Process for making remote payments for the purchase of goods and/or a service through a mobile radiotelephone, and the corresponding system and mobile radiotelephone
US6976011B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/72
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for making a secure remote payment for goods and/or a service purchased by the buyer (2) from a supplier (7) using a mobile radiotelephone (1) used by the buyer. The mobile radiotelephone provides access to a radio communications network (5) managed through a management center (6). A payment server (4) is connected to the radio communications network (5). The process according to this invention comprises a step in which the said management center (6) and/or the said payment server (4) and/or a control center identifies the said buyer (2), identification of the buyer consisting of ensuring that the buyer is a bonafide subscriber registered on a list of subscribers to the said radio communications network (5). The process may also include a step to authenticate the said buyer (2).
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