EP 1412890 A4 20041124 - SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF VIRTUAL STORED VALUE CARDS

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF VIRTUAL STORED VALUE CARDS

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUM VERTEILEN UND BENUTZEN VIRTUELLER SPEICHERWERTKARTEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE DISTRIBUTION ET D'UTILISATION DE CARTES DE VALEURS STOCKEES VIRTUELLES

Publication

EP 1412890 A4 20041124 (EN)

Application

EP 01961796 A 20010730

Priority

US 0123899 W 20010730

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03012717A1] A method of exchanging payment information in an electronic transaction includes a first electronic transaction device (106) transferring payment information to a second electronic transaction device (106), the second electronic transaction device (104) transferring value information to the first electronic transaction device (106), and the second electronic transaction device (104) transferring value information and payment information to a service consolidation centre (112). A method of tracking retail sales of pre-paid telephone cards to cash subscribers is also provided. This method comprises entering value purchased information and subscriber information in a retailer electronic transaction device (104), the retailer electronic transaction device (104) transferring the value purchased information and subscriber information to a mobile operator (102), and the mobile operator (102) adding value corresponding to the value purchased information to an account corresponding to the subscriber information.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60; G07F 19/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06Q 20/06 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 20/223 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 20/351 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 20/326 (2020.05 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[X] CA 2295043 A1 19990107 - SWISSCOM AG [CH]
[X] WO 0137200 A1 20010525 - C SAM INC [US]
[X] WO 0109853 A1 20010208 - SOFTWARE COM INC [US]
[X] WO 0146920 A1 20010628 - SIEMENS AG [DE], et al
[X] EP 1111561 A2 20010627 - NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI]
[A] WO 0111857 A1 20010215 - ON POINT TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN [US]
[A] US 5903633 A 19990511 - LORSCH ROBERT H [US]
[A] WO 9847112 A1 19981022 - STRATEX PARADIGM UK LIMITED [GB], et al
See references of WO 03012717A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03012717 A1 20030213; EP 1412890 A1 20040428; EP 1412890 A4 20041124

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0123899 W 20010730; EP 01961796 A 20010730