System and method for the storage of data in association with financial accounts
First Claim
1. A method for operating a credit facilitation system, said method comprising:
- processing a current transaction from a user identified at a transaction point, said identification comprising at least an account identity with respect to said current transaction;
obtaining data specific to an identity of said user with respect to said current transaction, said specific data pertaining to at least one physical characteristic of said user during said current transaction, and associating said obtained specific data with said identified account.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are established for data that is obtained auxiliary to but concurrent with a given transaction to be coordinated and stored in association with the transaction account data to which the transaction pertains. In one embodiment, the stored auxiliary data is provided to the user at the time the user views his/her account transactions. In another embodiment, the auxiliary information is provided to the user at the time of the transaction for authorization purposes. In a still further embodiment, the obtained auxiliary data is matched against prestored data to resolve questionable transactions. The provided data can be delivered via a phone call, email or over an Internet connection to the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for operating a credit facilitation system, said method comprising:
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processing a current transaction from a user identified at a transaction point, said identification comprising at least an account identity with respect to said current transaction;
obtaining data specific to an identity of said user with respect to said current transaction, said specific data pertaining to at least one physical characteristic of said user during said current transaction, andassociating said obtained specific data with said identified account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16)
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11. A method of processing transactions from users identified at points of sale (POS), said users identified by the presentation of account information at said POS, said method comprising:
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processing financial transactions at said POS with respect to a particular identified account;
determining when a particular financial transaction with respect to a particular account has a high risk of fraud associated therewith; and
upon a determination of a high risk fraud transaction, storing in association with said account transaction information generated at said POS during said current transaction pertaining to at least one physical characteristic of said user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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17. A method of processing transactions with respect to a user'"'"'s account;
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identifying said user'"'"'s account based upon information received from said user at a time of a particular transaction;
said information comprising both voluntarily supplied information as well as biometric information supplied during said transaction without conscious effort by said user;
said identifying comprising comparing said voluntarily supplied information against information already contained in a database of information pertaining to said user'"'"'s account; and
storing said biometric information in association with said user'"'"'s account in said database. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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