System and method to monitor credit card transactions
First Claim
1. A method of transacting business comprising the acts of:
- presenting an account identification document for the purpose of making a payment, the account identification document identifying an account through which the payment is to be made;
associating a mobile communication device with the account identification document;
determining the present location of the associated mobile communication device;
determining an area of use for the account identification document;
if the mobile communication device associated with the account identification document is within the determined area of use, approving use of the identified account for making the payment; and
if the mobile communication device associated with the account identification document is not within the determined area of use;
(1) calling the mobile communication device associated with the account identification document;
(2) attempting to obtain information through the associated mobile communication device verifying that an authorized person has presented the presented the account identification document for the purpose of making a payment; and
(3) approving use of the identified account for making the payment only if information is obtained through the associated mobile communication device that verifies that an authorized person has presented the account identification document for the purpose of making a payment.
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Abstract
A transaction verification system and method includes a central station coupled to receive transaction data from a plurality of transaction locations at which a person having an account identification document and a mobile communication device that is associated with the account identification document transacts business. If the central station receives a request for a transaction from a location that is consistent with normal usage of the account identification document, the central station approves the transaction. If the central station receives a request for a transaction from a location that is not consistent with normal usage of the account identification document the central station contacts the person through the mobile communication device and approves the transaction only if the person is authenticated using the mobile communication device. In one embodiment the mobile communication device is a cellular telephone that includes a GPS receiver and transmits location information to the central station and usage is considered normal if the location of the cellular telephone at the time of the transaction is within a determined area.
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1. A method of transacting business comprising the acts of:
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presenting an account identification document for the purpose of making a payment, the account identification document identifying an account through which the payment is to be made; associating a mobile communication device with the account identification document; determining the present location of the associated mobile communication device; determining an area of use for the account identification document; if the mobile communication device associated with the account identification document is within the determined area of use, approving use of the identified account for making the payment; and if the mobile communication device associated with the account identification document is not within the determined area of use;
(1) calling the mobile communication device associated with the account identification document;
(2) attempting to obtain information through the associated mobile communication device verifying that an authorized person has presented the presented the account identification document for the purpose of making a payment; and
(3) approving use of the identified account for making the payment only if information is obtained through the associated mobile communication device that verifies that an authorized person has presented the account identification document for the purpose of making a payment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A business transaction system comprising:
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an account identification document that is associated with an account from which an amount of money associated with a transaction is to be paid; a mobile communication device having a GPS receiver generating position information associated therewith; a plurality of transaction stations generating transaction information including information identifying an account identification document in response a transaction request using an account identification document; and
a central station storing information associating the account identification document with a mobile communication device and storing transaction profile information from which a normal transaction profile associated with the account identification document can be determined, the central station receiving information identifying an account identification document from a transaction station at which a transaction is requested, receiving position information from the associated mobile communication device, the central station determining in response to the received position information and in response to the stored transaction profile information whether or not the requested transaction is consistent with a transaction profile associated with the account identification document, the central station authorizing the requested transaction if the requested transaction is consistent with a transaction profile associated with the account identification document, the central station attempting to authenticate the transaction using the mobile communication device and authorizing the transaction only if the transaction is successfully authenticated using the mobile communication device if the requested transaction is not consistent with a transaction profile associated with the account identification document. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of transacting business using an account that may be used to make a payment, the method comprising the acts of:
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storing account information in a database for each of a plurality of accounts, the account information stored for each of the accounts including information identifying the account and information identifying a communication device associated with the account; receiving from a point of sale location transaction information identifying a transaction, the transaction information including information identifying a transaction account used to pay for the transaction, the transaction account being an account for which account information is stored in the database; sending transaction information identifying the transaction to a communication device associated with the transaction account; and approving the identified transaction in response to receipt of approval information received from the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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