DISASTER-RELIEF CARDS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for granting access to an account associated with an entity, said granting being to a client without client-borne physical articles of accountholder-identification, said client associated with a locale impacted by an event that impairs client-access to the entity, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiving module configured to receive from the client a request for access to the account, said access requested in the absence of client-borne physical accountholder-identification; and
a digital logical processing module configured to;
authenticate the client as a holder of the account; and
grant account-access to the client, said account-access performed through a mobile platform activated in the locale by the entity in response to the event.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus according to the invention are directed towards providing a client support in the wake of a disaster impacting a locale. Support may include transporting support-means to the locale, authenticating identification of the client, interfacing with an entity administering an account for the client, and facilitating access by the client to the account. The methods and apparatus may also provide support of non-account-related disaster-relief efforts associated with the locale.
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1. An apparatus for granting access to an account associated with an entity, said granting being to a client without client-borne physical articles of accountholder-identification, said client associated with a locale impacted by an event that impairs client-access to the entity, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive from the client a request for access to the account, said access requested in the absence of client-borne physical accountholder-identification; and a digital logical processing module configured to; authenticate the client as a holder of the account; and grant account-access to the client, said account-access performed through a mobile platform activated in the locale by the entity in response to the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having code stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, facilitates a method of granting access to an account associated with an entity, said granting being to a client without client-borne physical articles of accountholder-identification, said client associated with a locale impacted by an event that reduces client-access to the entity, the method comprising:
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receiving from the client a request for access to the account, said access requested in the absence of client-borne physical accountholder-identification; authenticating the client as a holder of the account; and granting account-access to the client, said granting performed through a mobile platform activated in the locale by the entity in response to the event. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for granting access to an account associated with an entity, said granting being to a client without client-borne physical articles of accountholder-identification, said client associated with a locale impacted by an event that impairs client-access to the entity, the method comprising:
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using a receiver for receiving from the client a request for access to the account, said access requested in the absence of client-borne physical accountholder-identification; using a logic processing unit for authenticating the client as a holder of the account and for granting account-access to the client; and using a mobile platform for performing the account-access, the mobile platform activated in the locale by the entity in response to the event. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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