摘要 |
PURPOSE: A system for intermediating the electronic commerce is provided to improve a unilateral transaction system and to reduce the probability of the nonfulfillment of a contract in the electronic commerce. CONSTITUTION: Transaction money generated from a contract of a buyer and a seller in the electronic commerce is deposited in an authorized financial organization(1,2). The certificate of the money deposition is safely informed to the seller via e-mail or a communication network(3). The seller confirms the certificate and sends an article to the buyer(4). The buyer reports the reception of the article to an intermediation system via e-mail or a communication network. The intermediation system pays the seller with the deposited money(7). If the article is not sent to the buyer, the buyer informs the situation to the intermediation system. Then, the system refunds the money to the buyer under an agreement of the seller.
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