| 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... |
| 6812938 |
Method and system for providing status indication and control to a computer network user |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method and system for providing status indication to a control panel displayed on a user's computer screen at all times which allows the user to sign on and off independently of any specific secure function,... |
| 6807569 |
Trusted and anonymous system and method for sharing threat data to industry assets |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A system and method serves to anonymously share information about security incidents and vulnerability in corporate and national information infrastructures. The method and system provides for submitting... |
| 6802008 |
IC card and IC chip module |
| Oct-5-2004 |
In an IC card 30 is sealed an IC chip 70 provided with an exposure sensor 84. When exposure sensor 84 detects that IC card 30 has been opened, exposure sensor 84 outputs an exposure detection signal to... |
| 6795924 |
Sat back channel security solution |
| Sep-21-2004 |
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for performing secure transactions during an information dialogue between a mobile terminal and a WAP server in a mobile network. The dialogue... |
| 6793135 |
Electronic payment system using multifunctional prepaid cards and method of selling prepaid cards |
| Sep-21-2004 |
There are provided an electronic payment system using a multifunctional prepaid card which is commonly used in payment for use of services and purchase of goods, and a method of selling the multifunctional... |
| 6792425 |
Secure multi database system including a client, multi database server, and database server |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A definition tool of the present invention declares columns which are concealed in external tables to a multi-database server. The multi-database server controls a decomposition and an execution of query... |
| 6789068 |
System and method for microbilling using a trust management system |
| Sep-7-2004 |
The present invention provides a microbilling system that integrates with existing billing systems and existing devices. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the devices store digital certificates... |
| 6766306 |
Electronic cash system |
| Jul-20-2004 |
Detection of fraud and circulation of money can be managed while no special apparatus is required, electronic cash can be securely utilized, and personal information and information on individual's purchase... |
| 6766161 |
Method and apparatus for securing communications |
| Jul-20-2004 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for identifying and minimizing the use of cloned communicating devices which communicate with a host device. The method requires that the communicating... |
| 6763094 |
Method and device for crediting a creditable machine |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A vending machine, meter or gaming machine crediting method and a device for implementing the method is disclosed. A creditable machine such as a vending machine, gaming machine or payment meter such as... |
| 6760711 |
Merchant owned, ISP-hosted online stores with secure data store |
| Jul-6-2004 |
An online commerce architecture enables merchants to setup online stores that are hosted by third party Internet service providers (ISPs). The architecture provides secure storage of the merchant's commerce... |
| 6749114 |
Universal authorization card system and method for using same |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A universal card including encrypted cardholder data and a preferably self executing program, wherein the program loads onto a cardholder's computer and enables the cardholder data to be remotely accessed. |
| 6748367 |
Method and system for effecting financial transactions over a public network without submission of sensitive information |
| Jun-8-2004 |
A method and system for effecting a financial transaction over a public network without the submission of sensitive information. The system comprises a common controller in data communication with at least... |
| 6745935 |
Method for exchanging data between an automatic dispenser and a microcircuit card |
| Jun-8-2004 |
The card contains value information suitable for being debited by the machine in consideration for delivering goods or service. The machine causes a ratification flag stored in the non-volatile memory... |
| 6738899 |
Method for publishing certification information certified by a plurality of authorities and apparatus and portable data storage media used to practice said method |
| May-18-2004 |
A method for certifying the public key of a user wishing to communicate using a public key encryption system by a plurality of certifying authorities. A plurality of certifying stations and a user station... |
| 6724896 |
Event-driven servers for data extraction and merge for EDI transaction processing using the internet |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A method and apparatus for performing event-driven data transfer operations over a global computer network. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) format data is extracted from a database stored on a first... |
| 6718314 |
Multi-purpose transaction card system |
| Apr-6-2004 |
Disclosed is a multi-purpose transaction card system comprising an issuer, one or more cards, one or more terminals, and optionally one or more acquires, communicating using a variety of cryptographic... |
| 6714982 |
Message passing over secure connections using a network server |
| Mar-30-2004 |
Techniques for securely providing network services such as e-mail, chat, instant messaging, and e-commerce. Techniques can include establishing a first secure network connection through a publicly accessible... |
| 6711554 |
Method and system for managing and preparing documentation for real estate transactions |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method and system for preparing and managing real estate transfers and financing, including a system for preparation, production and storage of relevant documentation and the data contained therein;... |
| 6705517 |
Automated banking machine system and method |
| Mar-16-2004 |
An automated banking machine (12, 200, 302) is provided. The machine may be operative to install a terminal master key (TK) therein in response to at least one input from a single operator. The machine... |
| 6701303 |
E-commerce system and method of operation enabling a user to conduct transactions with multiple retailers without certification and/or trusted electronic paths |
| Mar-2-2004 |
An E-commerce system enables a user to conduct transactions with a retailer via a network, typically the Internet without certification or trusted paths. The user is a customer of a financial institution... |
| 6697997 |
Recording medium with a signed hypertext recorded thereon signed hypertext generating method and apparatus and signed hypertext verifying method and apparatus |
| Feb-24-2004 |
In a hypertext made up of a plurality of linked documents, each document is composed of a document ID, an issuer ID, a property definition, and a signature attached to the document in its entirety. The... |
| 6688230 |
Method of printing a token by a printer |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A method of printing a token by printer (5), in which the printer (5) includes a digital identification device (1) configured to generate a series of distinct print job counter numbers and to provide a... |
| 6681214 |
Secure system for printing authenticating digital signatures |
| Jan-20-2004 |
The present invention includes a method of securing one or more product indicia for use in authenticating products or collecting a tax and includes generating one or more product indicia and encrypting... |
| 6675153 |
Transaction authorization system |
| Jan-6-2004 |
A method and apparatus for authorizing a transaction between a consumer and a merchant over a network where the anonymity of the consumer with respect to the merchant is maintained while still validating... |
| 6675152 |
Transaction signature |
| Jan-6-2004 |
Systems and methods for protecting transaction information stored in a database of a gaming network. To accomplish this, a transaction signature is generated each time the user completes a transaction... |
| 6668375 |
Method and system for providing build-to-order software applications |
| Dec-23-2003 |
A system and corresponding method for unlocking options in already installed software. The software is provided with all of the options on an installation medium and when the software is first received... |
| 6662166 |
Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions |
| Dec-9-2003 |
A method and device for tokenless authorization of an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an electronic identicator and at least one payor bid biometric sample. The method comprises a... |
| 6643701 |
Method and apparatus for providing secure communication with a relay in a network |
| Nov-4-2003 |
Methods and systems of the present invention include providing a connection between a first computer and a second computer by receiving, at a third computer, information regarding one of the first and... |
| 6643626 |
Sales point business method and apparatus |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A preferred embodiment of the business method includes providing a sales point, with the sales point being configured to display merchandise. The sales point is remotely monitored to ensure use by an authorized... |
| 6625735 |
Information processing apparatus and method for appropriately terminating processing |
| Sep-23-2003 |
When termination of information processing is instructed, the entry of a password is requested and the password that is entered is identified. When the password that is input is a password for a manager,... |
| 6615194 |
System for secure execution of credit based point of sale purchases |
| Sep-2-2003 |
The present system for the secure execution of credit based point of sale purchases uses a credit card that is devoid of any human readable customer account information on the face of the credit card and... |
| 6611598 |
Self-authentication of value documents using encoded indices |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method and system as presented by which valuable documents such as checks, deeds, driver's licenses, and other types of valuable documents can be imprinted with encoded symbols by a printer whereupon... |
| 6609115 |
Method and apparatus for limited online access to restricted documentation |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system and method are disclosed for providing access over a computer network to system documentation at an online central service facility. A user is required to enter identifying indicia prior to accessing... |
| 6598032 |
Systems and method for hiding from a computer system entry of a personal identification number (pin) to a smart card |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A system and method for isolating a computer system from entry of a personal identification number (PIN) to a smart card. The system and method includes a computer system that is in communication with... |
| 6598031 |
Apparatus and method for routing encrypted transaction card identifying data through a public telephone network |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A personal computer transmits encrypted information identifying a transaction card, together with a serial number of an encryption unit in which the information way encrypted, over a public network to... |
| 6581035 |
System and method for voice-enabled transactions |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A server for processing voice-enabled transactions from a communication device including a communications interface in communication with the communications device for receiving a voice transaction message... |
| 6571222 |
Trading system |
| May-27-2003 |
A trading system wherein each client and a trader respectively have a metadata generating portion for describing character string type parameters of each operation with metadata including a service type... |
| 6539364 |
Electronic cash implementing method and equipment using user signature and recording medium recorded thereon a program for the method |
| Mar-25-2003 |
A user registers a user public key PKU as a pseudonym at a trustee or issuer and obtains an signature for the pseudonym as a license. The sends the pseudonym, PKU identification information IdU and the... |
| 6529885 |
Methods and systems for carrying out directory-authenticated electronic transactions including contingency-dependent payments via secure electronic bank drafts |
| Mar-4-2003 |
Disclosed herein are computer-implemented methods and systems for securely carrying out electronic transactions including electronic drafts, wherein payment on at least one of the drafts is contingent... |
| 6529884 |
Minimalistic electronic commerce system |
| Mar-4-2003 |
The present invention provides a system for electronic commerce that reduces the amount of data needed to be stored on a user computer or electronic device. A bank processor stores information corresponding... |
| 6523745 |
Electronic transaction system including a fingerprint identification encoding |
| Feb-25-2003 |
An apparatus and process of authorizing an electronic transaction system includes a computer located at the site of a transaction, a conversion module for enabling connection between the computer located... |
| 6513118 |
Electronic watermarking method, electronic information distribution system, image filing apparatus and storage medium therefor |
| Jan-28-2003 |
An electronic information distribution system that exchanges data across a network at the least comprises a first entity, including first encryption means, for performing a first encryption process for... |
| 6510983 |
System and method for transferring value to a magnetic stripe on a transaction card |
| Jan-28-2003 |
The present invention discloses a system and method enabling value stored in an advanced technology memory on a transaction card to be utilized in a magnetic stripe transaction with the card. The invention... |
| 6499019 |
Electronic payment device using unbalanced binary tree and the method of the same |
| Dec-24-2002 |
An electronic payment device and its method using an unbalanced binary tree are disclosed. The total unit n of the amount of money that user purchases is decomposed first into a Matrix of p rows.times.q... |
| 6497358 |
Record and verification method and system for radiation therapy |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A method is provided for verification of the identification of a patient undergoing radiation treatment administered by a treatment technologist in a treatment room. An identifying card for the patient... |
| 6496807 |
Recording medium, recording method and recording apparatus incorporating anti-tamper features involving writing billing information into a write-once area |
| Dec-17-2002 |
A recording medium such as an optical disk has a write-once recording area in which information can be recorded once and cannot be rewritten. The write-once recording area is provided with a billing information... |
| 6487542 |
Method and apparatus for managing electronic money and storage for storing an electronic money management program |
| Nov-26-2002 |
According to the present invention, when electronic money is sent from a given network to another network, a money change apparatus performs a money change process to change electronic money current on... |
| 6484154 |
Safe for electric money and an electric money system |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A command from an upper device is transferred from a communicating section via three bus interfaces to three command control sections and a result of the command processing is transferred therethrough... |
