Electronic settlement method
First Claim
1. An electronic settlement method for electronically paying the consideration necessary for a commercial transaction by a receiver to a supplier via a settlement service provider upon the transaction between the receiver and the supplier, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining and possessing an electronic information body for transmission of valuable data by the supplier, the electronic information body having a function of holding the valuable data and being recorded therein information for authentication required for authenticating a payee of the valuable data in advance;
obtaining the electronic information body, which is owned by the supplier, by the receiver (hereinafter referred to as “
obtaining step”
);
transmitting the electronic information body from the receiver to the settlement service provider to request to attach valuable data having a value corresponding to the consideration necessary for the transaction to the electronic information body (hereinafter referred to as “
requesting step”
);
attaching the valuable data to the electronic information body at the request of the receiver after authenticating the receiver by the settlement service provider (hereinafter referred to as “
attaching step”
);
returning electronic information for transmission of valuable data composed of the electronic information body and the valuable data from the settlement service provider to the supplier (hereinafter referred to as “
returning step”
); and
transferring the proprietary right of the valuable data in the electronic information for transmission of valuable data to a candidate for the receipt of the valuable data by the settlement service provider only when the candidate has been authenticated as a payee oneself of the valuable data on the basis of the information for authentication stored in the electronic information body (hereinafter referred to as “
proprietary right transferring step”
).
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic settlement method by which the process for transactions is devised in such a manner that receivers can effect a settlement feeling at rest, thereby realizing activation of e-commerce. According to the method, a receiver obtains an electronic information body owned by a supplier and then transmits an electronic information body to a settlement service provider to request the settlement service provider to attach valuable data to the electronic information body, the settlement service provider attaches the valuable data to the electronic information body at the request of the receiver, the electronic information composed of the electronic information body and valuable data is returned to the supplier, and the proprietary right of the valuable data is transferred to a candidate for the receipt of the valuable data by the settlement service provider only when the candidate has been authenticated as a payee oneself.
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50 Claims
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1. An electronic settlement method for electronically paying the consideration necessary for a commercial transaction by a receiver to a supplier via a settlement service provider upon the transaction between the receiver and the supplier, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining and possessing an electronic information body for transmission of valuable data by the supplier, the electronic information body having a function of holding the valuable data and being recorded therein information for authentication required for authenticating a payee of the valuable data in advance;
obtaining the electronic information body, which is owned by the supplier, by the receiver (hereinafter referred to as “
obtaining step”
);
transmitting the electronic information body from the receiver to the settlement service provider to request to attach valuable data having a value corresponding to the consideration necessary for the transaction to the electronic information body (hereinafter referred to as “
requesting step”
);
attaching the valuable data to the electronic information body at the request of the receiver after authenticating the receiver by the settlement service provider (hereinafter referred to as “
attaching step”
);
returning electronic information for transmission of valuable data composed of the electronic information body and the valuable data from the settlement service provider to the supplier (hereinafter referred to as “
returning step”
); and
transferring the proprietary right of the valuable data in the electronic information for transmission of valuable data to a candidate for the receipt of the valuable data by the settlement service provider only when the candidate has been authenticated as a payee oneself of the valuable data on the basis of the information for authentication stored in the electronic information body (hereinafter referred to as “
proprietary right transferring step”
). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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