Mobile commerce receipt system

Abstract

A mobile commerce receipt system and method providing a user of a mobile telecommunications terminal with a reliable electronic proof of reservation, purchase and/or payment made. By e-commerce means, the user places an order with a vendor or merchant and makes electronic payment. The vendor issues an electronic contract, sending the contract to a Trusted Third Party (TTP) receipt server. The TTP validates the contract, generates an electronic, digital receipt which is to sent the vendor. The vendor sends the receipt to the mobile terminal of the user, the mobile terminal storing the receipt for subsequent presentation at the point of delivery of the ordered goods or services.

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         11 . A trusted third party (TTPE) node for an e-commerce arrangement for providing a mobile telecommunication terminal (MTT) of a customer entity (CE) with a reliable electronic proof of a reservation, purchase, or payment being made by the CE using the e-commerce arrangement in a reservation, purchase, or payment of a good or service, the TTPE node comprising:
 a first receiver for receiving from a merchant entity (ME) an electronic contract (EC) generated in the ME on the basis of a ME transaction record (METR) in response to an electronic reservation, purchase, or payment made with the ME by a customer entity (CE), said EC including an identity (ID) of the ME and an EC identifier not containing any information of the actual reservation, purchase, or payment,   a first generator arranged to generate a verified electronic contract (VEC) on the basis of a verification of the ID of the ME included in the EC and an electronic receipt (SER) on the basis of the VEC, said SER not containing said any information about the reservation, purchase, or payment and said SER including the EC identifier, a TTPE identifier, and a TTPE access address, and   first transfer means for transferring a copy of the SER from the ME to the TTPE.   
     
     
         12 . A TTPE node of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a second receiver for a receiving from a delivery entity (DE) a copy of the SER that has been presented to the DE and transferred from the MTT to the DE,   a second generator arranged to generate, in response to receiving the copy of the SER presented to the DE, a validated SER (VSER) on the basis of the EC constituting a TTPE transaction record (TTPETR), and a validated and verified specification of the goods or service (WS) on the basis of the VSER and the TTPETR, and   second transfer means for transferring the WS from the TTPE to the DE.   
     
     
         13 . An e-commerce system including the trusted third party (TTPE) node of  claim 11 . 
     
     
         14 . An e-commerce system including the trusted third party (TTPE) node of  claim 12 . 
     
     
         15 . The e-commerce system of  claim 14 , wherein the ME includes:
 a third generator arranged to generate the EC,   third transfer means for transferring the EC to the TTPE, and   a third receiver for receiving the SER from the TTPE.   
     
     
         16 . The e-commerce system of  claim 15 , wherein the DE includes:
 a fourth receiver for receiving from the MTT the SER presented to the DE by the MTT, and   fourth transfer means for transferring to the TTPE the SER received from the MTT.   
     
     
         17 . The e-commerce system of  claim 16 , wherein the ME includes:
 a fourth generator for generating the EC, and   fifth transfer means for transferring the EC to the TTPE.   
     
     
         18 . The e-commerce system of  claim 17 , further including the MTT, wherein said DE includes sixth transfer circuitry arranged to transfer an acknowledge request (DAQ) to the MTT, and wherein the MTT includes seventh transfer circuitry arranged to transfer to the TTPE a delivery acknowledgement confirm (DAF) generated by the CE in response to the DAQ. 
     
     
         19 . The e-commerce system of  claim 18 , wherein the TTPE includes:
 a fifth receiver for receiving the DAF from the MTT, a validating means for validating the DAF, and an eighth transfer means for transferring an indicator of a valid DAF to the DE.   
     
     
         20 . The e-commerce system of any of  claims 11  through  19 , wherein the METR includes a CE identifier, a MTT identifier, a ME identifier, an identifier of a corresponding EC, a TR identifier, and
 wherein the METR optionally includes a goods or services specification.