Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing electronic transactions

US8990426B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990426-B2
Application numberUS-94622607-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 28, 2007
Priority dateNov 28, 2007
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing electronic transactions are provided. A method includes presenting an offer on a first communications device to conduct an electronic transaction on another communications device that is different from the first communications device. In response to an acceptance of the offer and selection of the other communications device, the method includes retrieving a network address for the other communications device from a storage device, and executing the electronic transaction on the other communications device via the network address.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing an electronic transaction, comprising: presenting an offer on a communications device to conduct the electronic transaction, the offer presented during a programming event occurring on the communications device, the programming event including content presented by a content provider over a media channel, the presenting the offer including presenting the offer in conjunction with the content; and in response to an acceptance of the of…

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What does patent US8990426B2 cover?
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing electronic transactions are provided. A method includes presenting an offer on a first communications device to conduct an electronic transaction on another communications device that is different from the first communications device. In response to an acceptance of the offer and selection of the other communications device, the meth…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hill N Peter, At & T Ip I Lp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).