Patent ID: 7685020
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a mobile telecommunication terminal (MTT) of a customer entity (CE) with a reliable electronic proof of a reservation, purchase or payment being made by the CE using an e-commerce arrangement, the method including the steps of: making, by the CE, an electronic reservation, a purchase or a payment with a merchant entity server (ME), said electronic reservation, purchase or payment specifying a goods or service, generating, in the ME, a ME transaction record (METR) on basis of the reservation, purchase or payment, and, on basis of the METR, an electronic contract (EC) including an identity (ID) of the ME, and an EC identifier not containing any information about the reservation, purchase or payment, transferring a copy of the EC from the ME to a trusted third party entity server (TTPE), generating, in the TTPE, a verified EC (VEC) on basis of a verification of the ID of the ME included in the EC, and an electronic receipt (SER) not containing any information about the reservation, purchase, or payment on basis of the VEC, transferring a copy of the SER from the TTPE to the ME, and transferring via a mobile a mobile network a copy of the SER from the ME to the MTT, wherein the SER comprises the EC identifier, a TTPE identifier, and a TTPE access address.