System and method for secure authentication of a subscriber of network services
First Claim
1. A method for activating a subscriber account for providing a network service, comprising the steps of:
- receiving initial information from a subscriber;
storing said received information;
providing a transaction processing device to said subscriber;
receiving captured information from said subscriber through said transaction processing device;
utilizing said captured information to receive verifying information about said subscriber; and
comparing said verifying information with said initial information to authenticate said subscriber.
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Abstract
A system and method for electronically authenticating a subscriber account for a network service is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, a subscriber account provider receives initial information from a subscriber. The received information is stored by the subscriber account provider. A transaction processing device is provided to the subscriber and the subscriber is electronically authenticated prior to enabling the subscriber account for performing the network service. In the preferred embodiment, the step of electronically authenticating the subscriber comprises receiving captured information from subscriber through said transaction processing device. After receiving the captured information the subscriber account provider utilizes the captured information to receive verifying information about the subscriber; and then compares the verifying information with the initial information to authenticate the subscriber.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for activating a subscriber account for providing a network service, comprising the steps of:
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receiving initial information from a subscriber; storing said received information; providing a transaction processing device to said subscriber; receiving captured information from said subscriber through said transaction processing device; utilizing said captured information to receive verifying information about said subscriber; and comparing said verifying information with said initial information to authenticate said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for electronic authentication of a subscriber requesting a subscriber account for providing a payment processing service, comprising the steps of:
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receiving initial information from said subscriber, wherein said initial information is received by a payment processor; storing said received information in a database associated with said payment processor; providing a point of sale terminal to said subscriber; receiving by said point of sale terminal identifying information from said subscriber, wherein said identifying information is captured by said transaction processing device, wherein at least a portion of said captured information is encrypted by said point of sale terminal; receiving said encrypted information from said point of sale terminal via a public network; decrypting said received encrypted information by said payment processor; providing at least a portion of said decrypted information to a third party server; receiving verifying information from said third party server wherein said verifying information is related to said decrypted information provided to said third party server; comparing said verifying information with said initial information by said payment processor to authenticate said subscriber; and activating said subscriber account for performing said payment processing service upon authentication of said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A method of activating a subscriber account for providing a network service via a transaction processing device, comprising:
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receiving initial information from a subscriber; storing said initial information; providing said transaction processing device to said subscriber; receiving identification information from said subscriber through said transaction processing device; communicating, by said transaction processing device through a network, said identification information to an authenticating server; using, by said authenticating server, said identification information to obtain verifying information related to said subscriber; and activating, by said authenticating server, said subscriber account when said verifying information is consistent with said initial information, wherein said activating enables said transaction processing device to initiate payments into said subscriber account from third parties via said network. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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