Patent ID: 7565321

Claim:
A telepayment method involving a first entity comprising a vendor having an identifier, a second entity comprising a purchaser having a global system for mobile communications (GSM) type mobile equipment, and a third entity comprising a telepayment server with which the purchaser and the vendor have entered into an agreement and which is able to set up a connection at least with said mobile equipment, the method comprising: a) executing a preliminary exchange between the vendor and the purchaser for completing a transaction corresponding to the payment of an amount due to the vendor for a service; b) during the preliminary exchange, receiving, by the purchaser, the identifier of the vendor and non-confidential information including data relating to the vendor; c) sending by the mobile equipment of the purchaser to the telepayment server a message including the non-confidential information and said amount for the service; d) sending, by the server to the mobile equipment of the purchaser a message requesting the purchaser to enter a payment code, said message including at least said amount and the identifier of the vendor, said identifier being obtained by the server from the received non-confidential information; e) comparing, by the purchaser, the identifier received in step d) with the identifier of the vendor received during the preliminary exchange; f) sending, by the mobile equipment of the purchaser to the server, confidential information enabling payment of said amount, if the result of the comparison in step e) is positive; and g) receiving said amount by the server after the confidential information enabling payment of said amount is sent to the server.