Method for the authorization of payments in a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for approving payments in a communication network in which a request from a communication terminal belonging to a service user for a service which requires a payment, comprising:
- transmitting a communication address for a payment service provider to the communication terminal, via a service provider facility associated therewith;
approving, via the communication terminal, a payment which relates to the service by transmitting an approval message to the payment service provider;
storing, via the payment service provider, an individual approval identifiers in a memory;
transmitting the approval identifier to the communication terminal;
transmitting, via the communication terminal, the approval identifiers to the service provider facility;
sending, via the service provider facility, a payment request message which includes the approval identifier to the payment service provider; and
identifying, via the payment service provider, the payment as having been approved if the approval identifier in the payment request message is present in the memory.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the authorization of payments in a communication network. According to said method, when a pay service is requested by a communication terminal of a service user, an authorization message is sent to a payment service provider by said communication terminal, authorizing payment for said service. An individual authorization ID is stored by the payment service provider in a memory, the authorization ID is sent to the service provider device, a payment request message containing the authorization ID is sent to the payment service provider, and the payment is recognized as authorized by the payment service provider if the authorization ID of the payment request message is available in the memory.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for approving payments in a communication network in which a request from a communication terminal belonging to a service user for a service which requires a payment, comprising:
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transmitting a communication address for a payment service provider to the communication terminal, via a service provider facility associated therewith;
approving, via the communication terminal, a payment which relates to the service by transmitting an approval message to the payment service provider;
storing, via the payment service provider, an individual approval identifiers in a memory;
transmitting the approval identifier to the communication terminal;
transmitting, via the communication terminal, the approval identifiers to the service provider facility;
sending, via the service provider facility, a payment request message which includes the approval identifier to the payment service provider; and
identifying, via the payment service provider, the payment as having been approved if the approval identifier in the payment request message is present in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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