(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,603,311 Bi
Yadav-Ranjan (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 13,2009
Page 2
(54) PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
(76) Inventor: Rani K. Yadav-Ranjan, 6620
Creekview Ct, San Jose, CA (US) 95120
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 1173 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 09/721,728
(22) Filed: Nov. 25, 2000
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Provisional application No. 60/170,829, filed on Dec. 14, 1999, provisional application No. 60/167,938, filed on Nov. 29, 1999, provisional application No. 60/174,123, filed on Dec. 31, 1999, provisional application No. 60/174,124, filed on Dec. 31, 1999, provisional application No. 60/199,910, filed on Apr. 26, 2000.
(51) Int. CI.
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 705/39; 705/35; 705/40
(58) Field of Classification Search 705/27,
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