Hierarchical authentication process and system for financial transactions
First Claim
1. A method of confirming identity of a person who requests to execute a financial transaction using time-based and cost-based hierarchal confirmatory and clearance processes comprising:
- (a) establishing two or more confirmatory processes from the group of confirming processes including;
a voice responsive interactive session with said person, having an assigned representative first time and cost factors, and comparing responsive data with a first set of acquired data potentially representative of said person;
an interactive electronic data session, having an assigned representative second time and cost factors, comparing electronic responsive data from said person with said first set or a second set of acquired data potentially representative of said person;
acquiring and comparing a third set of acquired data, having an assigned representative third time and cost factors, with data from said person;
acquiring and comparing further sets of acquired data, each having an assigned corresponding representative further time and cost factors, with data from said person, said nth set of acquired data having one of a higher cost factor or a longer data acquisition factor or both a higher cost factor and a longer data acquisition factor;
(b) prioritizing said confirmatory processes based upon said time factors and cost factors correlated to a plurality of external factors from the group including a frequency of inquiry for said person, previously acquired data for said person, charge back data for said person, bill payment data for said person, amount of said financial transaction, a communications channel data associated with said person seeking said financial transaction, a communications device utilized by said person seeking to execute said financial transaction, a random selection, and a sampling rate for financial transactions;
(c) processing said request for said financial transaction from said person with said confirmatory processes based upon said external factors; and
(d) clearing or rejecting said financial transaction based upon the use of the prioritized and established confirmatory processes.
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Abstract
The method of confirming an identity of a person who requests a financial transaction utilizes a plurality of confirmatory processes. Some of these processes include a voice responsive interactive session, an interactive electronic data session, acquiring and comparing a third set of acquired data with data from the person, and acquiring and comparing nth sets of acquiring data with data from the person. Each confirmatory process has time and cost factors associated therewith. The processes are prioritized and correlated to external factors such as the frequency of inquiry, communications channel data, the communications device, random selection criteria and sampling rate criteria. The financial transaction request is processed and cleared or rejected. Some acquired data is stored data and has a nominal cost and a substantially instantaneous. Other types of data are acquired from commercial data sources. Representative time and cost factors are utilized in order to establish a hierarchy of confirmatory processes based upon the external factors.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of confirming identity of a person who requests to execute a financial transaction using time-based and cost-based hierarchal confirmatory and clearance processes comprising:
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(a) establishing two or more confirmatory processes from the group of confirming processes including;
a voice responsive interactive session with said person, having an assigned representative first time and cost factors, and comparing responsive data with a first set of acquired data potentially representative of said person;
an interactive electronic data session, having an assigned representative second time and cost factors, comparing electronic responsive data from said person with said first set or a second set of acquired data potentially representative of said person;
acquiring and comparing a third set of acquired data, having an assigned representative third time and cost factors, with data from said person;
acquiring and comparing further sets of acquired data, each having an assigned corresponding representative further time and cost factors, with data from said person, said nth set of acquired data having one of a higher cost factor or a longer data acquisition factor or both a higher cost factor and a longer data acquisition factor;
(b) prioritizing said confirmatory processes based upon said time factors and cost factors correlated to a plurality of external factors from the group including a frequency of inquiry for said person, previously acquired data for said person, charge back data for said person, bill payment data for said person, amount of said financial transaction, a communications channel data associated with said person seeking said financial transaction, a communications device utilized by said person seeking to execute said financial transaction, a random selection, and a sampling rate for financial transactions;
(c) processing said request for said financial transaction from said person with said confirmatory processes based upon said external factors; and
(d) clearing or rejecting said financial transaction based upon the use of the prioritized and established confirmatory processes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of confirming identity of a person who requests to execute a financial transaction using time-based and cost-based hierarchal confirmatory and clearance processes comprising:
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(a) establishing two or more confirmatory processes from the group of confirming processes including;
(i) an operator assisted question and answer (Q and A) session with said person, having assigned representative first time and cost factors associated therewith;
(ii) a voice responsive interactive session with said person comparing responsive data, converted from said voice responsive interactive session, with a first set of acquired data potentially representative of said person, having assigned representative second time and cost factors associated therewith, (iii) an interactive electronic data session comparing electronic responsive data from said person with said first set or a second set of acquired data potentially representative of said person, having assigned representative third time and cost factors associated therewith, (iv) acquiring and comparing a third set of acquired data potentially representative of said person with data supplied by or from said person wherein said third set of acquired data is acquired during a first data acquisition period, and having assigned representative fourth time and cost factors associated therewith, (v) acquiring and comparing further sets of acquired data potentially representative of said person with data supplied by or from said person wherein each said further set of acquired data is acquired during a corresponding further data acquisition period and wherein the further sets of acquired data and corresponding further acquisition periods are larger than said third set of acquired data and said first data acquisition period, respectively, and each having an assigned representative further time and cost factors associated therewith, (b) prioritizing said established confirmatory processes based upon said time factors and cost factors correlated to at least two external factors from the group of external factors including a frequency of inquiry for said person, previously acquired data for said person, amount of said financial transaction, a communications channel data associated with said person seeking said financial transaction, a communications device utilized by said person seeking to execute said financial transaction, a random selection, and a sampling rate for financial transactions;
(c) processing said request for said financial transaction from said person with said confirmatory processes based upon said at least one external factor; and
(d) clearing or rejecting said financial transaction based upon the use of the prioritized and established confirmatory processes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computerized method of confirming identity of a person who requests to execute a financial transaction using time-based and cost-based hierarchal confirmatory and clearance processes, said person seeking to execute said financial transaction via one communications device from the group of devices including a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a land-line telephone, and a cellular telephone, the method comprising:
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(a) automatically selecting, based upon time and cost factors and said communications device, two or more of the following plurality of confirmatory processes;
a voice responsive interactive session, having an assigned representative first time and cost factors, with said person by comparing converted voice responsive data with a first set of acquired data potentially representative of said person;
an interactive electronic data session, having an assigned representative third time and cost factors, comparing electronic responsive data from said person with said first set or a second set of acquired data potentially representative of said person;
acquiring and comparing a third set of acquired data, having an assigned representative fourth time and cost factors, with data from said person;
acquiring and comparing further sets of acquired data, each having an assigned representative further time and cost factor, with data from said person, each said further set of acquired data having one of a higher cost factor or a longer data acquisition factor or both a higher cost factor and a longer data acquisition factor;
(b) employing more comprehensive confirmatory processes, defined by either a higher cost factor or a higher time factor or both a higher cost factor and a higher time factor, based upon a plurality of external factors from the group including;
a frequency of inquiry for said person, previously acquired data for said person, charge back data for said person, bill payment data for said person, amount of said financial transaction, a communications channel data associated with said person seeking said financial transaction, a communications device utilized by said person seeking to execute said financial transaction, a random selection, and a sampling rate for financial transactions;
(c) processing said request for said financial transaction; and
(d) clearing or rejecting said financial transaction based upon the confirmatory processes. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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