Method and system for controlling authorization of credit card transactions
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating communication between first and second persons so that the first person may authorize a transaction between the second person and a third party, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- linking the first and second persons to a financial account that is used for the transaction;
receiving data from the third party identifying the financial account and the third party;
inquiring whether the first person desires to communicate with the second person based on the data identifying the financial account;
receiving a response to the inquiry from the first person; and
initiating communication between the first and second persons based on the response.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling credit card use. As described in one aspect of the disclosure, a method is disclosed for facilitating communication between a first person (e.g., an account holder) and a second person (e.g., a user) so that the first person may authorize a transaction between the second person and a third party (e.g., a merchant). The method comprises the steps of linking the first and second persons to a financial account that is used for the transaction, receiving data identifying the financial account and the third party from the third party, inquiring whether the first person desires to communicate with the second person based on the data identifying the financial account, and enabling communication between the first and second persons based on a response to the inquiry from the first person and the data identifying the third party. In this way, the first person can control the authorization or denial of a transaction executed by a user based on circumstances surrounding the transaction.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating communication between first and second persons so that the first person may authorize a transaction between the second person and a third party, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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linking the first and second persons to a financial account that is used for the transaction; receiving data from the third party identifying the financial account and the third party; inquiring whether the first person desires to communicate with the second person based on the data identifying the financial account; receiving a response to the inquiry from the first person; and initiating communication between the first and second persons based on the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for facilitating communication between first and second persons so that the first person may authorize a transaction between the second person and a third party, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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linking the first and second persons to a financial account that is used for the transaction; receiving data identifying the financial account and the third party from the third party; accessing a database based on the data identifying the financial account to determine a telephone number of the first person; placing a telephone call to the first person based on the telephone number thereof; inquiring whether the first person desires to communicate with the second person; and in response to an affirmative answer to the inquiry of the first person, accessing a database based on the data identifying the third party to determine a telephone number thereof; and enabling telephonic communication between the first and second persons using the telephone number of the third party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for facilitating communication between an account holder and a user so that the account holder may authorize a card-based transaction between the user and a merchant, comprising the steps of:
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linking the account holder and the user to a financial account associated with the card that is used for the transaction, wherein the financial account is identified by an account number; communicating with the third party to receive the account number and data identifying the third party; accessing a first database based on the account number to determine a telephone number of the first person; attempting to contact the first person using the telephone number thereof; when the attempt to contact the first person is successful, inquiring whether the first person desires to communicate with the second person; in response to an affirmative answer to the inquiry, accessing a second database based on the data identifying the third party to determine a telephone number thereof; and enabling telephonic communication between the first and second persons using the telephone number of the third party. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for facilitating communication between a first person at a first location and a second person at a point-of-sale location so that the first person may authorize a transaction between the second person and a third party at the point-of-sale location, wherein the first and second persons are linked to a financial account used for the transaction, and wherein the system comprises:
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a memory storing data identifying the financial account and the third party, a first telephone number associated with the first location, and a second telephone number associated with the point-of-sale location; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is adapted and configured to receive from the third party data identifying the financial account and the third party from the third party, access the memory based on the data identifying the financial account and the third party to determine the first and second telephone numbers, transmit instructions to contact the first person based on the first telephone number, inquire whether the first person desires to communicate with the second person, and enable communication between the first and second persons based on a response to the inquiry and the second telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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