Patent · US Expired

Electronic wallet or purse with means for funds transfer

US6112984A · kind A · utility

85Cited by
8References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1999
Grant dateSep 5, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07G1/14
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic money storage and transfer system wherein at least electronic money is transferable between a centralized repository of money containing at least one financial account accessible by an account identification number. The portable electronic wallet including a dedicated modem for accessing the financial account in the financial institution and a telecommunications receptacle for receiving a telecommunications plug for connecting the portable electronic wallet to the other electronic money storage and a plurality of portable electronic money transfer devices.

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