SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for distributing personal identification numbers (PINs) comprising:
- a plurality of client terminals, each of said plurality of client terminals being capable of requesting and receiving PINs;
a plurality of servers operatively coupled to said plurality of client terminals, each of said servers including a corresponding one of a plurality of PIN inventories, wherein each of said servers is capable of sending PINs to at least one of said plurality of client terminals; and
a hub operatively coupled to each of said servers, wherein said hub is configured to send a first quantity of PINs to a first of said plurality of servers for inclusion within a first PIN inventory of the first of said plurality of servers, and a second quantity of PINs to a second of said plurality of servers for inclusion within a second PIN inventory.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a system and method for managing an inventory of PINs in a PIN distribution network. The distribution network includes a hub coupled to a one or more servers and each of the servers is coupled to at least one client terminal. The system includes a hub for dynamically allocating PINs of the inventory among the servers so as to substantially maintain a quantity of PINs at each server at a desired level for each server. Additionally, the hub acquires additional PINs in response to at least one PIN in the inventory being distributed to at least one user from at least one of the client terminals. In variations, the hub maintains centralized databases and synchronizes the centralized databases with corresponding databases at each server.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for distributing personal identification numbers (PINs) comprising:
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a plurality of client terminals, each of said plurality of client terminals being capable of requesting and receiving PINs; a plurality of servers operatively coupled to said plurality of client terminals, each of said servers including a corresponding one of a plurality of PIN inventories, wherein each of said servers is capable of sending PINs to at least one of said plurality of client terminals; and a hub operatively coupled to each of said servers, wherein said hub is configured to send a first quantity of PINs to a first of said plurality of servers for inclusion within a first PIN inventory of the first of said plurality of servers, and a second quantity of PINs to a second of said plurality of servers for inclusion within a second PIN inventory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for distributing personal identification numbers (PINs) through a distribution network including a plurality of servers, each of said servers being operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of client terminals, the method comprising:
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receiving at a hub, from one of said plurality of servers, a request for a quantity of PINs; sending from said hub said quantity of PINs to said one of said plurality of servers wherein each of said plurality of servers is configured to send PINs to at least one of said plurality of client terminals; requesting another quantity of PINs from another one of said plurality of servers; and receiving at said hub said other quantity of PINs from said other one of said plurality of servers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing an inventory of PINs in a PIN distribution network, the distribution network including a hub coupled to a plurality of servers, each of said servers coupled to at least one of a plurality of client terminals, the method comprising:
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dynamically allocating PINs of said inventory of PINs among said plurality of servers so as to substantially maintain a quantity of PINs at each server at a desired level for each server; and acquiring additional PINs at the hub in response to at least one PIN in said inventory being distributed to at least one user from at least one of said plurality of client terminals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for managing an inventory of PINs in a PIN distribution network, the distribution network including a hub coupled to a plurality of servers, each of said servers coupled to at least one of a plurality of client terminals, the system comprising:
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means for dynamically allocating PINs of said inventory of PINs among said plurality of servers so as to substantially maintain a quantity of PINs at each server at a desired level for each server; and means for acquiring additional PINs at the hub in response to at least one PIN in said inventory being distributed to at least one user from at least one of said plurality of client terminals. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of distributing a personal identification number (PIN) through a client terminal, comprising:
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generating, at a server, a request for a PIN; transmitting said request for said PIN from the server to a hub; receiving said PIN at said server from said hub; receiving, at said server, a client request for said PIN, wherein said client request is generated at said client terminal and transmitted to said server; and sending said PIN to said client terminal in response to said client request. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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