Method of and system for effecting anonymous credit card purchases over the internet
US7376629B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/1016
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transaction system for performing secure transactions over a communication network includes (i) a merchant server system including a computer processor and associated memory, the merchant server system offering items for sale; (ii) a buyer system including a computer processor and associated memory, the buyer system being selectively couplable to the merchant server system over the communication network to initiate a transaction, wherein, during the transaction, the buyer system selects one or more of the items for purchase; (iii) a security server system including a computer processor and associated memory and an encryption device, the security server system receiving buyer information from the buyer system, encrypting the buyer information in an encryption key that prevents the merchant server system from decrypting the buyer information, and transferring the encrypted buyer information to the merchant server system; and (iv) a third server system including a computer processor and associated memory, the third server system being selectively couplable to the merchant server system, wherein the merchant server system transmits at least a portion of the encrypted buyer informatio…
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