Patent ID: 6658568
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G06T,G07F,G11B,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for secure, automated transaction processing including:a user site including a first secure environment including a processor and a secure memory, the secure memory storing a first secure container including first governed content and having associated a first rule set, a second secure container including second governed content and having associated a second rule set, and a third rule set; the first rule set including: a first rule specifying a first secure, interoperable transaction processing system including a first plurality of interoperable clearinghouses, and a second rule allowing the user to select one or more clearinghouses from the first plurality, the chosen clearinghouses to be used to at least in part process a transaction involving at least a portion of the first governed content; and the second rule set including: a third rule specifying a second secure interoperable transaction processing system including a second plurality of interoperable clearinghouses, and a fourth rule allowing the user to select one or more clearinghouses from the second plurality, the chosen clearinghouses to be used to at least in part process a transaction involving at least a portion of the second governed content; the third rule set including: one or more rules specifying one or more clearinghouses acceptable to the user, and a fifth rule specifying a user requirement restricting use of identification information supplied by the user; and the user site including a processor capable of comparing a clearinghouse specified by the third rule set with a clearinghouse specified by the first rule set or the second rule set and indicating whether a match exists.