System and method for electronic transaction settlement

US7941368B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Advent IP LLC · US

Inventors

• Jerry Shaw-Yau Chang · Los Altos Hills, US
• Matthew Chiang · Claremont, US
• David Holmes-Kinsella · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2001
• Grant date: May 10, 2011
• Expiry date: Sep 2, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/03
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for electronic transaction settlement includes a customer providing an account identifier and contact information to a merchant, the merchant contacting a settlement house and transmitting the account identifier and a transaction amount, the settlement house contacting the customer, preferably via a mobile communication device. The customer then chooses a payment method such as a credit card and the settlement house contacts a credit provider for authorization. If the settlement house receives an authorization, the settlement house transmits it to the client, who approves the amount. The settlement house then completes the transaction with the credit provider and the merchant's bank.