METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POINT OF SALE SERVICES

• US 20050203753A1
• Filed: 03/12/2004
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Morgan, Robert E., Kamat, Shreyas J., Ross, Larry V., Lowe, G. Mack
• Granted Patent: US 8,600,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/389 Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system for transmitting information between a seller and a supplier uses a web services application to interface between a seller application and the supplier'"'"'s server. The web services application uses a proxy to transmit information from the web services application to the supplier'"'"'s server in a secure and reliable manner. The information is transmitted via HTTP using SOAP messages that conform to WSDL. In such a manner, the web services application can transmit selected information to the supplier'"'"'s server, without any need to re-key redundant information. The proxy provides various services, such as encryption/decryption, digital signing, non-repudiation services, reporting capabilities, and software updating capabilities.

Claims

1. A system configured to facilitate the transmission of messages from a seller to a supplier comprising:

a seller application;

a supplier application;

a web application coupled to the supplier application; and

a proxy application coupled between the seller application and the supplier application, wherein

the proxy application is configured to encrypt/decrypt and transmit data from the seller application to the supplier application.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein

the seller application is a web services application.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the proxy application is configured to facilitate transmitting data using SOAP and HTTP between the seller application and the supplier application.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the supplier application is configured to facilitate exchanging information with one of the seller application and the supplier application.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the proxy application facilitates transmitting information using an XML format.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the XML format is a SOAP message conforming to the WSDL.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the system facilitates transmitting information related to the sale of travelers checks.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the system facilitates transmitting information related to the sale of prepaid services.