Patent ID: 8019690
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for transacting an anonymous purchase using a computer-implemented purchasing system, the purchasing system having at least two computing devices interconnected by a network, comprising the steps of: acquiring non-personalized intermediary credit account information from a purchasing intermediary by a process comprising buying a purchasing card from a retail establishment, the non-personalized intermediary credit account including pseudo purchase transactional information, where the intermediary credit account information is encapsulated on said purchasing card; providing purchase transactional information, including at least some of the non-personalized intermediary credit account information, to a retailer, wherein the purchase transactional information is provided by a purchaser using a first computing device of the purchasing system; and transacting a purchase between the purchaser and the retailer using said non-personalized intermediary credit account information, thereby maintaining the anonymity of the purchaser.