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Micropayment system

  • US 20040139002A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2003
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A network-based method for performing cashless payments between a customer and a vendor providing services in said network, whereby an amount from a customer'"'"'s account at a trusted third party is debited by said vendor for each access of said customer to said vendor'"'"'s services provided on said network, characterized in that said method comprises the step of assigning a limited maximum amount to said customer'"'"'s account and allowing said vendor to debit said customer'"'"'s account at said trusted third party for each access to said vendor'"'"'s network service until said limited maximum amount is reached by performing a single authorization step for said assigned limited maximum amount before the first access to said vendor'"'"'s network services.

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