System for associating identification and personal data for multiple magnetic stripe cards or other sources to facilitate a transaction and related methods
First Claim
1. A system to provide a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, the system comprising:
- a computer having memory and configured to interface with a plurality of remotely positioned users and at least one remotely positioned provider of components of data profiles to facilitate one or more transactions through a point-of-transaction terminal;
a database accessible by the computer to store a plurality of personal control IDs and a plurality of sets of personal data, each set of personal data associated with a corresponding different one or more of the plurality of remotely positioned users; and
program product stored in the memory of the computer and including instructions that when executed cause the computer to perform the operations of;
receiving a set of personal data from each of the plurality of remotely positioned users,receiving a personal control ID from each of the plurality of remotely positioned users to associate with the respective set of personal data,storing the personal control ID and the respective set of personal data of each of the plurality of remotely positioned users in the database,receiving a request for at least a portion of the set of personal data of at least one of the plurality of remotely positioned users from the point-of-transaction terminal remote from and in communication with the computer, the request including both the personal control ID of the respective user and a provider ID, a provider ID being associated with one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles, andproviding a customized set of identification data responsive to a data profile derived from the set of personal data of the at least one of the plurality of remotely positioned users to facilitate one or more transactions through the point-of-transaction terminal.
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Abstract
A system to provide a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction and related methods, are provided. The system can include a computer in communication with a database to store personal control IDs and sets of personal data associated with personal control IDs identifying a selected different person for use by a selected one of one or more providers identified by provider ID, and program product to perform the operations of receiving a set of personal data from a remotely positioned user, requesting and receiving a personal control ID from the user to associate with a set of personal data, storing the personal control ID and the set of personal data in the database, receiving a request for at least a portion of the set of personal data of the user, and providing customized information based on a data profile derived from the set of personal data of the user.
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44 Claims
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1. A system to provide a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, the system comprising:
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a computer having memory and configured to interface with a plurality of remotely positioned users and at least one remotely positioned provider of components of data profiles to facilitate one or more transactions through a point-of-transaction terminal; a database accessible by the computer to store a plurality of personal control IDs and a plurality of sets of personal data, each set of personal data associated with a corresponding different one or more of the plurality of remotely positioned users; and program product stored in the memory of the computer and including instructions that when executed cause the computer to perform the operations of; receiving a set of personal data from each of the plurality of remotely positioned users, receiving a personal control ID from each of the plurality of remotely positioned users to associate with the respective set of personal data, storing the personal control ID and the respective set of personal data of each of the plurality of remotely positioned users in the database, receiving a request for at least a portion of the set of personal data of at least one of the plurality of remotely positioned users from the point-of-transaction terminal remote from and in communication with the computer, the request including both the personal control ID of the respective user and a provider ID, a provider ID being associated with one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles, and providing a customized set of identification data responsive to a data profile derived from the set of personal data of the at least one of the plurality of remotely positioned users to facilitate one or more transactions through the point-of-transaction terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer providing a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the operations of:
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receiving a set of personal data from a remotely positioned user to be stored in the computer; receiving a personal control ID from the user to associate with the set of personal data; receiving a request for at least a portion of the set of personal data of the user, the request including the personal control ID of the user and the provider ID, a provider ID being associated with one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles; deriving a data profile from the set of personal data of the user responsive to the personal control ID and the provider ID; and providing a customized set of identification data responsive to receiving the personal control ID of the user and the provider ID and based on the data profile of the user to facilitate one or more transactions through a point-of-transaction terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer providing a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the operations of:
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receiving a set of personal data of a user including user credentials via an ID instrument to add the user to a user network associated with the computer; associating a personal control ID with the user credentials on the computer; receiving the personal control ID of the user from an ID instrument via a communication network; identifying via the computer the user as a member of the user network responsive to the personal control ID; deriving via the computer a data profile from the user credentials for use by a provider identified by a provider ID to thereby provide customized identification data to the provider identified by a provider ID, a provider ID being associated with one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles; and providing via a communication network customized set of identification data to the provider identified by the provider ID to facilitate one or more transactions through the ID instrument from which the personal control ID was received. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented method for providing a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction through a point-of-transaction terminal, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a personal control ID of a user via an ID instrument through a communication network; submitting a request to a computer remote from the ID instrument and in communication with the communication network for at least a portion of a set of personal data of the user stored on the computer in digitized point-of-transaction ready form, the request also including both the personal control ID of the user and a provider ID, the personal control ID being associated with the set of personal data of the user and a provider ID being associated with one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of the set of personal data; receiving a customized set of identification data by the point-of-transaction terminal for use by the provider identified by the provider ID to identify the user, the customized identification data based on a data profile derived from the set of personal data of the user; and verifying via the computer that the personal control ID is associated with the user based upon the set of personal data and that the user is authorized to access a point-of-transaction terminal associated therewith and to thereafter facilitate a transaction through the point-of-transaction terminal upon authorization of the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer implemented method for providing a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, comprising the steps of:
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receiving on at least one server via a remote ID instrument though a communications network a set of personal data of a user to perform a transaction through a point-of-transaction terminal; adding the set of personal data to a database of sets of personal data of a plurality of members of a network of users accessible by the at least one server so that the user can be identified as a member of the network of users; associating a personal control ID of the user with the set of personal data of the user in the database associated with the at least one server; deriving via the at least one server a data profile from the set of personal data for use by a provider identified by a provider ID, a provider being one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles; acquiring the personal control ID of the user from a remote ID instrument through a communication network by the at least one server; identifying, via the at least one server and the associated database of sets of personal data, the personal control ID as that of the user responsive to acquiring of the personal control ID to thereby confirm that the user is a member of the user network; providing through the communication network a customized set of identification data responsive to the identification, the customized set of identification data being based on the data profile associated with the provider; and authorizing completion of a transaction through the point-of-transaction terminal responsive to the customized set of identification data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer implemented method for providing a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, the computer implemented method comprising the steps of:
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receiving on a computer via a remote ID instrument through a communications network a set of personal data of a user including user credentials to perform a transaction through a point-of-transaction terminal; adding a set of personal data of a user to a database of sets of personal data of a plurality of members of a network of users accessible by the computer so that the user can be identified as a member of the network of users; associating a personal control ID of the user with the user credentials; associating personal data provided by a plurality of other providers of components of data profiles with the user credentials provided by the first provider identified by a provider ID; deriving a data profile from the user credentials and the associated personal data for use by a first provider identified by a provider ID to thereby provide a customized set of identification data to the first provider identified by a provider ID, a provider being one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles; acquiring the personal control ID of the user from an ID instrument; identifying the personal control ID as that of the user responsive to the personal control ID to thereby confirm that the user is a member of the network of users; providing the customized set of identification data to a transaction site operator associated with the first provider identified by a provider ID responsive to the identification, the customized set of identification data being based on the data profile associated with the first provider identified by a provider ID and including user identification information provided to allow visual authentication of the user by the transaction site operator; and authorizing completion of a transaction by the transaction site operator responsive to the customized set of identification data, the authorizing including the steps of confirming by the transaction site operator that the user is the user associated with the personal control ID by viewing the user identification information via a peripheral device associated with the point-of-transaction. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system to provide a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction, the system comprising:
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a computer having memory and configured to interface with a plurality of remotely positioned users and at least one remotely positioned provider of components of data profiles to facilitate one or more transactions through a point-of-transaction terminal; a database accessible by the computer to store a plurality of personal control IDs and a plurality of sets of personal data, each set of personal data associated with a corresponding different one or more of the plurality of remotely positioned users; and program product stored in the memory of the computer and including instructions that when executed cause the computer to perform the operations of; receiving a set of personal data from each of the plurality of remotely positioned users, receiving a personal control ID from each of the plurality of remotely positioned users to associate with the respective set of personal data, storing the personal control ID and the respective set of personal data of each of the plurality of remotely positioned users in the database, receiving a request for at least a portion of the set of personal data of at least one of the plurality of remotely positioned users from either the point-of-transaction terminal remote from and in communication with the computer or a data processor remote from and in communication with the computer, the request including both the personal control ID of the respective user and a provider ID, a provider ID being associated with one of, or both, a merchant or service provider or at least one provider of components of data profiles, and providing a customized set of identification data responsive to a data profile derived from the set of personal data of the at least one of the plurality of remotely positioned users to facilitate one or more transactions through the point-of-transaction terminal. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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