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Patent US8069120 - Electronic purchasing method and apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA computer-assisted method includes hardware, software and telecommunications components that cooperatively achieve the technical effect of an improved electronic purchasing transaction system. In various embodiments of the invention, at least one master account is established for a client. A pool of...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8069120?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8069120 - Electronic purchasing method and apparatusPublication numberUS8069120 B2Publication typeGrantApplication number12/535,488Publication date29 Nov 2011Filing date4 Aug 2009Priority date7 Dec 2001Also published asCA2469493A1, EP1485834A1, US6901387, US7181432, US7584151, US8195574, US20030110136, US20050086169, US20070185821, US20090292631, US20100070393, WO2003050741A2Publication number12535488, 535488, US 8069120 B2, US 8069120B2, US-B2-8069120, US8069120 B2, US8069120B2InventorsHans D. Buehler, Jonathan B. WellsOriginal AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Patent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (60), Classifications (30) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectronic purchasing method and apparatusUS 8069120 B2Abstract A computer-assisted method includes hardware, software and telecommunications components that cooperatively achieve the technical effect of an improved electronic purchasing transaction system. In various embodiments of the invention, at least one master account is established for a client. A pool of limited use account identifiers or secondary account identifiers, that are separate and distinct from the master account, is associated with the master account by a purchasing system or account management system. Each of the limited use account identifiers may be used by the client to purchase items from merchants.
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No. 12/355,576.Classifications U.S. Classification705/64, 705/30, 705/67, 705/32International ClassificationG06Q20/00, G06Q30/00Cooperative ClassificationG06Q20/382, G06Q20/10, G06Q40/00, G06Q20/12, G06Q20/40, G06Q20/20, G06Q40/025, G06Q20/385, G06Q30/06, G06Q20/3674, G06Q40/10, G06Q20/04European ClassificationG06Q20/04, G06Q20/20, G06Q30/06, G06Q20/12, G06Q40/025, G06Q20/385, G06Q20/40, G06Q20/3674, G06Q40/10, G06Q20/10, G06Q40/00, G06Q20/382RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google