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System, a method and an apparatus for performing an electric payment transaction in a telecommunication network

  • US 6,366,893 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/1998
  • Issued: 04/02/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile communication system comprisingmobile terminal equipments;

  • at least one serving mobile network element;

    a payment service gateway connected to said serving mobile network element and to a general data network for performing electronic payment transactions between said mobile terminal equipments located in said mobile communication system and another transacting party connected to said general data network;

    said payment service gateway comprising a first payment protocol interface supporting a first electronic payment protocol for payment transactions with the mobile terminal equipments over an Internet Protocol (IP) connection established to the respective mobile terminal equipment by means of said at least one serving mobile network element, said first payment protocol interface comprising at least one World Wide Web page;

    said payment service gateway comprising at least one further payment protocol interface that is connected to said general data network and that supports a different electronic payment protocol as said first electronic payment protocol interface for payment transactions with the other transacting party; and

    the payment service gateway is arranged to perform the protocol conversion of the payment transaction between the first protocol payment interface and said at least one further payment protocol interface.

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