Transaction security apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an input device or a receiver, wherein the input device inputs or the receiver receives transaction information regarding a transaction on or involving an account and involving an individual;
a camera for obtaining a photograph or a picture of the individual;
a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding the transaction and generates a notification message, wherein the notification message contains information regarding the transaction; and
a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with an individual account holder, wherein the notification message is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by a transaction authorization processing computer,wherein the apparatus transmits the photograph or the picture to the communication device, wherein the photograph or the picture is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by the transaction authorization processing computer.
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Abstract
An apparatus, including an input device or receiver for inputting or receiving transaction information regarding a transaction on or involving an account and involving an individual, a camera for obtaining a photograph or a picture of the individual, a processing device for processing information regarding the transaction and or generating a notification message containing information regarding the transaction, and a transmitter for transmitting the notification message to a communication device associated with an individual account holder. The notification message is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by a transaction authorization processing computer. The apparatus transmits the photograph or the picture to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by a transaction authorization processing computer.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input device or a receiver, wherein the input device inputs or the receiver receives transaction information regarding a transaction on or involving an account and involving an individual; a camera for obtaining a photograph or a picture of the individual; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding the transaction and generates a notification message, wherein the notification message contains information regarding the transaction; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with an individual account holder, wherein the notification message is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by a transaction authorization processing computer, wherein the apparatus transmits the photograph or the picture to the communication device, wherein the photograph or the picture is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by the transaction authorization processing computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input device or a receiver, wherein the input device inputs or the receiver receives information regarding a transaction on or involving an account and involving an individual; a video recording device, wherein the video recording device records a video clip of the individual during at least a portion of the transaction; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding the transaction and generates a notification message, wherein the notification message contains information regarding the transaction; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with an individual account holder, wherein the notification message is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by a transaction authorization processing computer, wherein the apparatus transmits the video clip to the communication device, wherein the video clip is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by the transaction authorization processing computer. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A transaction security apparatus, comprising:
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an input device for inputting, or a receiver for receiving, transaction information regarding a transaction on or involving an account and involving an individual; a camera or a video recording device for obtaining or recording a photograph, a picture, or a video clip, of the individual involved in the transaction; a processing device for processing the information regarding the transaction, wherein the processing device is adapted for generating a notification message containing information regarding the transaction; and a transmitter for transmitting the notification message to a communication device associated with an account holder independently of any processing of the transaction by a transaction authorization processing computer, wherein the apparatus is specially configured to transmit the photograph, the picture, or the video clip, to the communication device associated with the account holder independently of any processing of the transaction by the transaction authorization processing computer, and further wherein the apparatus is specially configured to transmit the photograph or the video clip along with the notification message. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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