Global Patent Index - EP 1125181 A2

EP 1125181 A2 20010822 - APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC CURRENCY GENERATION, TRANSFER AND REDEMPTION

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC CURRENCY GENERATION, TRANSFER AND REDEMPTION

Title (de)

GERÄT FÜR UND VERFAHREN ZUR ELEKTRONISCHEN WÄHRUNGSGENERIERUNG, TRANSFER UND TILGUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE GENERATION, DE VIREMENT ET DE RACHAT DE MONNAIE ELECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 1125181 A2 20010822 (EN)

Application

EP 99942146 A 19990812

Priority

  • US 9918356 W 19990812
  • US 13382498 A 19980813

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0010068A2] The present invention is designed to overcome these problems and provide an electronic form of commerce that provides acceptable levels of security while at the same time permitting anonymous electronic transfers of money substitutes. In particular, the present invention comprises a new form of electronic money, new forms of electronic counterfeit protection, a new storage device that may, but which does not have to be, used with this new form of electronic currency, an electronic currency generator and an apparatus for tracking incoming cash reserves.

[origin: WO0010068A2] An electronic form of commerce that provides acceptable levels of security while at the same time permitting anonymous electronic transfers of money substitutes, including a new form of electronic currency (3 & 4), new forms of electronic counterfeit protection, a new storage device (20) that may, but which does not have to be, used with this new form of electronic currency (3 & 4), an electronic currency generator (17 & 18) and an apparatus for tracking incoming cash reserves (21).

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G07F 7/02 (2006.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01); G07G 1/12 (2006.01); G09C 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 20/06 (2013.01); G06Q 20/29 (2013.01); G06Q 20/381 (2013.01); G06Q 20/403 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0010068 A2 20000224; WO 0010068 A3 20000518; WO 0010068 B1 20000622; AU 5558999 A 20000306; CA 2340055 A1 20000224; EP 1125181 A2 20010822; EP 1125181 A4 20011017; JP 2002522840 A 20020723

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9918356 W 19990812; AU 5558999 A 19990812; CA 2340055 A 19990812; EP 99942146 A 19990812; JP 2000565449 A 19990812