Credit card validation for an interactive wireless network

摘要

A system for validating a credit card over a wireless network. The system includes a wireless communication network for receiving a request message including credit card information for identifying a credit card to be validated from a wireless device. The system also includes a gateway in communication with the wireless communication network for receiving the credit card validation request message from the wireless device and an external network in communication with the gateway for providing credit card validation data to the gateway. The gateway is configured for processing the credit card validation data for sending a credit card validation reply message to the wireless device. The gateway includes a database for storing the credit card validation reply message. The database includes a directory structure for associating the wireless device with the credit card validation reply message.