Online ATM transaction with digital certificate
First Claim
1. A system for performing an ATM debit transaction over the Internet, comprising:
- a transaction computer system adapted to be communicably coupled to each of a payee computer system and an ATM debit network as needed during said ATM debit transaction, said transaction computer system having software adapted to authenticate an identity of a payor using a payor digital certificate provided by said payor and adapted to debit funds from a bank account of said payor via said ATM debit network if said identity of said payor is authenticated by a decryption of said payor digital certificate.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for performing a secure ATM debit transaction for a buyer making a payment to a seller over the Internet. The system comprises an ATM debit network, a seller web site, a transaction computer system, and a software program. The ATM debit network links together a plurality of banks, financial institutions, and ATM machines. The seller web site is accessible to the buyer via the Internet. The transaction computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to the seller web site and the ATM debit network as needed to perform the secure ATM debit transaction. The software program on the transaction computer system is adapted to authorize and facilitate the secure ATM transaction between the seller and the buyer using at least one digital certificate. When the secure ATM transaction is authorized by at least authenticating the at least one digital certificate, the software program submits a debit request to the ATM debit network corresponding to the secure ATM debit transaction.
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62 Claims
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1. A system for performing an ATM debit transaction over the Internet, comprising:
a transaction computer system adapted to be communicably coupled to each of a payee computer system and an ATM debit network as needed during said ATM debit transaction, said transaction computer system having software adapted to authenticate an identity of a payor using a payor digital certificate provided by said payor and adapted to debit funds from a bank account of said payor via said ATM debit network if said identity of said payor is authenticated by a decryption of said payor digital certificate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for transacting electronic commerce payments over the Internet, comprising:
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a bank account debit network linking together a plurality of financial institutions;
a payee computer system communicably coupled to the Internet;
a payor computer system communicably coupled to the Internet, such that said payor computer system can be communicably coupled to said payee computer system via the Internet;
a transaction computer system communicably coupled to said payee computer system and said bank account debit network; and
a software program on said transaction computer system adapted to authorize a bank account debit transaction between said payee computer system and said payor computer system using at least one digital certificate exchange for at least partial authorization of said bank account debit transaction, and said software program being adapted to submit said bank account debit transaction to said bank account debit network for debiting money from a bank account of a payor if said bank account debit transaction has been authenticated and authorized using said at least one digital certificate exchange. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for performing a secure ATM transaction for a buyer making a payment to a seller over the Internet, comprising:
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an ATM network linking together a plurality of banks;
a seller web site accessible to said buyer via the Internet;
a transaction computer system adapted to be communicably coupled to said seller web site and said ATM network as needed to perform said secure ATM transaction; and
a software program on said transaction computer system adapted to authorize and facilitate said secure ATM transaction between said seller and said buyer using at least one digital certificate to verify the identity of at least one of said buyer and said seller, and when said secure ATM transaction is authorized, said software program being adapted to submit a debit request to said ATM network corresponding to said secure ATM transaction. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for authenticating identities of parties to an ATM debit transaction occurring over the Internet, comprising:
a transaction computer system located remotely from a first computer system of a first party to said ATM debit transaction, said transaction computer system comprising a software program adapted to authenticate the identity of said first party using a digital certificate presented to said transaction computer system by said first party, wherein said transaction computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to an ATM debit network as needed, wherein said first computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to said transaction computer system as needed, and wherein a second computer system of a second party to said ATM debit transaction communicates with said first computer system via the Internet when said ATM debit transaction is initiated. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of performing a bank account debit transaction over the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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requiring a payor to provide a payor digital certificate that can authenticate the identity of said payor;
verifying the authenticity of said payor digital certificate on a transaction computer system; and
if said payor digital certificate is authenticated, debiting funds from a bank account of said payor via a bank account debit network, wherein said transaction computer system is communicably coupled to said bank account debit network as needed during said debiting step. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of performing a bank account debit transaction over the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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debiting funds from a bank account of a payor via a bank account debit network;
requiring a payee to provide a payee digital certificate that can authenticate the identity of said payee;
verifying the authenticity of said payee digital certificate on a transaction computer system; and
if said payee digital certificate is authenticated, transferring said debited funds into an account of said payee.
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54. A method of purchasing at least one of a product, service, or property from a seller via the Internet with an ATM debit card, without requiring a buyer and said ATM debit card to be physically present at a machine, employee, or facility of said seller, comprising the steps of:
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when said buyer selects a debit card payment option to pay for said at least one product, service, or property offered on a seller web site, requiring said buyer to provide a buyer digital certificate to authenticate the identity of said buyer;
verifying the authenticity of said buyer digital certificate;
if said buyer digital certificate is authenticated, debiting funds from a bank account associated with said ATM debit card via an ATM debit network; and
transferring said debited funds to an account of said seller as payment for said at least one product or service purchased by said buyer from said seller web site over the Internet.
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55. A method of selling at least one of a product, service, or property via the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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providing a seller web site that a buyer can access via the Internet;
providing a transaction computer system, wherein said transaction computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to a seller computer system as needed, wherein said seller computer system comprises code and data adapted to provide said seller web site, and wherein said transaction computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to a bank account debit network;
when a buyer selects a debit card payment option for an electronic commerce transaction to purchase said at least one product, service, or property offered on said seller web site, initiating a debit transaction on said transaction computer system;
sending a seller digital certificate to said transaction computer system for verification of the identity of said seller;
determining whether said seller digital certificate is authentic by decrypting said seller digital certificate at said transaction computer system;
collecting a bank account number for a bank account of said buyer;
determine whether said bank account number is valid;
collecting a buyer digital certificate for verification of the identity of said buyer;
determining whether said buyer digital certificate is authentic by decrypting said buyer digital certificate at said transaction computer system;
if said buyer digital certificate and said seller digital certificate are authenticated, submitting said debit transaction to said bank account debit network;
debiting funds from said bank account of said buyer via said bank account debit network;
informing said seller computer system that said debit transaction was successfully executed so that said electronic commerce transaction can be completed; and
depositing said debited funds into an account of said seller. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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