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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> E-BAY INC. (Patent) [2012] UKIntelP o48612 (6 December 2012) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2012/o48612.html Cite as: [2012] UKIntelP o48612 |
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Summary
The application relates to a system and method for securely transferring an amount of money from a first party to a second party using mobile phones. This is achieved by the first party sending a transfer request text message from their mobile phone to a server, wherein the request comprises a mobile phone number associated with a mobile phone of the second party. The server notifies the second party of the request and the identity of the first party. The server receives a personal identification component from the mobile phone of the second party. The second party’s identity is verified and the money is transferred from an account associated with the first party’s mobile phone to an account associated with the second party’s mobile phone. The Hearing Officer found that the invention relates to a method for doing business and a program for a computer, and refused the application.
