France Telecom

Orange

Philippe Michon

Patrick Bauban

Francoise Vallee

Eric Hannecart

An electronic system for payment via a telecommunications network between firstly a vendor having a server suitable for implementing a secure protocol for payment by smart card, and secondly a client having navigation and electronic payment means suitable for making a payment to said vendor using client software for handling payment that includes the secure payment protocol. The client software for handling payment is installed on a payment server on the telecommunications network. The system comprises, at the client end, navigation means, electronic payment means constituted by a mobile terminal connected to the network and including a reader for reading payment smart cards, and means for redirecting messages suitable for transmitting at least the call number of the mobile terminal to the payment server.

Electronic payment system through a telecommunication network

An authentication server automatically selects one of plural authentications identified by authentication identifiers to authorize access by a user to a service dispensed by a service server of a provider identified by a provider identifier via a communication network. The server includes a module for selecting an authentication identifier in a memory as a function of the provider identifier and the type of the terminal and/or the network type of the communication network, and a module for authenticating the user by launching an authentication process associated with the authentication identifier.

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Bretteville sur Odon, France

Philippe Michon