Digital cash and method of commerce
Abstract
Method for electronic transactions and using an optical disc (10) (a CD) as a payment medium. The record has embedded coded data representing a monetary value, and this value is reduced by an operator (40) involved in a transaction between a buyer (30) and a seller (20) when the buyer is transferred an item or service from the seller. The disc (10) may further have encrypted data representing a second monetary value representing a discount or incentive for purchases and may further include data representing a consumer product such as music or software.
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10 paragraphs in 2 sections, as filed
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(71) Soker (72) Inventor (74) Proxy (54) Title (57) Summary
2000.12.04
1999.12.03
2001.01.29 (86) Int. Entry date and application number (85) Continuation day (30) Priority
1999.12.03, PCT / US99 / 28674 2000.12.04
1999.04.05, US, 127756 1999.10.26, US, 427349
CD-Cash (USA) LLC,
Suite 3925, 101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 3360 2, US Michael JP Mooney, Donnybrook, Dublin, IE Brian O'Neill, Dun Laoghaire, IE Ivan MacDonald, Maynooth, Dublin, IE Tandbergs Patentkontor AS, 0306 Oslo
Digital electronic transaction and associated payment medium
Method for electronic transactions and using an optical disc (10) (a CD) as a payment medium. The record has embedded coded data representing a monetary value, and this value is reduced by an operator (40) involved in a transaction between a buyer (30) and a seller (20) when the buyer is transferred an item or service from the seller. The disc (10) may further have encrypted data representing a second monetary value representing a discount or incentive for purchases and may further include data representing a consumer product such as music or software.
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Contents2
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Sheet 1
24 members in 18 offices
Priority claims12
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12775699 | United States of America | P | |
| 12775699 | United States of America | P | |
| 42734999 | United States of America | A | |
| 42734999 | United States of America | A | |
| 9928674 | United States of America | W | |
| 9928674 | United States of America | W | |
| 9928674 | – | – | – |
| 127756 | – | – | – |
| 427349 | – | – | – |
| US19990127756P | – | – | – |
| US19990427349 | – | – | – |
| WO1999US28674 | – | – | – |
Members24
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|---|---|---|---|
| CA2333733A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| WO0060512A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| AU2352000A | Australia | A | |
| IS5750A | Iceland | A | |
| NO20006158D0 | Norway | D0 | |
| NO20006158LThis record | Norway | L | |
| EP1082689A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| LT2000112A | Lithuania | A | |
| LV12651A | Latvia | A | |
| LT4811B | Lithuania | B | |
| CN1304513A | China | A | |
| TR2000003627T1 | Türkiye | T1 | |
| TR200003627T1 | Türkiye | T1 | |
| KR20010078728A | Republic of Korea | A | |
| EP1082689A4 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| LV12651B | Latvia | B | |
| SK18532000A3 | Slovakia | A3 | |
| SI20558A | Slovenia | A | |
| PL344639A1 | Poland | A1 | |
| IL140050A0 | Israel | A0 | |
| EE200000722A | Estonia | A | |
| WO0060512A9 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A9 | |
| JP2002541562A | Japan | A | |
| BR9911189A | Brazil | A |
1 legal event, as the office reported them to INPADOC
Events
| Event | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrawal, rejection or dismissal of laid open patent applicationFC2A | FC2A |
Numbers
- Publication, DOCDB
- 20006158
- Publication, EPODOC
- NO20006158L
- Application
- 6158
- Application, DOCDB
- 20006158
- Application, EPODOC
- NO20000006158
Titles2
- English
- Digital electronic transaction and associated payment medium
- Norwegian
- Digital elektronisk transaksjon og tilhörende betalingsmedium
Classification
- CPC, 2
- G06Q30/06
- G06Q20/36
- IPC, 2
- G06F17 00
- G06Q30 06