MEDIATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatus for employing a communications system with actively connects communicating entities to mediate transactions. Disclosed are general methods and apparatus for mediating transactions, methods and apparatus permitting information from one transaction to be used in other transactions, and methods and apparatus for performing credit card transactions in which the vendee need not disclose his credit to the vendor. An implementation of a system for performing credit card transactions in a stored program-controlled telephone switching network is also disclosed.