Method, system and computer program product for third-party verification of anonymous e-marketplace transactions using digital signatures
First Claim
1. A method of conducting an electronic commerce transaction having predefined satisfaction requirements set forth by a requesting party, comprising the steps of:
- creating an attribute certificate for each prospective participant to said transaction;
submitting each of said attribute certificates to a third party;
validating each of said attribute certificates;
identifying, based on said validated attribute certificates, prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements;
designating each of said prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements as a distinct entity; and
conveying each of said entity designations to said requesting party.
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Abstract
Parties involved in a transaction in an E-marketplace can “pre-qualify” an entity that can transact business in the E-marketplace. The entity is a “persona” that is able to satisfy the needs of another party in the E-marketplace; none of the parties making up the entity can alone satisfy these needs, but together they are able to. The attributes of the parties making up the entity are verified by a third party (such as the E-marketplace) and a single attribute certificate, identifying the combined attributes of the persona, is made available to users of the E-marketplace.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of conducting an electronic commerce transaction having predefined satisfaction requirements set forth by a requesting party, comprising the steps of:
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creating an attribute certificate for each prospective participant to said transaction;
submitting each of said attribute certificates to a third party;
validating each of said attribute certificates;
identifying, based on said validated attribute certificates, prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements;
designating each of said prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements as a distinct entity; and
conveying each of said entity designations to said requesting party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for conducting an electronic commerce transaction having predefined satisfaction requirements set forth by a requesting party, comprising:
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means for creating an attribute certificate for each prospective participant to said transaction;
means for submitting each of said attribute certificates to a third party;
means for validating each of said attribute certificates;
means for identifying, based on said validated attribute certificates, prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements;
means for designating each of said prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements as a distinct entity; and
means for conveying each of said entity designations to said requesting party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product recorded on computer-readable storage medium, for conducting an electronic commerce transaction having predefined satisfaction requirements set forth by a requesting party, comprising:
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computer-readable means for creating an attribute certificate for each prospective participant to said transaction;
computer-readable means for submitting each of said attribute certificates to a third party;
computer-readable means for validating each of said attribute certificates;
computer-readable means for identifying, based on said validated attribute certificates, prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements;
computer-readable means for designating each of said prospective participants and/or combinations of prospective participants who can satisfy said predefined satisfaction requirements as a distinct entity; and
computer-readable means for conveying each of said entity designations to said requesting party. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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