Systems and methods for providing secure communications for transactions
First Claim
1. A method for providing secure communications for electronic transactions, the method comprising:
- receiving an initiating connection signal from a client device at a connection server, the connection server comprising a session manager application;
establishing a communications link between the connection server and the client device through a direct connection;
initiating a connection signal from the connection server to a remote server with the session manager application;
establishing a communications link between the connection server and the remote server through a direct connection; and
creating a secure private network between the client device and the remote server to perform electronic transactions through the connection server.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for providing secure communications. One aspect of an embodiment of the invention creates a virtual private connection to a remote server or network utilizing a connection server and at least one direct connection between a client device and the remote server, without utilizing the Internet. In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a client operating system is taken over by a vertical function operating system to service the communication with the remote server. Still another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention comprises a client device establishing a connection with a remote server through a connection server and at least one direct connection, shutting down a first operating system, starting up a second secure operating system, and launching an interface application with the second operating system to conduct electronic transactions with the remote server.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing secure communications for electronic transactions, the method comprising:
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receiving an initiating connection signal from a client device at a connection server, the connection server comprising a session manager application; establishing a communications link between the connection server and the client device through a direct connection; initiating a connection signal from the connection server to a remote server with the session manager application; establishing a communications link between the connection server and the remote server through a direct connection; and creating a secure private network between the client device and the remote server to perform electronic transactions through the connection server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A connection server comprising:
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a session manager application, the session manager application adapted to establish a communications link through a direct connection with a remote server and through a direct connection with a client device; and wherein the connection server creates a secure private network between the client device and the remote server to perform electronic transactions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing secure communications for electronic transactions, the system comprising:
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a remote server; a client device in communication with the remote server through a connection server, the client device comprising an access engine for controlling the connection with the remote server and at least one operating system; a connection server connected to the remote server through a direct connection, the connection server comprising a session manager application adapted to establish a communications link through a direct connection with the remote server and through a direct connection with the client device; and wherein the connection server creates a secure private network between the client device and the remote server to perform electronic transactions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing secure communications with a network, the method comprising:
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providing a client device for connecting to the network, the client device comprising a first operating system, a second operating system, and an access engine for controlling the connection to the network; connecting to the network using the first operating system; performing electronic transactions through the network connection using the second operating system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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