发明名称 |
System and method for providing warranties in electronic commerce |
摘要 |
A system and method are disclosed for providing warranties that financially guarantee one or more facts associated with an electronic transaction. In a preferred embodiment, warranties issued in the present system comprise a contract between a first party and a second party in which the first party: (1) warrants one or more warranted facts (2) for damages up to a warranted amount (3) if claimed by a relying customer within a claim period. The warranty is preferably issued by a participant in response to a request received from a customer that specifies a desired warranted amount and claim period. The participant and root entity evaluate the request in light of a plurality of factors and determine whether or not the warranty should be issued. In a preferred embodiment, the warranty comprises a contract between the buyer and its issuing participant. The seller is preferably a third-party beneficiary of this contract.
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申请公布号 |
US2004088263(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.05.06 |
申请号 |
US20030693724 |
申请日期 |
2003.10.23 |
申请人 |
MILLER LAWRENCE R.;AHMED KHAJA E.;VASANTHAKUMAR NAVIN;ROBINSON MARK;BOYD JEFFREY F.;GOLDSTEIN DEBORAH;CERRA PETER |
发明人 |
MILLER LAWRENCE R.;AHMED KHAJA E.;VASANTHAKUMAR NAVIN;ROBINSON MARK;BOYD JEFFREY F.;GOLDSTEIN DEBORAH;CERRA PETER |
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G06F21/00;G06Q20/00;G06Q40/00;G07F7/10;H04L29/06;(IPC1-7):G06F17/60 |
主分类号 |
G06F21/00 |
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