Systems and methods for authorizing a transaction for a financial account
First Claim
1. A method for authorizing a purchase transaction made using a purchasing device associated with a financial account and communicating with a POS terminal, the method comprising:
- determining a physical location of the purchasing device during the purchase transaction based on location information provided by the purchasing device;
determining a physical location of the POS terminal during the purchase transaction;
determining a proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal based on the identified locations of the purchasing device and POS terminal; and
authorizing the purchase transaction based on the determined proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for authorizing a purchase transaction made using a purchasing device associated with a financial account and communicating with a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. In one embodiment, the method may include determining a physical location of the purchasing device during the purchase transaction based on location information provided by the purchasing device. Further, the method includes determining a physical location of the POS terminal during the purchase transaction. Based on the identified locations of the purchasing device and POS terminal, a proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal is determined. The method may also include authorizing the purchase transaction based on the determined proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for authorizing a purchase transaction made using a purchasing device associated with a financial account and communicating with a POS terminal, the method comprising:
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determining a physical location of the purchasing device during the purchase transaction based on location information provided by the purchasing device;
determining a physical location of the POS terminal during the purchase transaction;
determining a proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal based on the identified locations of the purchasing device and POS terminal; and
authorizing the purchase transaction based on the determined proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. The method of 1, wherein determining the location of a POS terminal comprises:
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determining a network address of the POS terminal; and
determining the physical location of the POS terminal based on the determined network address.
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11. A system for authorizing a purchase transaction, comprising:
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a receiving component communicating with a purchasing device associated with a financial account that is used for the purchase transaction, wherein the receiving component receives, from the purchasing device, location information reflecting a geographic location of the purchasing device during the purchase transaction; and
an authorization system that authorizes the purchase transaction based on the location information received from the purchasing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for authorizing a purchase transaction, comprising:
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a purchasing device associated with a financial account and embedded with a transceiver that provides location information reflecting a geographic location of the purchasing device;
a authorization system;
a location determination unit that receives the location information from the transceiver; and
a POS terminal that provides an authorization request to the authorization system, the request including data associated with the location information, wherein the authorization system authorizes the purchase transaction based on a proximity of the purchasing device to the POS terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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