Information provider, terminal and system and recording medium for the terminal
US6711551B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To provide a terminal with which a user can safely make payments using a communication network. The terminal has a browser for communicating with the World Wide Web or other public computer network and a message viewer for communicating with a private network. The browser allows for ordering goods from a host computer connected to the World Wide Web, for receiving a bill for the goods from the World Wide Web, and for transmitting the bill to the message viewer. The message viewer allows for paying the bill through the private network.
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