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Multipurpose electronic payment method and system

US8341088B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2004
Grant dateDec 25, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2026

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  • 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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