Patent ID: 8468089

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a certified trusted third party, one or more requests for product of one or more merchants from one or more user computing devices utilizing a first network link between the one or more user computing devices and the certified trusted third party, wherein the first network link utilizes a communication protocol, and wherein the one or more requests for product comprise one or more requests for product information and product order information; and providing a secure payment option to users of the one or more user computing devices, wherein the secure payment option comprises: transmitting one or more order requests from the certified trusted third party to the one or more merchants utilizing a second network link between the certified trusted third party and the one or more merchants, the one or more order requests from the certified trusted third party to one or more merchants corresponding to the one or more requests for product from the one or more user computing devices; and processing payment with one the one or more merchants utilizing the second network link utilizing a payment protocol which is more secure than the communication protocol; wherein the user communicates only with the certified trusted third party on the first network link to complete an entire transaction.