Patent ID: 6463418
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for transacting business electronically, the method comprising:storing first information in a database management module in a protected environment, the first information including client information and product information; reading the first information in the database management module by a network server module in response to a client request, the network server module being outside the protected environment, the network server module distributing both secure and non-secure information, wherein at least a portion of the first information is encrypted, the first information providing login information relating to the client; providing a client customized interface using the first information by the network server module; in response to a request by a client for a secure selected data file, providing the client with a ticket file and providing the selected data file to the file transfer module, the file transfer module being outside the protected environment, a file transfer module having a secure file transfer protocol; in response to the receipt of the ticket file by the file transfer module from the client, determining when the client is authorized to receive the selected data file in the file transfer module by comparison of the ticket file from the client with a ticket file stored in the database management module; and when the client is authorized to receive the selected data file , transferring the selected data file to the client by the file transfer module using the secure file transfer protocol.