System and methods of validating an authorized user of a payment card and authorization of a payment card transaction
First Claim
1. A method for providing security to payment card transactions comprising:
- receiving information designating an account of a payment cardholder;
in response to receiving account information, forwarding a request over a communications system to a mobile telephone of the payment cardholder for information identifying one or more authorized users of a payment card;
receiving information identifying one or more payment card users from the mobile telephone of the payment cardholder;
in response to receiving payment card user identifying information, creating a validation record associated with the payment cardholder account and one or more authorized payment card users; and
setting the validation record to authorize payment card transactions with use of a payment card by an authorized payment card user.
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Abstract
A system and methods of validating the identity of payment card users and authorizing payment card transactions is provided. The methods of validating the identity of payment card users and authorizing payment card transactions include receiving information from payment card users to identify and validate their status as authorized payment card users. Receiving information from payment card users includes receiving information via mobile telephone, wherein payment card users provide such identifying information as a mobile telephone number, a personal identification number, an account number and or a vocal password by a mobile telephone to validate their status as authorized payment card users. Upon verification of the identifying information and an authorization status of payment card users, payment card transactions are approved. The system comprises a central manager including a database to record and store information identifying a plurality of payment cardholders and authorized payment card users. The central manager is coupled to a Short Message Service module to forward text messages to payment cardholders via mobile telephone, and further coupled to a Voice Recognition module and Interactive Voice Recognition to provide voice communication between the central manager and payment cardholders and payment card users via mobile telephone.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing security to payment card transactions comprising:
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receiving information designating an account of a payment cardholder;
in response to receiving account information, forwarding a request over a communications system to a mobile telephone of the payment cardholder for information identifying one or more authorized users of a payment card;
receiving information identifying one or more payment card users from the mobile telephone of the payment cardholder;
in response to receiving payment card user identifying information, creating a validation record associated with the payment cardholder account and one or more authorized payment card users; and
setting the validation record to authorize payment card transactions with use of a payment card by an authorized payment card user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)
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15. A method for authorizing payment card transactions comprising:
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receiving information designating an account of a payment card transaction;
in response to receiving account information, forwarding a request over a communications system to a mobile telephone of the payment cardholder for information identifying one or more payment card users;
receiving information identifying one or more payment card users from the mobile telephone of the payment cardholder;
in response to receiving identifying information, retrieving a validation record associated with the cardholder account and one or more authorized payment card users;
determining whether a status of a payment card user is one of authorized and unauthorized by reconciling information received identifying one or more payment card users with the validation record; and
completing the payment card transaction according to an authorization status of the payment card user.
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28. A system for providing information to identify and authorize a payment card user in a payment card authorization system comprising:
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a central manager including a database to record and store information identifying a plurality of payment cardholders and payment card users of the authorization system;
the central manager coupled to a Short Message Service module to forward text messages to payment cardholders via mobile telephone; and
the central manager further coupled to a Voice Recognition module and an Interactive Voice Recognition module for voice communication between the central manager and payment cardholders and payment card users via mobile telephone.
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