Multipurpose electronic payment method and system
US8341088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/425
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to multipurpose electronic payment method and system. The inventive method consists in transmitting (A) from a multimedia terminal (TM) a payment order (MP) issued from at least one multimedia application hosted in the (TM) to a local proxy for payment (PP), in discriminating (B) said payment order in (PP) upon a specific local processing criterion respectively remote, in carrying out (C) a local payment upon the retained local payment specific criterion, if not in transmitting (D) the payment order to a remote system (SD) for carrying out a remote payment. Said invention is usable for proximity payment transitions, external payment or for electronically carrying out a telepayment.
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