Device for conducting secure transactions over a network

• US 20040249766A1
• Filed: 04/23/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Checkfree Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Checkfree Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Inventors: Ganesan, Ravi, Kight, Peter, Ganesan, Karuna
• Application Number:
  US10/831,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20040249766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method for conducting cashless transactions, includes receiving, at a first network device associated with a seller, information identifying a product intended to be purchased at a purchase price by a purchaser. The purchase price is to be paid through a transfer to the seller of funds deposited in or credited to an account of the purchaser. The identity of the account having the funds is and remains unknown to the seller. The authorization of the purchaser to pay the purchase price for the identified product through the transfer to the seller of the funds in the account is transmitted to a second network device associated with the financial institute at which the account is maintained. A determination is made as to whether or not the funds are sufficient with respect to the purchase price. If so, the authorization of the financial institute for the seller to proceed with delivery of the identified product is transmitted from the second network device to the first network device.

Claims

5-1. A financial representative network device according to claim 1 wherein said communications interface is configured to receive the information as a result of the potential purchaser'"'"'s selection by the potential purchaser of payment by means of the funding account which is one of a plurality of payment options.