Patent ID: 7664676

Claim:
A Method for performing an e-Commerce transaction via a mobile telephone network enabling the user of a visiting Mobile Station (MS) to procure services or goods from a local Content Provider (CP), the method comprising: routing a request from the mobile station to procure a service or goods from the content provider to a visited Mobile e-Commerce (MeC) server handling the security and payment processes; the visited mobile e-commerce server identifying the home mobile e-commerce server of the mobile station; the visited mobile e-commerce server directing the mobile station to its home mobile e-commerce server; the home mobile e-commerce server security verifying the mobile station and determining payment details; passing the result of the security verification and payment details to the visited mobile e-commerce server indicating the transaction can continue; the visited mobile e-commerce server contacting a Financial Institution (Fl) to get payment clearance; the content provider delivering the service or goods and financial institution sends the payment clearance, and the financial institution charging the user.