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Systems, methods and devices for trusted transactions

US9070151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2013
Grant dateJun 30, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/102
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention discloses a system for enhancing trust in transactions, most particularly in remote transactions between a plurality of transactional parties, for instance a seller and buyer(s) of goods and/or services over a public computer network such as the internet. Trust is disclosed to be a multivalent commodity, in that the trust that is to be enhanced relates to information about the subject matter of the transactions (e.g., the suitability of the goods and services sold), the bona fides of the supplier of the goods and services, the appropriateness of a pricing structure for a particular transaction or series of transactions, a quantum of additional transactional value that may be imparted to the transactional relationship, security of information exchange.

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