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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065236 | Coin currency conversion systems and methods A method for converting coined money to another type of value proceeds by receiving a plurality of coins into a coin processing machine. The coins are processed with the coin processing machine to determine a value of the coins. An electronic record of the determine... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051011 | Electronic currency, electronic wallet therefor and electronic payment systems employing them Electronic currency consists of data in a form suitable to be stored in a user's data storage medium, comprising information on the data value, identification of each specific set of data or data point, and authentication information suitable to verify that said dat... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8051010 | Method for automatically validating a transaction, electronic payment system and computer program A method, system and computer program product relating to automatically validating a transaction between an issuer having a signing key, an emitter having an emitter key, an acceptor having a unique identity and a limit on transactions and a validator. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7958057 | Virtual account based new digital cash protocols with combined blind digital signature and pseudonym authentication Virtual account based digital cash protocols use a combination of blind digital signatures and pseudonym authentication with at least two pairs of public and private keys. A user is provided with one master pair of private and public keys and as many pseudonym pairs... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7783579 | Method and apparatus for secure and small credits for verifiable service provider metering A method and apparatus for obtaining access to services of service providers. In one embodiment, the method comprises requesting a desired service through a foreign service provider, generating a hash tree and generating a digital signature on a root value of the ha... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7370203 | Method for indivisibly modifying a plurality of sites in a microcircuit card non volatile memory, in particular a contactless card A method of connecting a card to a terminal including the following steps: a) on receiving corresponding respective commands from the terminal, it modifies the contents of the card memory by provisionally recording in the card memory each of said interdependent item... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360080 | Non-transferable anonymous credential system with optional anonymity revocation The present invention relates to a method and system for securely proving ownership of pseudonymous or anonymous electronic credentials. A credential system is described consisting of users and organizations. An organization knows a user only by a pseudonym. The pse... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356696 | Proofs of work and bread pudding protocols The bread pudding protocol of the present invention represents a novel use of proofs of work and is based upon the same principle as the dish from which it takes its name, namely, that of reuse to minimize waste. Whereas the traditional bread pudding recipe recycles... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353206 | Literary work royalty accounting method, network system therefor and recording medium on which control program therefor is recorded A literary work royalty meter rate accounting method is provided by which a royalty based on the frequency of use of literary works such as music data distributed through a communication circuit is imposed on a customer. A management terminal apparatus sells a right... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353383 | System and method for single session sign-on with cryptography A method and system for single session sign-on across multiple content servers using public/private key cryptography. Session certificates are issued by an authentication authority and stored or held in volatile memory by a browser. Session certificates are used by ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349885 | Wallet consolidator and related methods of processing a transaction using a wallet consolidator A wallet consolidator to process a transaction and related methods, are provided. An embodiment of a wallet consolidator can include a controller to control operation of the wallet consolidator, and an input device connected to the controller and positioned to recei... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7350231 | System and method for controlling access to digital content, including streaming media A system and method for controlling access to digital content, including streaming media. The system includes a web server, media server and end user processor, such as a personal computer, coupled to a network. The web server cryptographically generates a ticket in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337956 | System and method for facilitating the purchase of goods and services A system and method for facilitating commercial transactions between a consumer and a supplier of goods at a point of sale and authorized by a credit holder. The credit holder possesses a communications device for prestoring transaction information in a data base. T... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337949 | System for marketing leisure activity services through prepaid tickets One-time-use tickets containing a unique identification code that allow for prepayment of entertainment or personal services are distributed and sold. When a ticket is sold, it is activated by the seller notifying a ticket information manager of its sale, at which t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328185 | Handling order (proxy) bids in an on-line auction A method and apparatus for generating bids for bidding agents in an auction. Bids are sorted by decreasing bid amount for regular bids and upper limit for order bids to form a sorted set of bids, wherein each bid includes a quantity and wherein the bids include orde... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328338 | Transaction verification protocol for smart cards A protocol appropriate for smartcard purchase applications such as those that might be completed between a terminal or ATM and a users personal card is disclosed. The protocol provides a signature scheme which allows the card to authenticate the terminal without unn... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324976 | Automatic authorization of programmatic transactions Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as by performing transactions between parties that are automatically authorized via a third-party transaction authorization system. In some situations, the transactions are progra... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325065 | Identifying unauthorized communication systems using a system-specific identifier An authorized client communication system seeking access to a host communication system may be identified by performing a mathematical computation on a client communication system-specific identifier and an access password. Communications from the client communicati... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302403 | Order and accounting method and system for services provided via an interactive communication network The present invention relates to a method and system for providing e-commerce and accounting services to organizations and service providers for offerings ordered by the organization via an on-line interactive communication network. In particular, the present invent... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287162 | System and method for platform activation A platform discrimination indication register is stored in a wireless network card. This register holds a platform discrimination indication that indicates whether the wireless network card can be used to transfer data with notebook computers or whether the wireless... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280982 | System and method for a fee address system A system relating to a fee address is described. A method of directing mail to a public mailbox, determining a fee based upon the preferences of the mail recipient, receiving the fee and forwarding the mail to a private mailbox is also provided. Many different types... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7251631 | Automated banking machine system using internet address customer input An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/TP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as in response to messages exchanged with fore... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231526 | System and method for validating a network session A system and method for preventing interception and decryption of information by an unauthorized party when that information is transmitted over a network is provided. A token is used to encrypt one-time password that is different for each network session, to preven... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224805 | Consumption of content A method and apparatus for consumption of content (1) is described in which a licensor is able to exercise control over consumption based on a personal identity in the form of a set of binding attributes (15). The control may be exercised for a number ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222109 | System and method for contract authority A contract authority for use by an automated system of record and an automated negotiations engine for iterative, multivariate negotiations which stores each set of terms proposed at each iteration to form the basis of the system of record. The contract authority of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222108 | Electronic cash implementing method and equipment using user signature and recording medium recorded thereon a program for the method A user registers a user public key PKU as a pseudonym at a trustee or issuer and obtains an signature for the pseudonym as a license. The sends the pseudonym, PKU identification information IdU and the amount of withdrawal x to the issuer institution. The issuer inc... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222107 | Method for inter-enterprise role-based authorization A Transaction Authorization Method operating over a computer network comprising a plurality of interconnected computers and a plurality of resources, each computer including a processor, memory and input/output devices, each resource operatively coupled to at least ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216237 | System and method for trusted communication A method of establishing a trusted path of data and a method of verifying the integrity of data presented for signing to a user of the personalized device in a public-key cryptographic scheme. The method comprises establishing a trusted path between the user and sec... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216232 | Method and device for inserting and authenticating a digital signature in digital data A method for inserting a digital signature into digital data is provided. The digital data has bits and the method includes the steps of: assigning predetermined bits of the digital data for receiving the digital signature; signing the digital data excluding the pre... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206763 | Method and system for commodity-based currency for payment of accounts A system and method for permitting gold or other commodities to circulate as currency requires a network of system users that participate in financial transactions where payment is made in units of gold. The gold is kept in secure storage at a deposit site for the b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203657 | General packet-based payment and transaction method and system A method and system to enable data packets to engage in two-way transactions with various facilities, electronic equipment, and data sources, performing various services. This is accomplished by the loading of data packets with access tokens, denominated at certain ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200573 | System and method for providing warranties in electronic commerce A system and method for providing warranties that financially guarantee one or more facts associated with an electronic transaction. In a preferred embodiment, warranties issued to the present system comprise a contract between a first party and a second party in wh... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200578 | Method and system for anonymizing purchase data A system, in which information is the primary asset and in which investments may be made in information, includes multiple data stores for storing different types of a user's information. The safe, secure and properly authorized transfer of information while preserv... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194442 | System and method for automated, iterative development negotiations An automated negotiations engine for iterative, multivariate negotiations of developments of products and programs which stores each set of terms proposed at each iteration to form the basis of the system of record. Active templates created using the present inventi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188358 | Email access control scheme for communication network using identification concealment mechanism An email access control scheme capable of resolving problems of the real email address and enabling a unique identification of the identity of the user while concealing the user identification is disclosed. A personalized access ticket containing a sender's identifi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175078 | Personal portable storage medium A method to personalize a computer environment of a computer system. The method includes storing at least a portion of a user profile in a portable storage medium, logging onto the computer system using a user identification and validating the user identification fr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168091 | Method and system of transaction security A method and system for secure authentication of a user in a session conducted over an interactive communication channel, such as a two-way telephony communication channel, with an authenticating entity, such as a financial institution, utilizes a session identifier... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162458 | System and method for process mining An process mining system for analyzing the processes used to implement negotiated contracts and other agreements stored in an automated system of record. Using unique identifiers assigned by the contract authority of the invention, process mining can be done to eval... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156294 | System for marketing leisure activity services through prepaid tickets One-time-use tickets containing a unique identification code that allow for prepayment of entertainment or personal services are distributed and sold. When a ticket is sold, it is activated by the seller notifying a ticket information manager of its sale, at which t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7159114 | System and method of securely installing a terminal master key on an automated banking machine An automated banking machine (12, 200, 302) is provided. The machine may be operative to install a terminal master key (TK) therein in response to at least one input from a single operator. The machine may include an EPP (204) that is operative to remo... | 01/02/2007 |
