Controlled and secure transactions
First Claim
1. A system for allowing an account holder to deposit money in an account to allow an authorized purchaser to spend up to a pre-allocated amount of money for the purchase of goods or services from a predetermined merchant on a network in communication with a server, comprising:
- an account holder computing device for inputting information on the authorized purchaser, the predetermined merchant and the money allocated;
a transaction server located on said server that is accessed by the account holder and merchants;
an allocation engine residing on the server in communication with said transaction server, wherein said allocation engine allows the account holder to deposit money in the account holder'"'"'s account against which the authorized purchaser can make purchases up to the amount of money deposited for the authorized purchaser; and
a merchant computing device used by the merchant, said computing device in communication with said transaction server and allocation engine.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed herein for allowing an account holder to deposit money in an account to allow an authorized purchaser to spend up to a pre-allocated amount of money for the purchase of goods or services from a predetermined merchant on a network in communication with a server. The account holder and authorized purchaser first enroll and registers at the allocation engine. The allocation engine verifies and authenticates the account holder using the verification details provided by the account holder during the registration process. Prior to a purchase, the identity of the authorized purchaser is first verified at the merchant premises. The allocation engine then processes the purchase request of the purchaser, by comparing the requested transaction information of the authorized purchaser to the permitted transactions authorized by the account holder as stored in the allocation engine. The merchant updates the purchase information into the allocation engine, confirming that the authorized individual has made a purchase up to the pre-allocated amount. The allocation engine comprises an enrollment module, registration module, update module, database, verification module and reporting module.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for allowing an account holder to deposit money in an account to allow an authorized purchaser to spend up to a pre-allocated amount of money for the purchase of goods or services from a predetermined merchant on a network in communication with a server, comprising:
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an account holder computing device for inputting information on the authorized purchaser, the predetermined merchant and the money allocated; a transaction server located on said server that is accessed by the account holder and merchants; an allocation engine residing on the server in communication with said transaction server, wherein said allocation engine allows the account holder to deposit money in the account holder'"'"'s account against which the authorized purchaser can make purchases up to the amount of money deposited for the authorized purchaser; and a merchant computing device used by the merchant, said computing device in communication with said transaction server and allocation engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for allowing an authorized purchaser to make a purchase up to a pre-allocated amount of money at predetermined merchants as specified by an account holder where such transaction is conducted over a server in communication with an allocation engine residing on a network, comprising the steps of:
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enrolling and registering said account holder at the allocation engine; authenticating said account holder and granting access to the account holder'"'"'s account using verification details provided by the account holder; updating the purchase information at the allocation engine by the account holder inputting information on pre-allocated amount of moneys by the authorized purchaser at predetermined merchants; verifying the authorized user'"'"'s transaction at the merchant premises by comparing the requested transaction information of the authorized purchaser to the transactions authorized by the account holder stored in the allocation engine; and updating the spending information stored in the allocation engine from the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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