Method of accounting electronic transactions and method of effecting electronic transactions via phone
First Claim
1. A method of accounting electronic transactions, wherein the transaction is initiated by a payer (1) from an electronic terminal, the method comprising:
- delivering to the accounting system (3);
a transaction code (A), describing the type of transaction selected, an amount (B) describing the transaction value, payer'"'"'s ID (D), which is assigned to the specific payer (1), and a payee'"'"'s ID (C), which is assigned to the payee (2);
verifying, via the accounting system (3), whether the payer (1) is an authorized user, whether a beneficiary with the given payee'"'"'s ID (C) exists and what types of transactions are handled by this beneficiary, as well as whether the specified amount (B) is available on the payer'"'"'s (1) payment account (4);
sending from the accounting system (3) cumulative information the transaction (E) to the payer (1), which preferably contains extended information on the transaction;
requesting the payer (1) to accept the transaction, to correct or complete data, having received acceptance for the transaction (F);
effecting accounting of the transaction (G) on the payment account (4) via the accounting system (3); and
sending acknowledgment of the payment (H) to the payee (2), which preferably includes additional information on the payer (1), which are not directly related to transaction accounting, as well as acknowledgment of the transaction (J) to the payer (1), which preferably contain additional information (I) delivered to the accounting system (3) by the payee (2).
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Abstract
A method of accounting electronic transactions is disclosed. The transaction may be initiated by the payer (1) from an electronic terminal or telephone, to cause the following to be delivered to the accounting system (3): the transaction code (A), the amount (B), payer'"'"'s ID (D), and the payee'"'"'s ID (C). The accounting system (3) verifies whether the payer (1) is an authorized user, whether a beneficiary with the given payee'"'"'s ID (C) exists and what types of transactions are handled by this beneficiary, as well as whether the specified amount (B) is available on the payer'"'"'s (1) payment account (4). The accounting system (3) sends cumulative information on the transaction (E) to the payer (1). The payer (1) is requested to accept the transaction, or to correct or complete data. The accounting system (3) effects accounting of the transaction (G) on the payment account (4) and sends acknowledgment of the payment (H) to the payee (2).
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10 Claims
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1. A method of accounting electronic transactions, wherein the transaction is initiated by a payer (1) from an electronic terminal, the method comprising:
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delivering to the accounting system (3);
a transaction code (A), describing the type of transaction selected, an amount (B) describing the transaction value, payer'"'"'s ID (D), which is assigned to the specific payer (1), and a payee'"'"'s ID (C), which is assigned to the payee (2);
verifying, via the accounting system (3), whether the payer (1) is an authorized user, whether a beneficiary with the given payee'"'"'s ID (C) exists and what types of transactions are handled by this beneficiary, as well as whether the specified amount (B) is available on the payer'"'"'s (1) payment account (4);
sending from the accounting system (3) cumulative information the transaction (E) to the payer (1), which preferably contains extended information on the transaction;
requesting the payer (1) to accept the transaction, to correct or complete data, having received acceptance for the transaction (F);
effecting accounting of the transaction (G) on the payment account (4) via the accounting system (3); and
sending acknowledgment of the payment (H) to the payee (2), which preferably includes additional information on the payer (1), which are not directly related to transaction accounting, as well as acknowledgment of the transaction (J) to the payer (1), which preferably contain additional information (I) delivered to the accounting system (3) by the payee (2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A method of effecting electronic transactions via phone, wherein a transaction is initiated by establishing a connection from a payer'"'"'s (1) phone (5) to servers (6) of an accounting system (3), where transaction parameters are specified directly in a sequence (S) dialed on the phone (5) in the course of the connection being initiated and are sent via a telecommunication network (7) to the servers (6) with a payer'"'"'s ID (D) from the phone (5), whereas any missing parameters of the transaction are preferably completed by the payer (1) during the connection session, and acknowledgment of the transaction to the phone (5) is sent by the accounting system (3) alternatively after the connection has been finished.
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