Framework and system for purchasing of goods and services

US7801826B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FUJITSU LIMITED · JP

Inventors

• Yannis Labrou · Baltimore, US
• Lusheng Ji · Dover, US
• Jonathan Agre · Brinklow, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2003
• Grant date: Sep 21, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 9, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/382
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for conducting an agreement between two parties relying on a trusted a third party includes a first party generating a first view of the agreement and transmitting the first view of the agreement to the third party, a second party independently generating a second view of the agreement and transmitting the second view of the agreement to the third party, a wireless network connecting the first party and the second party, and a wired or wireless network connecting the second party to the third party. The trusted third party, receives the first view of the agreement and the second view of the agreement, verifies conditions including that the identities of the parties that transmitted the agreements and that the independent views of the agreement are consistent with each other, and takes action to execute the agreement if the conditions are satisfied.