Global Patent Index - EP 2183717 A4

EP 2183717 A4 20120808 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-LANGUAGE USER SELECTION AND CURRENCY CONVERSION

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-LANGUAGE USER SELECTION AND CURRENCY CONVERSION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MEHRSPRACHEN-BENUTZERAUSWAHL UND WÄHRUNGSUMRECHNUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR SÉLECTION D'UTILISATEURS ET CONVERSION DE MONNAIE EN LANGUES MULTIPLES

Publication

EP 2183717 A4 20120808 (EN)

Application

EP 07813356 A 20070725

Priority

US 2007074366 W 20070725

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009014538A1] A method and apparatus for facilitating a business transaction wherein a merchant/operator is presented with transaction-related information in the operator's preferred language and currency, wherein the customer is presented with transaction-related information in the customer's preferred language and currency, and wherein the customer's language and currency are different from the operator's language and currency. This allows persons who speak different languages and who are used to conducting transactions in different currencies to readily engage in business transactions. The method and apparatus can be employed, for example, in a credit card or debit card terminal, thereby allowing a merchant to easily accommodate tourists from foreign countries. The customer's language and/or currency preferences may be obtained from a credit card/debit card, cellular telephone, smart card, or other portable memory medium prior to or during the transaction, thereby obviating the need to manually select a preferred language and currency for each transaction.

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01)

CPC (source: CN EP KR)

G06K 17/00 (2013.01 - KR); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01 - CN EP); G07F 9/02 (2013.01 - CN EP); G07F 19/00 (2013.01 - KR); G07F 19/20 (2013.01 - CN EP); G07F 19/201 (2013.01 - CN EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009014538 A1 20090129; AU 2007356884 A1 20090129; BR PI0721886 A2 20140225; CN 101790741 A 20100728; CN 105225358 A 20160106; EP 2183717 A1 20100512; EP 2183717 A4 20120808; HK 1214268 A1 20160722; IL 203510 A0 20110731; JP 2010534373 A 20101104; KR 100983694 B1 20100924; KR 20080094756 A 20081024; MX 2010000983 A 20100427

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007074366 W 20070725; AU 2007356884 A 20070725; BR PI0721886 A 20070725; CN 200780100376 A 20070725; CN 201510555644 A 20070725; EP 07813356 A 20070725; HK 16102199 A 20160225; IL 20351010 A 20100126; JP 2010518160 A 20070725; KR 20077026186 A 20070725; MX 2010000983 A 20070725