Method for authorization of a transaction with the use of mobile phone
First Claim
1. A method for transaction authorization with the use of a mobile phone, comprising the steps of:
- receiving by a communication server (CS) a voice call establishment request to establish a voice connection to a standard MSISDN telephone number which uniquely identifies a transaction;
determining, by the communication server, whether the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be executed with the use of a text channel;
determining, by the communication server, whether the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be continued via a voice channel;
rejecting the voice call establishment request based on a determination that the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be executed with the use of the text channel;
accepting the voice call establishment request and establishing the voice connection based on a determination that the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be continued via the voice channel;
transmitting, from the communication server (CS) to an authorization system (AS), information about the request, containing at least a telephone number of a user (UR) and the telephone number identifying the transaction;
transmitting, from the authorization system (AS) to the user (UR), a request to enter necessary transaction parameters;
receiving the necessary transaction parameters from a handset of the user (UR);
verifying the correctness and completeness of the transaction parameters received by the authorization system (AS);
determining that a transaction amount has been accepted by a transaction party responsible for funding the transaction;
sending a message containing an instruction to reserve sufficient funds in an account of the transaction party to settle the transaction;
verifying the completeness of all the transaction parameters received by the authorization system (AS); and
transmitting the transaction for settlement based on successful verification of the completeness of all of the transaction parameters.
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Abstract
A method for transaction authorization with the use of a mobile phone, comprising the steps of receiving (102, 202) from the user (UR), by the communication server (CS) a voice call establishment request, to establish a voice connection to a telephone number which identifies a transaction; authorize the transaction by verifying (112, 206) the credentials of the user (UR); accepting (106, 214) or rejecting (108, 216) the voice call; sending a request (116, 220) to the user (UR) to enter necessary transaction parameters; entering (118, 222) the requested transaction parameters; verifying (120, 224), by the authorization system (AS), the validity of the entered parameter; determining (122, 226) whether the user (UR) has entered all necessary transaction parameters, including user'"'"'s authorization to fund the transaction and, preferably, a password authorizing the transaction; accepting the transaction funding by the transaction party responsible for it (124, 228), and, if the amount has been accepted, sending a message with instruction to reserve sufficient funds (126, 230) in the transaction funding party account to settle the transaction; determining (128, 232) whether the authorization system (AS) has been provided with all necessary the transaction parameters; storing (130, 234) the transaction for further processing or forwarding it (132, 236) for settlement.
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1. A method for transaction authorization with the use of a mobile phone, comprising the steps of:
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receiving by a communication server (CS) a voice call establishment request to establish a voice connection to a standard MSISDN telephone number which uniquely identifies a transaction; determining, by the communication server, whether the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be executed with the use of a text channel; determining, by the communication server, whether the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be continued via a voice channel; rejecting the voice call establishment request based on a determination that the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be executed with the use of the text channel; accepting the voice call establishment request and establishing the voice connection based on a determination that the voice call establishment request is a request for transaction authorization to be continued via the voice channel; transmitting, from the communication server (CS) to an authorization system (AS), information about the request, containing at least a telephone number of a user (UR) and the telephone number identifying the transaction; transmitting, from the authorization system (AS) to the user (UR), a request to enter necessary transaction parameters; receiving the necessary transaction parameters from a handset of the user (UR); verifying the correctness and completeness of the transaction parameters received by the authorization system (AS); determining that a transaction amount has been accepted by a transaction party responsible for funding the transaction; sending a message containing an instruction to reserve sufficient funds in an account of the transaction party to settle the transaction; verifying the completeness of all the transaction parameters received by the authorization system (AS); and transmitting the transaction for settlement based on successful verification of the completeness of all of the transaction parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26)
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21. A telecommunications network comprising:
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a communication server (CS); and an authorization system (AS); wherein the communication server (CS) adapted to; receive a request to establish a voice call to a standard MSISDN telephone number, the telephone number identifying the transaction; determine whether the request to establish the voice call is a request for executing an authorization procedure via a text channel; determine whether the request to establish the voice call is a request for continuing the authorization procedure via a voice channel; reject the voice call establishment request based on a determination that the request to establish the voice call is a request for executing an authorization procedure via a text channel; and accept the request and to establish the voice call based on a determination that the request to establish the voice call is a request for continuing the authorization procedure via a voice channel; wherein the communication server (CS) is further adapted to send, to the authorization system (AS), information about the request to establish the voice call, containing at least a telephone number of the user (UR) and the telephone number identifying the transaction; wherein the authorization system (AS), communicating with the communication server (CS), is adapted to; send a request to a user (UR) to enter necessary transaction parameters; and receive from a handset of the user a call establishment request, and the necessary transaction parameters; verify the correctness of the received transaction parameters; and forward the transaction for settlement based on successful verification of the received transaction parameters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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