Mobile electronic transaction personal proxy
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1. A method for obtaining a digital signature comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for a digital signature during an electronic transaction;
notifying a web browser of the request for the digital signature;
obtaining the digital signature from the wireless device;
appending the digital signature to the data;
notifying the web browser the digital signature has been obtained; and
transmitting the data with the appended digital signature to a requesting party.
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Abstract
A method for obtaining a digital signature is disclosed. Upon receipt of request for a digital signature within a customer computer, a Mobile electronic transaction proxy within the customer PC notifies a web browser of the request for the digital signature and assists in obtaining a digital signature on a data string included within the request. After the digital signature is obtained, the data string along with an appended digital signature is transmitted back to a requesting party.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining a digital signature comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for a digital signature during an electronic transaction;
notifying a web browser of the request for the digital signature;
obtaining the digital signature from the wireless device;
appending the digital signature to the data;
notifying the web browser the digital signature has been obtained; and
transmitting the data with the appended digital signature to a requesting party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for obtaining a digital signature in a transaction between a computer of a customer and a merchant, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for a digital signature from the merchant during an electronic transaction;
recognizing a command for the digital signature and a data string to be digitally signed within the request;
notifying a web browser of the request for the digital signature;
forwarding the data string to an application within the computer;
establishing a shortrange wireless link between the computer and a wireless device;
forwarding the digital signature to the computer from the wireless device via the short range wireless link;
appending the digital signature to the data string;
notifying the web browser the digital signature has been obtained; and
transmitting the data string with the appended digital signature to a URL included within the request. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A mobile electronic transaction personal proxy device, comprising:
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a first interface with a merchant computer;
a second interface with a web browser;
a third interface with a Mobile electronic transaction device; and
control logic configured to;
notify the web browser of a request for a digital signature from the merchant computer;
request a data string be digitally signed by the Mobile electronic transaction device;
receive a digitally signed data string from the Mobile electronic transaction device;
notify the web browser of the digitally signed data string; and
forward the digitally signed data string to the merchant computer.
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