Transaction security apparatus and method
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Abstract
A transaction security apparatus and method, including a receiver which receives a limitation or restriction on an account usage, wherein the limitation or restriction on an account usage is received in real-time from a communication device associated with an individual account holder, a memory device for storing the limitation or restriction on an account usage, and a processing device for processing a transaction on an account or an authorization request in conjunction with the limitation or restriction on an account usage. The processing device generates a signal, wherein the signal contains information for authorizing or disallowing the transaction.
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21. A transaction security apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a limitation or restriction on an account usage, wherein the limitation or restriction on an account usage is received in real-time from a communication device associated with an individual account holder;
a memory device for storing the limitation or restriction on an account usage; and
a processing device for processing a transaction on an account or an authorization request in conjunction with the limitation or restriction on an account usage, wherein the processing device generates a first signal, wherein the first signal contains information for authorizing or disallowing the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A transaction security apparatus, comprising:
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a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding a transaction involving at least one of a credit card, a charge card, a bank account, a checking account, a savings account transaction, and a automated teller machine account, wherein the processing device is capable of allowing or disallowing the transaction, and further wherein the processing device generates a signal containing information regarding the transaction; and
a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the signal to a communication device associated with an individual account holder, wherein the signal is transmitted to the communication device in real-time, and further wherein the signal is transmitted on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A transaction security method, comprising:
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receiving a limitation or restriction on an account usage, wherein the limitation or restriction is received in real-time from a communication device associated with an individual account holder, wherein the limitation or restriction is transmitted on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web;
storing the limitation or restriction on an account usage;
processing at least one of a transaction on an account and an authorization request in conjunction with the limitation or restriction on an account usage, wherein the transaction on the account or the authorization request is processed with a processing device; and
generating a signal containing information for authorizing or disallowing the transaction.
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