Electronic vault for use in processing smart product transactions
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsRINALDO DI GIORGIO, THEODORE GOLDSTEIN, DIANA NEIMAN, MICHAEL BENDER
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Abstract
An electronic vault includes an array of smart products for use in processing associated transactions. Because smart product transactions usually require that a value of currency always be stored on a particular smart product, the vault provides a collection of smart products storing digital currency values for use in processing a high volume of associated transactions.
Claims29
An apparatus for processing smart product transactions, comprising:
- a module configured to electronically receive a request for a smart product transaction;
- a module configured to select a particular smart product among a plurality of electronically accessible smart products;
- and
- a module configured to process the transaction using the selected smart product.
A system for processing smart product transactions, comprising:
- a reader for reading information from and writing information to a smart product;
- a vault for storing a plurality of electronically accessible smart products;
- and
- a processor coupled to the reader and the vault, the processor operating to:
- electronically receive a request for a smart product transaction;
- select a particular smart product among the plurality of electronically accessible smart products in the vault;
- and
- process the transaction using the selected smart product.
A method for processing smart product transactions, comprising:
- electronically receiving a request for a smart product transaction;
- selecting a particular smart product among a plurality of electronically accessible smart products;
- and
- processing the transaction using the selected smart product.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method, the method including:
- electronically receiving a request for a smart product transaction;
- selecting a particular smart product among a plurality of electronically accessible smart products;
- and
- processing the transaction using the selected smart product.
A database for use in processing smart product transactions, comprising:
- a plurality of vectors, each of the vectors identifying an address for accessing a particular smart product within a plurality of electronically accessible smart products, and identifying a value of the particular smart product;
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- a plurality of types of currencies, each of the types of currencies being associated with at least one of the vectors.
An apparatus for processing smart product transactions, comprising:
- means for specifying a plurality of vectors, each of the vectors identifying an address for accessing a smart product within a plurality of electronically accessible smart products, and identifying a value of the particular smart product;
- means for specifying a plurality of types of currencies, each of the types of currencies being associated with at least one of the vectors:
- means for electronically receiving a request for a smart product transaction;
- means for selecting a particular smart product among the plurality of electronically accessible smart products;
- and
- means for processing the transaction using the selected smart product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.