints the identifier in machine readable form on a package delivered to the shipper.
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