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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2002
Vincent W. Talbert, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Thomas H. Keithly, Monkton, MD (US);
Daniel A. Hirschfeld, Timonium, MD (US);
Mark L. Lavelle, Govans, MD (US);
Vincent W. Talbert, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Thomas H. Keithly, Monkton, MD (US);
Daniel A. Hirschfeld, Timonium, MD (US);
Mark L. Lavelle, Govans, MD (US);
eBay, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for completing a transaction between a customer () and at least one merchant (), including the steps of: (a) initiating a transaction by the customer () with a merchant (); (b) communicating an authorization request, including customer data and transaction specific data, by the merchant () to a transaction system (); (c) authenticating the customer () by the transaction system (); (d) authorizing the transaction by the transaction system (); (e) communicating the authorization response by the transaction system () to the merchant (); and (f) completing the transaction between the merchant () and the customer (). An apparatus for implementing the method is disclosed.