Electronic purchase of goods over a communications network including physical delivery while securing private and personal information of the purchasing party
US7536360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
E-commerce which may include delivery of a good ordered or purchased over a network (e.g., the Internet) to a purchaser/user, and/or arranging for electronic payment of the good is accomplished while securing private and personal information of purchasers/users, which may include the user's identity and address(and those of the user's computer), and financial information. Proxy software is provided for user computers, one or more proxy computers, or both, for users to communicate with vendors anonymously over the network, provide for delivery of an ordered good and provide for electronic payment, while securing the user's private information. The proxy software provides for a proxy party to deal with a vendor and arrange payment from a bank or credit card company to the vendor based on an account that the proxy party has with the bank. The proxy party is not required where the purchaser/user is provided with a transaction identity that masks the true identity of the purchaser.
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