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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Payment system and method, server apparatus, payment processing method, and computer program product
Ichiro Hatano, Tokyo, JP;
Tooru Tanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Hatano, Tokyo, JP;
Tooru Tanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A payment system having a server apparatus () capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (), a first terminal apparatus () for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus () for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus () for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device () for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number. The server apparatus includes a processing device () for extracting (i) information relating to items for an installment payment application and (ii) information relating to items for a settlement service application, separately from among the information inputted via the inputting device.