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US 8,275,671 B2Granted
Validating E-commerce transactions
AssigneeGo Daddy Operating Company, LLC
InventorNeil Warner
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Abstract
Methods of the present invention allow for validating eCommerce transactions. An exemplary method for validating an eCommerce transaction may comprise the steps of validating a Hosting Provider, validating a Merchant using the Hosting Provider to host an eCommerce website, and validating a Customer who may purchase goods or services from the Merchant via the eCommerce website. If the Hosting Provider, Merchant, and Customer are validated, an eCommerce transaction may be approved.
Claims11
A method, comprising the steps of:
- a) validating, by at least one server computer, the trustworthiness of a Hosting Provider by confirming that one or more computer systems of said Hosting Provider are secure, wherein said Hosting Provider comprises an entity providing website hosting services to third parties;
- b) validating, by said at least one server computer, the trustworthiness of a Merchant using said Hosting Provider to host an eCommerce website resolving from a domain name by confirming that said domain name is registered to said Merchant;
- c) validating, by said at least one server computer, the trustworthiness of a Customer attempting to purchase goods or services from said Merchant via said eCommerce website;
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- d) responsive to a determination that said Hosting Provider, said Merchant, and said Customer are validated, approving, by said at least one server computer, an eCommerce transaction involving said Hosting Provider, said Merchant, and said Customer.
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