Payment processing over the internet
OwnerChristopher John Westinventor
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Abstract
A payment transaction is performed over the Internet. A merchant server presents to an end user a merchant web page that identifies the merchant server as the source of the web page. A payment processing server presents to the end user a web document that requests payment information from the end user. The web document is presented to the end user as an inline frame within the merchant web page.
Claims32
A computer implemented method for conducting a payment transaction over the Internet, comprising:
- presenting to an end user, by a merchant server, a merchant web page that identifies the merchant server as the source of the web page;
- and
- presenting to the end user, by a payment processing server, a web document that requests payment information from the end user, the web document presented to the end user as an inline frame within the merchant web page.
A computer implemented method by which a payment processing server handles financial transactions over the Internet, comprising:
- presenting to an end user, by the payment processing server, a web document that requests payment information from the end user, the web document being presented to the end user as an inline frame within a merchant web page;
- and
- receiving from the end user, by the payment processing server, the payment information.
A computer implemented method by which a payment processing server handles financial transactions, comprising:
- presenting to an end user, by the payment processing server, an information update web document that requests payment update information from the end user, the information update web document presented to the end user as an inline frame within an update merchant web page;
- and
- storing in a database, by the payment processing server, payment update information received from the end user.
A distributed computing system comprising:
- a merchant server, the merchant server presenting to an end user, a merchant web page that identifies the merchant server as the source of the web page;
- and
- A payment processing server, the payment processing server presenting to the end user, a web document that requests payment information from the end user, the web document being presented to the end user as an inline frame within the merchant web page.
A payment processing system comprising:
- a payment processing server that handles financial transactions, the payment processing server presenting a web document that requests payment information from the end user, the web document being presented to the end user as an inline frame within a merchant web page presented from a merchant server;
- and
- a database, the payment processing server storing in the database payment information received from the end user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.