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Credit card validation for an interactive wireless network

  • US 6,755,342 B1
  • Filed: 12/31/2001
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for validating a credit card over a wireless data network, the apparatus comprising:

  • a wireless communication gateway in communication with a wireless data network, the gateway configured for processing credit card validation data received from an external network and for sending a credit card validation reply message to a wireless device in communication with the wireless data network in response to receiving a credit card validation request message from the wireless device, the request message including credit card information for identifying a credit card to be validated;

    wherein the gateway comprises a database for storing the credit card validation reply message; and

    wherein the database has a directory structure for associating the wireless device with the credit card validation reply message.

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