Checkout system for on-line, card present equivalent interchanges
First Claim
1. A method for carrying out over a network at least one verified, remote electronic transaction between at least one user and at least one merchant by providing to a merchant'"'"'s server verified user information, which is necessary to complete the verified transaction, the method comprising:
- interfacing a machine-readable data structure of the user with a digital, electronic device, wherein the digital, electronic device is connected to the network;
providing an access code via the digital, electronic device to unlock the machine-readable data structure and to thereby access a database of verifiable user information contained therein; and
providing the verifiable user information to the merchant over a communication link of the network to complete the transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention includes methods for providing merchant'"'"'s with verified information about a user during a remote electronic transaction; methods for carrying out a verified, remote electronic transaction over a network by providing verified user information to a merchant'"'"'s server, which information is necessary to complete the verified transaction; and systems enabling a user to complete a verified, remote electronic transactions over a network with a merchant, wherein the verified transactions include providing the merchant'"'"'s server with verified user information. Moreover, the present invention provides methods and systems for conducting verified, remote electronic transactions using a single access code. The system comprises one or more verifying servers that are maintained by the merchant or a third party; one or more servers that are maintained by a merchant, one or more digital, electronic devices that are maintained by the user or by a third party, and a machine-readable-data structure that interfaces with said digital, electronic device. The machine-readable data structure comprises at least one internal microprocessor that controls at least one internal semiconductor memory, having a secured first portion for storing verifiable user information and an unsecured second portion. Verifiable user information about the user, which is necessary to complete a verified, card present equivalent transaction, resides in the secured first portion of the semiconductor memory. A security algorithm and a previously registered security code reside on the unsecured second portion of the semiconductor memory. The verifiable user information is provided to the merchant server or, alternately, to the verifying server after the machine-readable data structure is read and a single access code that matches the previously registered security code is provided by the user.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for carrying out over a network at least one verified, remote electronic transaction between at least one user and at least one merchant by providing to a merchant'"'"'s server verified user information, which is necessary to complete the verified transaction, the method comprising:
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interfacing a machine-readable data structure of the user with a digital, electronic device, wherein the digital, electronic device is connected to the network;
providing an access code via the digital, electronic device to unlock the machine-readable data structure and to thereby access a database of verifiable user information contained therein; and
providing the verifiable user information to the merchant over a communication link of the network to complete the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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18. A method for providing verified information about at least one user over a network to at least one merchant during at least one electronic transaction, the method comprising the steps:
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providing at least one access code provided by the at least one user and unique user information to at least one verifying server, wherein said verifying server is connected to the network;
verifying said access code and unique user information; and
providing verified user information to the at least one merchant.
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24. A system enabling a user to complete one or more verified, remote electronic transactions over a network with at least one merchant, said merchant having a server, wherein said verified transactions are completed by providing the merchant'"'"'s server with verified user information, the system comprising:
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a network;
at least one remote verifying server, wherein said remote verifying server is connected to the network and is capable of receiving and verifying verified user information;
at least one remote server maintained by a merchant, wherein the merchant'"'"'s at least one remote server is connected to the network and is capable of accessing said remote verifying server to receive verified user information therefrom;
at least one remote digital, electronic device that is maintained by the user or by a third party, wherein said digital, electronic device is connected to the network and is capable of accessing said verifying server to transmit verified user information and said remote server maintained by a merchant to initiate and complete said verified, remote electronic transactions; and
a machine-readable-data structure, having at least one secure memory cache, which interfaces with said digital, electronic device.
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