Electronic settlement system, settlement device, and terminal
US7657490B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/1075
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic settlement system for settling a transaction through a communication network comprises a settlement apparatus which performs the settlement of the transaction; a billing terminal connecting to the settlement apparatus via the communication network; and a paying terminal, connecting to the settlement apparatus via the communication network, wherein the settlement apparatus performs the settlement of a transaction by synchronizing a communication to the billing terminal with a communication to the paying terminal when the settlement apparatus sets up a transaction identifying number which identifies the transaction and when the paying terminal transmits the same transaction identifying number to the settlement apparatus.
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