Technique for account authentication
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1. A method for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
- receiving first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder;
accessing second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts, each one of the plurality of deposit accounts maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions;
processing the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder;
prior to accessing the second information, accessing third information associated with another plurality of deposit accounts each maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions; and
processing the received first information and the accessed third information to authenticate the association, wherein the second information is only accessed and processed if the processing of the first and third information does not authenticate the association.
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Abstract
A technique for confirming an association between a deposit account and an account holder is provided. The technique includes receiving information identifying the deposit account and identifying the account holder. Other information associated with multiple deposit accounts, each maintained at one of multiple financial institutions, is accessed. The received information and the accessed information are then processed to authenticate the association between the account holder and the deposit account.
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1. A method for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
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receiving first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder; accessing second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts, each one of the plurality of deposit accounts maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions; processing the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder; prior to accessing the second information, accessing third information associated with another plurality of deposit accounts each maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions; and processing the received first information and the accessed third information to authenticate the association, wherein the second information is only accessed and processed if the processing of the first and third information does not authenticate the association. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
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receiving first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder; accessing second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts, each one of the plurality of deposit accounts maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions; processing the accessed second information to determine if information associated with the first deposit account is included in the second information; and processing the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder, wherein the first information and the accessed second information are processed to authenticate the association only if it is determined that information associated with the first deposit account is included in the second information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
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receiving first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder; accessing second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts, each one of the plurality of deposit accounts maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions; processing the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder; wherein third information associated with another plurality of deposit accounts is stored, each one of the other plurality of deposit accounts maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions, and further comprising; prior to accessing the second information, determining an order in which to access the second information and the third information; accessing a first ordered one of the second and third information; processing the first information and the accessed first ordered information to authenticate the association between the first deposit account and the account holder; if the association is not authenticated based upon the processing of the first information and the first ordered information, accessing a second ordered one of the second and third information; processing the first information and the accessed second ordered information to authenticate the association between the first deposit account and the account holder; and wherein the second information is one of the first ordered information and the second ordered information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to receive first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder and access second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts each maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions wherein the communications interface is further configured to access third information associated with another plurality of deposit accounts each maintained by one of a plurality of financial institutions; a processor configured to cause the communications interface to access the second information and process the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder;
wherein the processor is further configured to cause the communications interface to access the third information and process the received first information and the third information to authenticate the association; andwherein the second information is only accessed and processed if the processing of the first and third information does not authenticate the association. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to receive first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder and access second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts each maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions; a processor configured to cause the communications interface to access the second information and process the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder, wherein the processor is further configured to process the accessed second information to determine if information associated with the first deposit account is included in the second information; and wherein the first information and the accessed second information are processed to authenticate the association only if it is determined that information associated with the first deposit account is included in the second information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for authenticating an association between a deposit account and an account holder, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to receive first information identifying a first deposit account and an account holder and access second information associated with a plurality of deposit accounts each maintained at one of a plurality of financial institutions, wherein the communications interface is further configured to access third information associated with another plurality of deposit accounts each associated with one of a plurality of financial institutions; a processor configured to cause the communications interface to access the second information and process the received first information and the accessed second information to authenticate an association between the first deposit account and the account holder, wherein the processor is further configured to, prior to causing the communications interface to access the second information, determine an order in which to access the second information and the third information, cause the communications interface to access a first ordered one of the second and third information, process the first information and the accessed first ordered information to authenticate the association between the first deposit account and the account holder, if the association is not authenticated based upon the processing of the first information and the first ordered information, cause the communications interface to access a second ordered one of the second and third information, and process the first information and the accessed second ordered information to authenticate the association between the first deposit account and the account holder; and the second information is one of the first ordered information and the second ordered information. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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