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Trusted transactional controller
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An electronic controller for conducting trusted lightweight e-commerce transactions is presented in this article, where a trusted transactional cache (212) and the associated transactional protocol allow ecommerce transactions to be committed to a remote server extremely quickly and with little network overhead.Abstract:
An electronic controller for conducting trusted lightweight e-commerce transactions A trusted transactional cache (212) and the associated transactional protocol allow e-commerce transactions to be committed to a remote server extremely quickly and with little network overhead The end-to-end transactions are completed in just a few seconds or less The invention operates equally well on robust private networks as on unpredictable Internet or wireless networks The transaction is automatically completed following a temporary communication failure with the central site or following a temporary local controller failure The invention can advantageously be used in embedded Internet products such as fixed or mobile Internet kiosks, transactional terminals, and Internet Appliancesread more
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