Method for secure credit card entry into an online database

• US 20020103736A1
• Filed: 01/29/2001
• Published: 08/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Webb, Steven L.
• Application Number:
  US09/772,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20020103736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

A method for more securely entering credit card numbers into online databases.

Claims

1. A method for entering credit card numbers into an online database, comprising:

providing a phone number on a web page;

accepting a credit card number when a users calls the phone number;

entering the credit card number into an online database thereby enabling the user to use the credit card number, without the user entering the credit card number, the next time the user visits the web page.

2. The method of claim 1 where the credit card number is entered into the online database from the inside of a firewall.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps:

determining if the user wishes to have the credit card number entered into the online database;

entering credit card number into the online database only when the user wishes the credit card number to be entered.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step:

allowing the user to pay for any purchases with the credit card number while they are on the phone.

5. The method of claim 1 where the phone number is a toll free number.