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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6289393 | System, method and article of manufacture for transaction processing and monitoring of independent interacts A computer implemented transaction processing system is presented for processing transactions between an application and one or more transaction processors. The system utilizes a first communication link between the application and a transaction processor... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6157928 | Apparatus and system for an adaptive data management architecture The present invention provides an apparatus, computer program and system for managing data. The computer program has at least one code segment to control system data stored in a first database and client data stored in a second database and several code s... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6142142 | Method, apparatus and system for safely and efficiently controlling a ventilation hood The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system for safely and efficiently controlling a ventilation hood having at least one blower unit disposed within a hood. The blower unit operates at a first speed which is substantially below a thresh... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6119105 | System, method and article of manufacture for initiation of software distribution from a point of certificate creation utilizing an extensible, flexible architecture Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6061665 | System, method and article of manufacture for dynamic negotiation of a network payment framework A system that facilitates the coupling of a plurality of clients to one or more merchants utilizing a network to conduct commerce over the network is disclosed. When a client initiates a connection with a merchant, the merchant responds to the request for... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6002767 | System, method and article of manufacture for a modular gateway server architecture Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996076 | System, method and article of manufacture for secure digital certification of electronic commerce Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a party in communication with a first application resident on a first co... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5987132 | System, method and article of manufacture for conditionally accepting a payment method utilizing an extensible, flexible architecture An architecture that provides a server that communicates bidirectionally with a gateway over a first communication link, over which service requests flow to the server for one or more merchants and/or consumers is disclosed. Service requests are associate... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5987140 | System, method and article of manufacture for secure network electronic payment and credit collection Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983208 | System, method and article of manufacture for handling transaction results in a gateway payment architecture utilizing a multichannel, extensible, flexible architecture Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5978840 | System, method and article of manufacture for a payment gateway system architecture for processing encrypted payment transactions utilizing a multichannel, extensible, flexible architecture Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5943424 | System, method and article of manufacture for processing a plurality of transactions from a single initiation point on a multichannel, extensible, flexible architecture An architecture for processing a plurality of transactions from a single point of initiation is disclosed. The initiating computer selects a terminal identification token, and associates the token with a transaction request, thereby ensuring the associati... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5931917 | System, method and article of manufacture for a gateway system architecture with system administration information accessible from a browser Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 08/03/1999 |
