System and method for categorizing transactions
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1. A method for categorizing a financial transaction in a biometric authorization system, said method comprising:
- storing financial transaction information generated at a point of sale in a user record;
at a time subsequent to storing said financial transaction, receiving a financial transaction categorization request from a user, said financial transaction categorization request including user biometric data;
comparing, via a computer, said user biometric data to biometric data stored in said user record;
if said comparison indicates a match, transmitting information that enables a display of said financial transaction information to said user;
receiving categorization information from said user that associates said financial transaction information with a transaction category; and
categorizing, via the computer, said financial transaction information in said user record according to said categorization information.
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Abstract
A system and method of allowing individuals to categorize transaction information. A user of the system may establish transaction identifiers that may be employed during or subsequent to a transaction in order to categorize transaction information.
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1. A method for categorizing a financial transaction in a biometric authorization system, said method comprising:
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storing financial transaction information generated at a point of sale in a user record; at a time subsequent to storing said financial transaction, receiving a financial transaction categorization request from a user, said financial transaction categorization request including user biometric data; comparing, via a computer, said user biometric data to biometric data stored in said user record; if said comparison indicates a match, transmitting information that enables a display of said financial transaction information to said user; receiving categorization information from said user that associates said financial transaction information with a transaction category; and categorizing, via the computer, said financial transaction information in said user record according to said categorization information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for categorizing a financial transaction in a biometric authorization system, said method comprising:
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receiving a request for access to a user record that includes information on a plurality of financial transactions completed prior to said accessing, wherein at least one of said plurality of financial transactions has associated therewith a transaction category that was determined based on biometric data that was received at a point of sale; receiving a transaction identifier that is associated with a transaction category; categorizing, via a computer, a selected one of said plurality of financial transactions in accordance with said transaction identifier; and saving, via the computer, said categorized financial transaction in said user record. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of generating a financial transaction report in a biometric authorization system, said method comprising:
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receiving financial transaction information for a plurality of financial transactions, wherein at least one of said plurality of financial transactions has associated therewith a transaction category that was determined based on biometric data that was received at a point of sale; categorizing, via a computer, at least one of said plurality of financial transactions according to a transaction identifier received from a user; generating, via the computer, said financial transaction report, said financial transaction report containing categorized transaction information associated with said transaction identifier; and storing said financial transaction report in a user record. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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