Method and system for supporting secure transactions in a peer-to-peer network

US7908177B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Qurio Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Hugh Svendsen · Chapel Hill, US
• Christopher M. Amidon · Apex, US
• Gary W. Black · Hatfield, US
• Robert Paul Morris · Raleigh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0633
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

At least two computer systems in a peer-to-peer network are utilized to support a secure transaction. Aspects of the present invention include allowing a shopper to create an order to purchase an item stored on a first computer system in the peer-to-peer network, and after the order is created, passing the order and control from the first computer system to a second computer system in the peer-to-peer network. The second computer system establishes a secure transaction session with the shopper, and then proceeds to process the order.