| 摘要 |
A network payment system for transacting a sale over a network using a smart card, comprises a cable head end server in communication with the network, a set-top box in communication with the cable head end server, the set-top box including a card reader for communicating with a smart card, a merchant server in communication with the network, the merchant server having at least an item of merchandise or service for sale, and a payment server in communication with the network, the payment server including an interface for communicating with a security card and being arranged to receive a purchase message including an indication of the purchase transaction and to transmit a confirmation message to the merchant server over the network, whereby the merchant server is authorized to release the item of merchandise or the service to a user associated with the smart card.
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