Methods for providing cardless payment
First Claim
1. A method for completing a transaction relating to an account in which an account-holder is not required to know an account number and is not required to have an account card physically present during the transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
- linking a selected alias of the account-holder with the account number of the account and a selected personal identification entry, which is associated with the account number, in a database, wherein each of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry is previously selected by the account-holder;
effecting a transaction for the account-holder by receiving from the account-holder the selected alias;
searching the database for the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry that is linked to the selected alias;
prompting the account-holder for entry of an entered personal identification entry;
accepting entry of the entered personal identification entry;
authenticating the transaction upon determining that the entered personal identification entry entered by the account-holder matches the selected personal identification entry found through the database search; and
performing the transaction for the account number once the transaction is authenticated; and
wherein at least one of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry includes both;
a static portion, the static portion being a designated portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry that is not changed; and
a dynamic portion, the dynamic portion being a designated portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry that is changed, the method further including the step of changing the dynamic portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry while not changing the static portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry.
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Abstract
The method and system of the invention provide a variety of techniques for using a selected alias and a selected personal identification entry (PIE) in conjunction with use of a transaction card, such as a credit card, debit card or stored value card, for example. A suitable number or other identification parameter is selected by the account-holder as an alias. The account-holder is then required to choose a PIE for security purposes. The alias is linked to the account-holder'"'"'s credit card number via a database. When the account-holder enters into a transaction with a merchant, the physical card need not be present. The account-holder simply provides his or her alias and then the PIE. This can be done at any point of sale such as a store, catalog telephone order, or over the Internet. The alias and PIE are entered and authorization is returned from the credit card company.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for completing a transaction relating to an account in which an account-holder is not required to know an account number and is not required to have an account card physically present during the transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
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linking a selected alias of the account-holder with the account number of the account and a selected personal identification entry, which is associated with the account number, in a database, wherein each of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry is previously selected by the account-holder; effecting a transaction for the account-holder by receiving from the account-holder the selected alias; searching the database for the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry that is linked to the selected alias; prompting the account-holder for entry of an entered personal identification entry; accepting entry of the entered personal identification entry; authenticating the transaction upon determining that the entered personal identification entry entered by the account-holder matches the selected personal identification entry found through the database search; and performing the transaction for the account number once the transaction is authenticated; and wherein at least one of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry includes both; a static portion, the static portion being a designated portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry that is not changed; and a dynamic portion, the dynamic portion being a designated portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry that is changed, the method further including the step of changing the dynamic portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry while not changing the static portion of the selected alias or selected personal identification entry. - 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, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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35. A method for completing a transaction relating to an account in which an account-holder is not required to know an account number and is not required to have an account card physically present during the transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
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linking a selected alias of the account-holder with the account number of the account and a selected personal identification entry, which is associated with the account number, in a database, wherein each of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry is previously selected by the account-holder; effecting a transaction for the account-holder by receiving from the account-holder entering a selected alias, the selected alias being recalled from memory by the account-holder; searching the database for the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry that is linked to the selected alias; prompting the account-holder for entry of a remembered personal identification entry, the remembered personal identification entry being recalled from memory by the account-holder; accepting entry of the remembered personal identification entry; authenticating the transaction upon determining that the remembered personal identification entry entered by the account-holder matches the selected personal identification entry found through the database search; and performing the transaction for the account number once the transaction is authenticated; and wherein accepting entry of the remembered personal identification entry includes accepting entry of one of a plurality of possible personal identification entries, the one of a plurality of possible personal identification entries selected dictating the hierarchical ranking of the order in which the plurality of possible funds accounts are accessed for withdrawal of funds, the plurality of possible personal identification entries respectively dictating a different order.
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36. A method for completing a transaction relating to an account in which an account-holder is not required to know a card number and is not required to have an account card physically present during the transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
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linking a selected alias of the account-holder with an account number of the account and a selected personal identification entry, which is associated with the account number, in a database, wherein each of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry is previously selected by the account-holder; effecting a transaction for the account-holder by receiving from the account-holder a selected alias; searching the database for the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry that is associated with the selected alias; prompting the account-holder for entry of an entered personal identification entry; accepting entry of the entered personal identification entry; authenticating the transaction upon determining that the entered personal identification entry entered by the account-holder matches the selected personal identification entry found through the database search; and performing the transaction for the account number once the transaction is authenticated; and wherein the selected personal identification entry is one of a plurality of possible selected personal identification entries, the method further including the step of determining a particular selected personal identification entry from the plurality of possible selected personal identification entries based on a rotation through the plurality of possible selected personal identification entries, the rotation being driven by transactions effected by the account-holder; and the entered personal identification entry is one of a plurality of possible entered personal identification entries, the method further including the step of determining a particular entered personal identification entry from the plurality of possible entered personal identification entries based on a rotation through the plurality of possible entered personal identification entries; and wherein the particular selected personal identification entry is the selected personal identification entry, and the particular entered personal identification entry is the entered personal identification entry. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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37. A method for completing a transaction relating to an account in which an account-holder is not required to know a card number and is not required to have an account card physically present during the transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
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linking a selected alias of the account-holder with an account number of the account and a selected personal identification entry, which is associated with the account number, in a database, wherein each of the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry is previously selected by the account-holder; effecting a transaction for the account-holder by receiving from the account-holder the selected alias; searching the database for the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry that is linked to the selected alias; prompting the account-holder for entry of an entered personal identification entry; accepting entry of the entered personal identification entry; authenticating the transaction upon determining that the entered personal identification entry entered by the account-holder matches the selected personal identification entry found through the database search; performing the transaction for the account number once the transaction is authenticated; and wherein the prompting the account-holder for entry of an entered personal identification entry occurs after the searching the database for the selected alias and the selected personal identification entry that is linked to the selected alias.
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