Use of constraints to enforce complex payment policies
US8380625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0603
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of using constrained payments to enforce complex payment policies in electronic commerce (e-commerce) systems. An order capture component generates at least a first relationship object that corresponds to a first payment constraint rule. If an order item is placed in a shopping cart, and if the order item is associated with one or more payment constraint rules, and if one or more pre-conditions corresponding to the one or more payment constraint rules are satisfied, then the order capture component implements the one or more payment constraint rules. If one or more post-conditions corresponding to the one or more payment constraint rules are satisfied, then the order capture component submits a purchasing order from the shopping cart that includes the order item, such that the order item is constrained by the one or more payment constraint rules.
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