Electronic commerce methods and apparatus
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
N/A
Issued Date -
Nov 11, 2004
app pub date -
Jun 16, 2004
filing date -
Feb 25, 1998
priority date (Note) -
Abandoned
status (Latency Note)
A preliminary load of PAIR data current through [] has been loaded. Any more recent PAIR data will be loaded within twenty-four hours. |
PAIR data current through []
A preliminary load of cached data will be loaded soon.
Any more recent PAIR data will be loaded within twenty-four hours.
Next PAIR Update Scheduled on [ ] |
Importance
US Family Size
|
Non-US Coverage
|
Abstract
An object-oriented, distributed architecture provides a suite of applications supporting prepaid electronic commerce on internet, intranet or extranet, including roaming transactions and transaction shipping involving more complex configurations. A service request is received from a user, creating a transaction instance. Information relating to the user's PIN and remaining balance are retrieved to determine whether or not the transaction can take place given the user's remaining balance and, if the user's PIN is sufficiently funded, the transaction proceeds, rendering the requested service. An unrated service data record is returned, and the end user purchase price of the requested goods or services is calculated based upon the service data record. The PIN balance updated, and a transaction data record is generated as well. A typical roaming situation involves two transaction servers, called TxS devices. The first device, identified as a foreign TxS, is the place where the end user initiates the transaction. The second device, identified as the home TxS, holds the business information such as PIN funding for the prepaid account. The use of transaction shipment is not restricted to a typical roaming situation, but also applies to more complex roaming situations. An input device is employed for receiving a request for a service from an end user through a business application, forming part of an internet web page, for example, or through the use of a virtual Payment Portal.TM., which is manifest as an expandable widget/icon.
First Claim
Family
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
---|---|---|
BASER CAROLYN | Not Provided |
International Classification(s)
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
---|---|---|---|
Baser, Carolyn | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 1 | 13 |
Gorostis, Olivier | Ft., FR | 1 | 13 |
Cited Art Landscape
- No Cited Art to Display
Patent Citation Ranking
Forward Cite Landscape
- No Forward Cites to Display
Maintenance Fees
Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
---|
Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
---|---|---|---|
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
Full Text
Legal Events
Matter Detail
Update Public Data Dismiss Edit SaveRenewals Detail
Edit SaveNote
The template below is formatted to ensure compatibility with our system.
Provide tags with | separated like (tags1|tags2).
Maximum length is 128 characters for Customer Application No
Mandatory Fields * - 'MatterType','AppType','Country','Title','SerialNo'.
Acceptable Date Format - 'MM/DD/YYYY'.
Acceptable Filing/App Types -
- Continuation/Divisional
- Original
- Paris Convention
- PCT National
- With Priority
- EP Validation
- Provisional Conversion
- Reissue
- Provisional
- Foreign Extension
Acceptable Status -
- Pending
- Abandoned
- Unfiled
- Expired
- Granted
Acceptable Matter Types -
- Patent
- Utility Model
- Supplemental Protection Certificate
- Design
- Inventor Certificate
- Plant
- Statutory Invention Reg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Success
E-mail has been sent successfully.
Failure
Some error occured while sending email. Please check e-mail and try again!
PAIR load has been initiated
A preliminary load of cached data will be loaded soon. Current PAIR data will be loaded within twenty four hours.
File History PDF
Thank you for your purchase! The File Wrapper for Patent Number 20040225617 will be available within the next 24 hours.
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully
Important Notes on Latency of Status data
Please note there is up to 60 days of latency in this Status indicator for certain status conditions. You can obtain up-to-date Status indicator readings by ordering PAIR for the file.
An application with the status "Published" (which means it is pending) may be recently abandoned, but not yet updated to reflect its abandoned status. However, an application filed less than one year ago is unlikely to be abandoned.
A patent with the status "Granted" may be recently expired, but not yet updated to reflect its expired status. However, it is highly unlikely a patent less than 3.5 years old would be expired.
An application with the status "Abandoned" is almost always current, but there is a small chance it was recently revived and the status not yet updated.
Important Note on Priority Date data
This priority date is an estimated earliest priority date and is purely an estimation. This date should not be taken as legal conclusion. No representations are made as to the accuracy of the date listed. Please consult a legal professional before relying on this date.
We are sorry but your current selection exceeds the maximum number of portfolios (0) for this membership level. Upgrade to our Level for up to -1 portfolios!.