Global positioning system to manage risk for POS terminal
First Claim
1. A system for processing financial transactions comprising:
- at least one remote terminal that identifies the location of a financial transaction, wherein the remote terminal also acquires transaction information about a proffered promissory payment and transmits a signal indicative of the transaction information and the location information; and
an authorizing host that receives the signal transmitted by the remote terminal wherein the authorizing host evaluates the risk associated with the financial transaction based, at least in part, on the location information so as to determine whether to accept or decline the financial transaction, and wherein the authorizing host transmits a signal back to the remote terminal indicative of acceptance or decline of the proffered promissory payment.
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Abstract
The present teachings describe a system for processing financial transactions. In one embodiment, the system includes a remote terminal adapted to identify the location of financial transactions via global positioning system (GPS) information such that the remote terminal acquires transaction information from a user and transmits a first signal indicative of transaction information and GPS information. In addition, the system includes an authorizing host adapted to receive the first signal transmitted by the remote terminal such that the authorizing host evaluates the risk associated with financial transactions based, at least in part, on the GPS information so as to determine whether to accept or decline the financial transaction. The present teachings further describe devices and methods of acquiring GPS information for the purpose of managing risk for financial transactions.
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58 Claims
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1. A system for processing financial transactions comprising:
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at least one remote terminal that identifies the location of a financial transaction, wherein the remote terminal also acquires transaction information about a proffered promissory payment and transmits a signal indicative of the transaction information and the location information; and
an authorizing host that receives the signal transmitted by the remote terminal wherein the authorizing host evaluates the risk associated with the financial transaction based, at least in part, on the location information so as to determine whether to accept or decline the financial transaction, and wherein the authorizing host transmits a signal back to the remote terminal indicative of acceptance or decline of the proffered promissory payment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for processing financial transactions comprising:
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at least one remote terminal that identifies the location of a financial transaction with a GPS signal, wherein the remote terminal also acquires transaction information about a proffered payment and transmits a signal indicative of the transaction information and the location information; and
an authorizing host that receives the signal transmitted by the remote terminal wherein the authorizing host evaluates the risk associated with the financial transaction based, at least in part, on the location information so as to determine whether to accept or decline the financial transaction, and wherein the authorizing host transmits a signal back to the remote terminal indicative of acceptance or decline of the proffered payment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of determining the risk of accepting a proffered promissory payment, the method comprising:
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determining the location of a remote transaction device adapted to send transaction information about the proffered promissory payment to an authorizing host;
sending the transaction information and the location information to the authorizing host;
performing a risk assessment of accepting the proffered promissory payment based upon the transaction information and the location information; and
sending a signal back to the remote transaction device indicative of whether the proffered promissory payment is to be accepted or declined. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of determining the risk of accepting a proffered payment, the method comprising:
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determining the location of a remote transaction device with a GPS signal, wherein the remote transaction device is adapted to send transaction information about the proffered payment to an authorizing host;
sending the transaction information and the location information to the authorizing host;
performing a risk assessment of accepting the proffered payment based upon the transaction information and the location information; and
sending a signal back to the remote transaction device indicative of whether the proffered payment is to be accepted or declined. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for determining the risk of accepting a proffered payment, the system comprising:
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a means for determining the location of at least one remote transaction device, wherein the at least one remote transaction device is adapted to send transaction information about the proffered payment to an authorizing host;
a means for sending the transaction information and the location information to the authorizing host;
a means for performing a risk assessment of accepting the proffered payment based upon the transaction information and the location information; and
a means for sending a signal back to the at least one remote transaction device indicative of whether the proffered payment is to be accepted or declined. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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