Method for exchanging data concerning an electronic transaction
AssigneeSybase 365, Inc.
InventorCarles Guillot
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for exchanging data concerning an electronic transaction between two entities, includes: a step which consists in determining and booking an origin address (TPOA) in conformity with a bidirectional mobile telephony (GSM) digital messaging service protocol (SMS); a step which consists in sending in accordance with the protocol (SMS), an offer message (OFFRE_SMS) of the transaction (TR), the offer message (OFFRE_SMS) being sent from the first entity (MW) and addressed to the second entity (CL); and a step which consists in sending, from the second entity (CL) and addressed to the first entity (MW), a reply message comprising an information (REP) representing acceptance or rejection of the transaction.
Claims20
A method for exchanging data relating to an electronic transaction, comprising:
- (a) receiving at a first entity a transaction definition message, the transaction definition message indicative of the electronic transaction and including at least an identifier of the electronic transaction and an identifier of a second entity;
- (b) performing, by a device of the first entity, one or more processing steps on at least the transaction definition message including at least (i) determining and reserving an available address from a plurality of predetermined addresses, yielding a reserved address, and (ii) creating an offer message, the offer message indicative of the electronic transaction and including at least a description of the electronic transaction, the reserved address, and the identifier of the second entity;
- (c) sending, by a first gateway of the first entity, the offer message towards the second entity;
- (d) receiving, by a second gateway of the first entity, a response message from the second entity;
- and
- (e) releasing the reserved address for use in a subsequent offer message.
An apparatus for conducting an electronic transaction, the apparatus operating as a first entity and comprising:
- a database configured to store a plurality of parameters including an identifier of the electronic transaction, an identifier of a second entity, and an identifier of a third entity;
- a first receiver module configured to receive, from the third entity, a transaction definition message including the plurality of parameters;
- a first sending module configured to send a response to the third entity;
- a second sending module configured to send an offer message including, at least, a reserved address, the identifier of a second entity and a description of the electronic transaction;
- a second receiver module configured to receive, from the second entity, a response message responsive to the offer message;
- and
- a bus interconnecting the database, the first receiver module, the first sending module, the second sending module and the second receiver module,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to determine and reserve an available address from a plurality of predetermined addresses, yielding the reserved address, (ii) create the offer message, and (iii) release the reserved address for use in a subsequent offer message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.