SECURE TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM

摘要

A system and method for processing purchase orders between a purchaser (10) and a merchant (50) across a public network (200). The processing system includes a purchaser account database (103) for storing purchaser account information for each purchaser and including at least a purchaser identifier and delivery data associated with the purchaser identifier, a disabler (160) for monitoring the status of the purchaser account database and for disabling the account database in response to a monitored change in the purchaser account information, and a processor (100) for receiving the purchase orders and processing the orders.