Apparatus and method for supporting transactions
First Claim
1. A transaction supporting apparatus supporting making payment of a transaction comprising:
- transaction-detail registering means for registering details of a transaction;
payment information notifying means for notifying a buyer of payment information;
payment confirming means for confirming whether payment of the transaction has been made to an account specified in the payment information by a deadline also specified in the payment information; and
charging means for charging for the transaction via a credit card when said payment confirming means confirms that the payment has not been made by the deadline.
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Abstract
There is provided a transaction supporting apparatus that supports safe and sure payment of a transaction that is made via the Internet. A buyer client accesses a seller server to purchases a product and make payment of the product via the transaction supporting apparatus. A transaction-detail registering unit of the apparatus registers the details of the transaction. A payment information notifying unit refers to the details of the transaction registered and notifies, via an e-mail, the buyer client of an account to which payment should be made and a deadline for such payment. If the buyer has not made payment to the account by the deadline, a charging unit accesses a bank server and acknowledges this situation. Then, the charging unit accesses a server of a credit card company and charges for the transaction in the name of the buyer.
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8 Claims
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1. A transaction supporting apparatus supporting making payment of a transaction comprising:
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transaction-detail registering means for registering details of a transaction;
payment information notifying means for notifying a buyer of payment information;
payment confirming means for confirming whether payment of the transaction has been made to an account specified in the payment information by a deadline also specified in the payment information; and
charging means for charging for the transaction via a credit card when said payment confirming means confirms that the payment has not been made by the deadline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of supporting making payment of a transaction comprising the steps of:
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registering details of a transaction;
notifying a buyer of payment information;
confirming whether payment of the transaction has been made to an account specified in the payment information by a deadline also specified in the payment information; and
charging for the transaction via a credit card when it is confirmed that the payment has not been made by the deadline.
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8. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to function as:
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transaction-detail registering means for registering details of a transaction;
payment information notifying means for notifying a buyer of payment information;
payment confirming means for confirming whether payment of the transaction has been made to an account specified in the payment information by a deadline also specified in the payment information; and
charging means for charging for the transaction via a credit card when said payment confirming means confirms that the payment has not been made by the deadline.
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