Method and apparatus for performing electronic transactions
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for performing electronic transactions over a communications network. The communications network includes a user operable terminal (12), a remote electronic transaction processing system (16) and a product and/or service delivery means (14). The method includes the steps of requesting a desired product and/or service on the user operable terminal and validating the request at the remote electronic transaction processing system (16). The remote electronic transaction processing system (16) provides a first authorisation to the user operable terminal (12) from the remote electronic transaction processing system (16) and a second authorisation to the product and/or service delivery means (14). The desired product and/or service is then provided to the user from the product and/or service delivery means (14) when the user validates the first authorisation with the product and/or service delivery means (14).
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- 13. A method for performing electronic transactions over a communications network, said communications network including at least one user operable terminal, a remote electronic transaction processing system and a product and/or service delivery means, said method including the steps of requesting a desired product and/or service on said at least one user operable terminal, validating said request at said remote electronic transaction processing system, said remote electronic transaction processing system providing a first authorisation to said at least one user operable terminal from said remote electronic transaction processing system, said remote electronic transaction processing system providing a second authorisation to said product and/or service delivery means from said remote electronic transaction processing system and providing said desired product and/or service to said user from said product and/or service delivery means when said user validates said first authorisation with said product and/or service delivery means.
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22. A method for performing electronic transactions over a communications network having a remote electronic transaction processing system or central processing computer, at least one user operable terminal and dispensing terminal respectively, said method including the steps of:
- initiating a transaction by sending a request from said at least one user operable terminal to said central processing computer, via said communications network;
receiving and validating said request at said central processing computer;
acknowledging said request at said central processing computer by sending at least two acknowledgment receipts via said communications network wherein, at least one acknowledgment receipt is sent to said at least one user operable terminal and at least one acknowledgment receipt is sent to said at least one dispensing terminal;
entering or sending said at least one user operable terminal acknowledgment receipt data into said at least one dispensing terminal;
comparing said entered or sent said at least one user operable terminal acknowledgment receipt data with acknowledgment receipt data received by said at least one dispensing terminal; and
dispensing goods and/or services and completing transaction upon verification of said acknowledgment receipt data at said at least one dispensing terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- initiating a transaction by sending a request from said at least one user operable terminal to said central processing computer, via said communications network;
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