Method and system to validate payment method
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1. A method to validate a subscriber line of a communication network, the method including:
- receiving a billing telephone number (BTN) associated with the a subscriber line;
receiving a selection of one of a plurality of operations for a validation system to obtain line identification data of the subscriber line, wherein the plurality of operations include;
receiving an inbound communication at the validation system from a communication terminal associated with the subscriber line, and initiating an outbound communication from the validation system to the communication terminal associated with the subscriber line; and
responsive to a selected operation, obtaining the line identification data of the subscriber line.
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Abstract
A method to validate a payment method for a sale via the Internet includes communicating selection data to a remote user terminal wherein the selection data provides the user with an option to select an ANI capture mechanism. The ANI capture method may include one or more of receiving a user-initiated communication, and initiating a communication with a telephone line number associated with a valid billing telephone number. The invention extends to transaction processing system and to merchant network equipment and transaction processing equipment.
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24 Claims
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1. A method to validate a subscriber line of a communication network, the method including:
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receiving a billing telephone number (BTN) associated with the a subscriber line;
receiving a selection of one of a plurality of operations for a validation system to obtain line identification data of the subscriber line, wherein the plurality of operations include;
receiving an inbound communication at the validation system from a communication terminal associated with the subscriber line, and initiating an outbound communication from the validation system to the communication terminal associated with the subscriber line; and
responsive to a selected operation, obtaining the line identification data of the subscriber line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to validate a subscriber line of a communication network, the system including:
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a communication module to receive a billing telephone number (BTN) associated with the subscriber line, the communication module being capable of communicating with a communication terminal via the communication network;
a selection module to allow a selection among a plurality of mechanisms to establish communication with the subscriber line, wherein the plurality of mechanisms include;
an inbound telephone call processing mechanism to receive an inbound communication, and an outbound telephone call processing mechanism to receive an outbound communication, wherein the communication module is further to obtain the line identification data of the subscriber line using a selected mechanism of the plurality of mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system to validate a subscriber line of a communication network, the method including:
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means for receiving a billing telephone number (BTN) associated with the a subscriber line;
means for receiving a selection of one of a plurality of means for a validation system to obtain line identification data of the subscriber line, wherein the plurality of means include means for receiving communication at the validation system from a communication terminal associated with the subscriber line, and means for initiating an outbound communication from the validation system to the communication terminal associated with the subscriber line;
means for obtaining the line identification data of the subscriber line responsive to a selected operation.
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24. A machine-readable medium for storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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receive a billing telephone number (BTN) associated with the a subscriber line;
receive a selection of one of a plurality of operations for a validation system to obtain line identification data of the subscriber line, wherein the plurality of operations include;
receiving an inbound communication at the validation system from a communication terminal associated with the subscriber line, and initiating an outbound communication from the validation system to the communication terminal associated with the subscriber line; and
responsive to a selected operation, obtain the line identification data of the subscriber line.
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