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Tokenless electronic transaction system

US6366682B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1998
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/102
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention as described provides a method and system for tokenless authorization of commercial transactions between a buyer and a seller using a computer system. The method comprises the steps of registering a buyer, wherein the buyer registers with the computer system a PIN, at least one registration biometric sample, and at least one buyer financial account. The method also includes a seller registration step, wherein the seller registers with the computer system at least one seller financial account. In a proposal step, the seller offers a proposed commercial transaction to the buyer usually comprising price information. If the buyer accepts the seller's proposal, in an acceptance step, the buyer signals his/her acceptance by adding to the proposed commercial transaction the buyer's personal authentication information comprising a PIN and at least one bid biometric sample which is obtained from the buyer's person. In a transmission step, the bid biometric sample and PIN are forwarded to the computer system. The computer system compares the bid biometric sample with registration biometric samples for producing either a successful or failed identification of the buyer in a buye…

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