Patent ID: 7103571
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An electronic settlement system for allowing payment for a purchase from a virtual shop on a network by a purchaser using a terminal connected to said network, comprising: a paying method presenting unit means for receiving a verification from said terminal that said purchaser would like to make the purchase, sending a message to said terminal directing said purchaser to pay using prepaid electronic money and asking whether said purchaser already owns prepaid electronic money, and if said purchaser does not already own prepaid electronic money, sending an inquiry to said terminal asking whether said purchaser would like to buy a set amount of prepaid electronic money over said network; a settlement unit means for making a settlement via said network for a purchase price when prepaid electronic money is bought on behalf of said purchaser; and an electronic money purchasing unit means for receiving an instruction to buy said set amount of prepaid electronic money from said purchaser via said terminal, purchasing said set amount of prepaid electronic money over said network on behalf of said purchaser aided by said settlement unit, and notifying said purchaser of an identification number allocated to the prepaid electronic money that has been purchased and reporting a balance remaining after payment for the purchase is subtracted from said set amount of prepaid electronic money.