AUTHENTICATION OF E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS USING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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1. A merchant system, comprising:
- a processor configured to conduct an e-commerce transaction with a telecommunications device on a consumer'"'"'s account, the processor being further configured to obtain authorization from an authentication device of the consumer before completing the e-commerce transaction.
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Abstract
An e-commerce transaction is conducted between a merchant system and a telecommunications device on a consumer'"'"'s account. The merchant system obtains authorization from an authentication device of the consumer before completing the e-commerce transaction. A registry server, accessible by the merchant system, may be used to maintain a database of telecommunication devices authorized to conduct e-commerce transactions on the consumer'"'"'s account.
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32 Claims
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1. A merchant system, comprising:
a processor configured to conduct an e-commerce transaction with a telecommunications device on a consumer'"'"'s account, the processor being further configured to obtain authorization from an authentication device of the consumer before completing the e-commerce transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A registry server, comprising:
a processor configured to maintain a database of telecommunication devices authorized to conduct e-commerce transactions on a consumer'"'"'s account, wherein the processor maps in the database of each of the authorized telecommunication devices to information identifying an authentication device of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An authentication device of a consumer, comprising:
a processor configured to communicate with a merchant system to authorize an e-commerce transaction between a merchant system and a telecommunications device on the consumer'"'"'s account. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A telecommunications device, comprising:
a processor configured to send a request to a registry server to add the telecommunications device to a database authorizing the telecommunications device to conduct e-commerce transaction with a merchant system on a consumer'"'"'s account, the request including information identifying an authentication device of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of conducting e-commerce transactions, comprising:
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conducting an e-commerce transaction between a merchant system and a telecommunications device on a consumer'"'"'s account; and obtaining authorization from an authentication device of the consumer before completing the e-commerce transaction. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A merchant system, comprising:
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means for conducting an e-commerce transaction with a telecommunications device on a consumer'"'"'s account; and means for obtaining authorization from an authentication device of the consumer before completing the e-commerce transaction.
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30. A registry server, comprising:
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means for interfacing with a database of telecommunication devices authorized to conduct e-commerce transactions on a consumer'"'"'s account; and means for maintaining the database by mapping each of the authorized telecommunication devices to information identifying an authentication device of the consumer.
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31. An authentication device of a consumer, comprising:
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means for receiving a request from a merchant system to authorize an e-commerce transaction between a merchant system and a telecommunications device on the consumer'"'"'s account; and means for responding to the request.
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32. A telecommunications device, comprising:
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means for generating a request to a registry server to add the telecommunications device to a database authorizing the telecommunications device to conduct e-commerce transaction with a merchant system on a consumer'"'"'s account, the request including information identifying an authentication device of the consumer; and means for sending the request to the registry server.
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