| 摘要 |
A multimedia network ( 1 ) with connected customer stations ( 2 ), merchant servers ( 3 ), and a payment server ( 5 ). Secure electronic transactions are performed using a secure electronic transactions protocol (SET), including exchange of digital certificates, managed by a Trusted Third Party Server ( 9 ). The customer stations comprise transactions management means ( 10 ), fit for performing said SET protocol and for managing said certificates for the customer station. A remote customer agent ( 13 ) represents the customer station in the negotiation and payment process. The customer station ( 2 ) comprises an agent interface ( 12 ), fit for transmission of codes, parameters and certificates between the customer agent ( 13 ) and the transactions management means ( 10 ). A remote merchant agent ( 14 ) represents the merchant station ( 3 ) in the negotiation and payment process with the customer agent ( 13 ) or the customer station ( 3 ), to have paid for the selected products in a secure way, under control of SET protocol.
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