Secure financial transaction system using a registered mobile device
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1. A system on a computer based network for secure transfer of a customer'"'"'s funds, comprising:
- a secure financial proxy account such as an online wallet, established for the purpose of holding unused dormant customer funds until activated and allocated by means of a pre-registered personal handheld device;
a personal handheld device;
a registration protocol for the personal handheld device;
a mobile application installed on the personal handheld device;
a unique authentication identification number for the personal handheld device and for the mobile application installed on that device;
an activation protocol for identifying the account'"'"'s registered handheld device, its mobile application, its owner and its location coordinates for making the account and funds active for a particular desired transaction with a specific merchant or financial institution for a specified amount for a specific configurable amount of time;
a transactional and authentication server which stores and authenticates data sent from the customer'"'"'s personal handheld device sent over a telecommunications network;
and a unique customer and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token created by the transactional and authentication server which is specific to the handheld device, its location, and the customer'"'"'s personal identification information for consummating the particular transaction with the specific merchant or financial institution.
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Abstract
A secure system and method are disclosed to effectuate financial transactions over a secure internet backbone establishing and using a secure financial proxy account and a pre-registered personal handheld mobile device where all funds within the account remain in an “inactive” non-usable state until activated and allocated only by the registered mobile handheld device.
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1. A system on a computer based network for secure transfer of a customer'"'"'s funds, comprising:
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a secure financial proxy account such as an online wallet, established for the purpose of holding unused dormant customer funds until activated and allocated by means of a pre-registered personal handheld device; a personal handheld device; a registration protocol for the personal handheld device; a mobile application installed on the personal handheld device; a unique authentication identification number for the personal handheld device and for the mobile application installed on that device; an activation protocol for identifying the account'"'"'s registered handheld device, its mobile application, its owner and its location coordinates for making the account and funds active for a particular desired transaction with a specific merchant or financial institution for a specified amount for a specific configurable amount of time; a transactional and authentication server which stores and authenticates data sent from the customer'"'"'s personal handheld device sent over a telecommunications network; and a unique customer and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token created by the transactional and authentication server which is specific to the handheld device, its location, and the customer'"'"'s personal identification information for consummating the particular transaction with the specific merchant or financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for secure transfer of customer funds, comprising the steps of:
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establishing an online account for a customer to hold dormant, unused funds for the customer; linking the online account to a transactional and authentication server wherein an application resides to effectuate transfer of secure funds; registering the customer'"'"'s personal handheld device onto the server via an appropriate protocol; generating a unique authentication identification number for the personal handheld device and for a mobile application installed on the personal handheld device; identifying the account'"'"'s registered handheld device and its owner for making the account and funds active; activating funds in the an online account for the customer via an appropriate protocol for a particular transaction with a specific merchant or financial institution in a specified amount for a specific configurable amount of time; generating a unique user and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token by the transactional and authentication server using the unique identifier of the specific handheld device, the unique identifier of the mobile handset'"'"'s applications, and the customer'"'"'s personal identification information, for the purpose of consummating the particular transaction with the specific merchant or financial institution; transmitting the unique user and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token by an ssl or tls or other secure protocol over a telecommunications network from the transactional and authentication server to the specific handheld device; inputting this unique user and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token at the system'"'"'s point of sale or ATM application; sending the unique user and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token, and the identifier of the handheld device to the transactional server; and verifying the unique user and device specific, time-sensitive, single-use encrypted digital transactional alphanumeric token from the identifier of the handheld device by means of an appropriate secure transactional encryption and decryption algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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