Secure transaction (e.g., EFT/POS)

CL 705 SC 64
6957190 Parts management information system and parts management method, and storage medium
Oct-18-2005 Since icons for identifying the contents of orders received or orders placed and the numbers of data representing the processing a status of the orders received or orders placed are displayed in combination...
6954793 Pre-paid data card authentication in a public wireless LAN access system
Oct-11-2005 A user (121, 122) can gain access to a Local Area Network (LAN) (20) on a fee basis without the risk of having to transmit an un-encrypted PIN at upon initial access....
6954714 System and associated method for measuring communication data volume and type thereof
Oct-11-2005 It is an object of the invention to measure a communication data volume for each service type in measuring a communication data volume in a charging process and the like. The invention comprises a plurality...
6950936 Secure intranet access
Sep-27-2005 Methods, signals, devices, and systems are provided for secure access to a network from an external client. Requests for access to confidential data may be redirected from a target server to a border server,...
6950810 Tokenless biometric electronic financial transactions via a third party identicator
Sep-27-2005 The invention provides a method and device for tokenless authorization of an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an electronic third party identicator and at least one payor bid biometric...
6950808 Booking certificate issuing apparatus and method
Sep-27-2005 Booking venders are to be enabled to issue booking certificates without having to consume their own resources. Advance booking is made and sent to a retailer from a consumer terminal via the Internet....
6938160 Network service user authentication system
Aug-30-2005 A network service user authentication system is provided to properly authenticate an authorized user in a transaction using a network. The system includes an includes an authentication part which preserves...
6931382 Payment instrument authorization technique
Aug-16-2005 A method is provided for protecting a payment instrument in non-face-to-face transactions. The payment instrument is issued by an issuing entity and associated with an authorized instrument holder. The...
6931381 Methods and apparatus for authenticating the download of information onto a smart card
Aug-16-2005 Systems and methods for producing a digitally-computed acknowledgment of a delegated download event are disclosed. An information owner, such as the issuer of a smart card, delegates an information download...
6928420 Automated transaction apparatus
Aug-9-2005 An automated transaction apparatus capable of connecting to both a private line and a commercial line. Therefore, by using a private line to communicate data requiring high security, it is possible to...
6920437 Authentication system for identification documents
Jul-19-2005 An apparatus that authenticates the contents of identification documents provided by different issuers having machine-readable and/or human readable information is disclosed. The contents of the identification...
6920435 Tokenless biometric electronic transactions using an audio signature to identify the transaction processor
Jul-19-2005 The invention discloses a tokenless biometric identification computer system, comprising at least a database containing registered biometric samples of users. A comparator compares a bid biometric sample...
6915279 System and method for conducting secure payment transactions
Jul-5-2005 In a secure electronic payment system, authentication data is sent from a payment account issuer to user software operated by a purchaser. The user software sends the authentication data to a merchant...
6910023 Method of conducting secure transactions containing confidential, financial, payment, credit, or other information over a network
Jun-21-2005 A method for enabling an individual, business, or other entity to exchange confidential information or to make purchases or conduct financial or other transactions over a public or quasi-public network...
6907408 Hierarchical authentication process and system for financial transactions
Jun-14-2005 The method of confirming an identity of a person who requests a financial transaction utilizes a plurality of confirmatory processes. Some of these processes include a voice responsive interactive session,...
6907399 Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system
Jun-14-2005 A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to account...
6901387 Electronic purchasing method and apparatus for performing the same
May-31-2005 A computer-assisted method includes hardware, software and telecommunications components that cooperatively achieve the technical effect of an improved electronic purchasing transaction system. In various...
6901385 Semiconductor memory card that records contents for trial and purchase, recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, and sales method
May-31-2005 A semiconductor memory card which allows consumers to access and purchase content while protecting the copyright of the content. The memory card has a unique media ID assigned thereto and includes a secure...
6895394 Method for transmitting data and implementing server
May-17-2005 A data transmission method uses at least two communication networks to exchange data. The data transmission method on a first medium includes an operation for opening a communication session on the first...
6885286 Fine art registry system, database and method
Apr-26-2005 An art registration system, method and database utilize identification tags affixed to works of art. Each tag includes a secret identification code. The tag is affixed to the work of art or art object....
6879966 Tokenless biometric electronic financial transactions via a third party identicator
Apr-12-2005 The invention provides a method and device for tokenless authorization of an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an electronic third party identicator and at least one payor bid biometric...
6876986 Transaction payment system
Apr-5-2005 A system for the transaction of transactional amounts when using merchantable content on a medium includes a clearinghouse, an apparatus having a medium handier, a merchantable content receiver, a medium...
6873977 Achieving buyer-seller anonymity for unsophisticated users under collusion amongst intermediaries
Mar-29-2005 A method and system offer confidential purchase of electronic data which can be used without any need of knowledge in cryptography nor mastery of computer use beyond usual usage of the World Wide Web (WWW)....
6873973 Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method
Mar-29-2005 An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/IP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as...
6871278 Secure transactions with passive storage media
Mar-22-2005 A transaction system for use with passive data storage media, such as optical memory cards, uses secure protocols involving digital certificates for communication between a read/write drive and the medium...
6868408 Security systems and methods applicable to an electronic monetary system
Mar-15-2005 An electronic-monetary system having (1) banks or financial institutions that are coupled to a money generator device for generating and issuing to subscribing customers electronic money including electronic...
6868407 Postage security device having cryptographic keys with a variable key length
Mar-15-2005 A cryptographic method for providing a level of security by a postage security device, which generates a digital token using a cryptographic key. When it is required to make a key change in order to improve...
6865559 Method and system in electronic commerce for inspection-service-based release of escrowed payments
Mar-8-2005 A method, apparatus, system, or computer program product facilitates trustworthy electronic commerce by providing an inspection-service-based release of an escrowed payment for a transaction involving...
6865558 Postage metering system having third party payment capability
Mar-8-2005 A payment processing system includes a data center, a postage metering system and a control system in operative communication with the data center and the postage metering system. The postage metering...
6862583 Authenticated secure printing
Mar-1-2005 Authorized printout of an image corresponding to print data received at a print node from a network. The authorized printout comprises encrypting print data by a print node and storing the encrypted print...
6859795 Method for carrying out transactions and device for realizing the same
Feb-22-2005 A method for effecting payments is suggested which allows protecting the financial interests of each participant of a payment during payments via open telecommunication nets from other participants' cheating,...
6856978 Method and apparatus for interfacing application systems via the internet
Feb-15-2005 A method and apparatus is provided in which the exchange of data between businesses is facilitated by an electronic interface that comprehends the data mapping and translation requirements of disparate...
6856976 Secured commercial transaction
Feb-15-2005 A system and method for transferring an encrypted file over the Internet involves a seller, a buyer, and a transaction agent. First, the seller creates a file for publication on the Internet. This file...
6853987 Centralized authorization and fraud-prevention system for network-based transactions
Feb-8-2005 A system and method for authorizing certain aspects of network based transactions between a customer and a merchant is disclosed. The system utilizes an account code for identifying rights to use an account...
6850996 System and method for enabling transactions between a web server and an automated teller machine over the internet
Feb-1-2005 An automated teller machine (ATM) implements financial transactions over the Internet. The ATM includes a computer and at least one non-standard I/O device coupled to the computer. The computer of the...
6850916 Portable electronic charge and authorization devices and methods therefor
Feb-1-2005 A portable transaction arrangement for permitting a user to conduct a charge card transaction vis-a-vis a charge card terminal of an electronic transaction system. The charge card terminal is configured...
6847953 Process and method for secure online transactions with calculated risk and against fraud
Jan-25-2005 An electronic commerce process that facilitates online transactions among multiple participants, that prevents consumer fraud due to pirated payment card numbers, with calculated risk, involving at least...
6845367 Process and device for internet payments by means of security modules
Jan-18-2005 The present invention describes a device and a method for performing cashless payments between a customer and a dealer. The advantages of the present invention lie in that payments can be performed over...
6842743 Transparent secure electronic credit card transaction protocol with content-based authentication
Jan-11-2005 A secure credit card transaction method and system operates when a buyer wishes to purchase goods or services using a computer from a web site that is hosted by a server. The credit card transaction method...
6839692 Method and apparatus to provide secure purchase transactions over a computer network
Jan-4-2005 A method and structure for providing secure credit facility transactions for purchasing goods and services over a computer network such as the Internet that stores user's privileged information and other...
6834271 Apparatus for and method of secure ATM debit card and credit card payment transactions via the internet
Dec-21-2004 The present invention is directed to a combination software and/or hardware system that provides consumers and merchants with a secure method for making and accepting credit card and ATM card payments...
6834270 Secured financial transaction system using single use codes
Dec-21-2004 A telecommunication total security system of financial transaction substantially diminishes any risk of continued illicit use of payment means. The system comprises one or more user identification codes...
6834110 Multi-tier digital TV programming for content distribution
Dec-21-2004 A method of securely providing data to a user's system over a broadcast infrastructure. The method comprising the steps of: encrypting the data using a first encrypting key; encrypting a first decrypting...
6829597 Method, apparatus and computer program product for processing cashless payments
Dec-7-2004 A computer program product and programmed method for performing cashless payments between a customer and a dealer via a bank. The invention is embodied in an on-line computerized process between customer...
6829595 MicroTrac internet billing solutions
Dec-7-2004 A method for authenticating internet billing using a third party account server. Internet users maintain authentication information such as user PIN codes with a third party account server. An internet...
6829594 Authored data providing method, system and computer-readable recording medium for performing said method
Dec-7-2004 The invention has the object of offering a method for selling authored work data through data communication means which fulfills the demands of potential buyers to be able to browse and the demands of...
6826395 System and method for secure trading mechanism combining wireless communication and wired communication
Nov-30-2004 A system and a method for a secure trading mechanism combining wireless communication and wired communication are proposed, which, in the condition of two-way trading constructed based on network connection...
6824052 Healthcare verification methods, apparatus and systems
Nov-30-2004 Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for, inter alia, verification of the identity of a patient undergoing healthcare administered by a healthcare practitioner. The methods include improved record...
6820803 Cash card system
Nov-23-2004 A cash card system featuring an electronic element providing a mechanism for making a cash purchase or payment. The electronic element contains a PIN and electronic cash, and is useless by itself. Only...
6816843 Method and apparatus for conducting purchases in private over a network
Nov-9-2004 A privacy apparatus and method for purchasing goods or acquiring services over an unsecured network, such as the Internet. By the use of a middle-man company, or proxy, a purchaser sends his/her personal...