Elizabeth K Lee

US Patent:

20060179008, Aug 10, 2006

Filed:

Apr 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/398329

Inventors:

Guy Tallent - Hoboken NJ, US
Paul Donfried - Richmond MA, US
George Hicks - Palm Springs CA, US
Elizabeth Lee - Lafayette CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705075000

Abstract:

Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for providing authorization and other services. In a preferred embodiment, an authorization service includes both a messaging specification and a set of rules that govern its use. A first customer wishing to use the authorization service prepares a request that complies with the service's messaging specification and transmits it to a first participant. The first participant transmits the request to a second participant, which processes the request according to authorization information provided by a second customer and rules that have been specified for the service. The second participant then prepares a response that complies with the service's messaging specification.