System and method for distributing personal identification numbers over a computer network
First Claim
1. A method of distributing a personal identification number (PIN) through a client terminal, comprising:
- generating, at a host connection manager, a request for a PIN, wherein the PIN is associated with a particular monetary value;
transmitting the request for the PIN from the host connection manager to a server;
receiving the PIN at the host connection manager;
receiving, at a host connection manager, a client request indicative of the particular monetary value, wherein the client request is generated at the client terminal and transmitted to the host connection manager; and
sending the PIN to the client terminal in response to the client request.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a personal identification number (PIN) to a client terminal over a computer network. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a host connection manager receives a request for a PIN, which is associated with a particular monetary value. The host connection manager transmits the request for the PIN to a server, and the host connection manager receives the PIN from the server. In addition, the host connection manager is adapted to receive a client request indicative of the particular monetary value. The client request is generated at the client terminal and is transmitted from the client terminal to the host connection manager. In response to the client request, the host connection manager sends the PIN associated with the particular monetary value to the client terminal.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A method of distributing a personal identification number (PIN) through a client terminal, comprising:
-
generating, at a host connection manager, a request for a PIN, wherein the PIN is associated with a particular monetary value;
transmitting the request for the PIN from the host connection manager to a server;
receiving the PIN at the host connection manager;
receiving, at a host connection manager, a client request indicative of the particular monetary value, wherein the client request is generated at the client terminal and transmitted to the host connection manager; and
sending the PIN to the client terminal in response to the client request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A system for providing a personal identification number (PIN) to a user, comprising:
-
a host connection manager configured to;
generate a request for a PIN, wherein the PIN is associated with a particular monetary value;
transmit the request for the PIN via a first network from the host connection manager to a server;
receive the PIN from the server; and
send, via a second network, the PIN to a client terminal in response to a client request from the client terminal, wherein the client request is indicative of the particular monetary value; and
a server configured to retrieve from a database the PIN associated with the particular monetary value, and transmit the PIN to the host connection manager via the first network in response to the host connection manager'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A host connection manager for rendering personal identification numbers (PINs), the host connection manager comprising:
-
a server connection module configured to request, from a server, a plurality of PINs, wherein the server is coupled to a database containing PINs associated with a plurality of available products and services;
a terminal connection module configured to receive, from a client terminal, a client request for a PIN wherein the request indicates user selection of a selected one of the products and services; and
a controller coupled to the terminal connection module and the server connection module, wherein the controller is configured to initiate transmission of the requested PIN to the client terminal in response to the client request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. A system for providing personal identification numbers (PINs), comprising:
-
a host connection manager coupled to a first and a second network, the host connection manager configured to receive a client request for a PIN over the first network, the client request originating from a client terminal;
a server coupled to the second network, the server receiving a request for the PIN over the second network, the request originating from the host connection manager; and
a database located on the server, the database containing PINs;
wherein the server retrieves the PIN from the database in response to receiving the request for the PIN, and transmits the retrieved PIN on-demand to the host connection manager in response to said request from said host connection manager;
wherein the host connection manager receives the PIN from the server and wherein the host connection manager transmits the PIN to the client terminal in response to the client request. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
-
-
25. A system for providing personal identification numbers (PINs), comprising:
-
a database containing PINs associated with a plurality of available products and services wherein certain of said products and services are available in a plurality of monetary denominations;
a server in communication with the database, the server receiving a request, originating from a client terminal, for a PIN wherein the request indicates user selection of a selected one of said products and services and a selected one of said plurality of monetary denominations; and
a host connection manager, coupled between the client terminal and the server, wherein the host connection manager is configured to receive the request originating from a client terminal and send a corresponding request to the server;
wherein the server retrieves a PIN from the database in response to receiving the corresponding request, and transmits the retrieved PIN to the host connection manager;
wherein the host connection manager receives the PIN from the server and transmits the PIN to the client terminal.
-
-
26. A system for providing personal identification numbers (PINs), comprising:
-
a plurality of client terminal sets, each of the client terminal sets including a plurality of client terminals;
a plurality of host connection managers, each of the host connection managers being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of client terminal sets via a corresponding one of a plurality of terminal networks, wherein each of the host connection managers is configured to receive client requests for PINs from each client terminal set, wherein each of the host connection managers is configured to send PINs to each client terminal set in response to the client requests from the corresponding client terminal sets, and wherein each of the host connection managers is coupled to a server network; and
a server coupled to the server network, wherein the server is configured to receive PIN requests from each of the plurality of host connection managers, and wherein the server sends PINs to each of the plurality of host connection managers in response to the corresponding PIN requests.
-
Specification