Method of transmitting electronic signature during a financial transaction
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1. At least one article including computer executable instructions configured to cause at least one computer of a transaction system to carry out a method comprising:
- (a) operating the at least one computer to receive from a customer via the Internet during a financial transaction requiring customer signature and customer account information, customer-identifying electronic signature data wirelessly communicated during the financial transaction from a portable customer device including a wireless customer phone;
(b) operating the at least one computer to receive from the customer during the financial transaction, customer account information; and
(c) operating the at least one computer to cause the electronic signature data received in (a) and the customer account information received in (b) to be used in the financial transaction.
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Abstract
A system operates to carry out financial transfers in response to data read from data bearing records. A cell phone having a camera stores in memory indicia corresponding to account data from a plurality of magnetic stripe cards. A user can operate the phone to select one of the accounts stored in the memory. The memory further includes a scanned user-identifying written signature. The user can use the phone during an item purchase to wirelessly transmit each of an item'"'"'s identifier captured by the camera, selected account data, and the user signature.
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20 Claims
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1. At least one article including computer executable instructions configured to cause at least one computer of a transaction system to carry out a method comprising:
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(a) operating the at least one computer to receive from a customer via the Internet during a financial transaction requiring customer signature and customer account information, customer-identifying electronic signature data wirelessly communicated during the financial transaction from a portable customer device including a wireless customer phone; (b) operating the at least one computer to receive from the customer during the financial transaction, customer account information; and (c) operating the at least one computer to cause the electronic signature data received in (a) and the customer account information received in (b) to be used in the financial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one article including computer executable instructions configured to cause at least one computer of a transaction system to carry out a method comprising:
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(a) operating the at least one computer to receive from a customer via the Internet during a financial transaction requiring customer signature and customer account information, customer-identifying electronic signature data wirelessly communicated during the financial transaction from a portable phone; (b) operating the at least one computer during the financial transaction to receive customer account information from the customer; and (c) operating the at least one computer to cause the electronic signature data received in (a) and the customer account information received in (b) to be used in the financial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At least one article including computer executable instructions configured to cause at least one computer of a transaction system to carry out a method comprising:
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(a) operating the at least one computer to receive from a customer during a financial transaction requiring customer signature and customer account information, customer-identifying electronic signature data wirelessly communicated from a portable phone during the financial transaction, wherein the at least one computer is operable to wirelessly receive electronic signature data via the Internet and via at least one cellular phone network; (b) operating the at least one computer during the financial transaction to receive customer account information wirelessly communicated from the portable phone during the financial transaction, wherein the at least one computer is operable to wirelessly receive customer account information via the Internet and via the at least one cellular phone network; and (c) operating the at least one computer to cause the electronic signature data received in (a) and the customer account information received in (b) to be used in the financial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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