Client for securely and efficiently transferring sensitive information via a telephone
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communications module that establishes a telephonic connection between a customer service representative of a company and a customer through an electronic device of the customer;
an identification send module that sends an identifier, the identifier alerting one or more of the customer service representative and a computer system of the company that the customer has a customer profile, the customer profile comprising information to identify the customer, the identifier received in conjunction with the telephonic connection, the customer profile stored previous to the telephonic connection;
an ID request receiver module that receives a request from one or more of the customer service representative and the computer system of the company to provide identifying information via the electronic device of the customer and that displays the request to the customer via the electronic device;
an ID input module that receives the identifying information from the customer through the electronic device using an electronic, non-verbal technique;
an ID comparison module that compares the identifying information input by the customer with the information to identify the customer in the customer profile; and
an ID confirmation transmit module that transmits an identification confirmation to the computer system of the company in response to the identifying information input by the customer matching the information to identify the customer in the customer profile,wherein at least a portion of said modules comprise one or more of hardware circuits, a programmable hardware device and a processor executing code.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a communications module that establishes a telephonic connection between a customer service representative of a company and a customer. An identification send module sends an identifier that alerts the customer service representative that the customer has a customer profile that includes information to identify the customer. An ID request receiver module receives a request to provide identifying information via the electronic device and displays the request to the customer. An ID input module receives the identifying information from the customer and masks the identifying information from the customer service representative. An ID comparison module compares the identifying information input by the customer with the information in the customer profile. An ID confirmation transmit module transmits an identification confirmation to the computer system of the company in response to the identifying information input by the customer matching the information to identify the customer in the customer profile.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a communications module that establishes a telephonic connection between a customer service representative of a company and a customer through an electronic device of the customer; an identification send module that sends an identifier, the identifier alerting one or more of the customer service representative and a computer system of the company that the customer has a customer profile, the customer profile comprising information to identify the customer, the identifier received in conjunction with the telephonic connection, the customer profile stored previous to the telephonic connection; an ID request receiver module that receives a request from one or more of the customer service representative and the computer system of the company to provide identifying information via the electronic device of the customer and that displays the request to the customer via the electronic device; an ID input module that receives the identifying information from the customer through the electronic device using an electronic, non-verbal technique; an ID comparison module that compares the identifying information input by the customer with the information to identify the customer in the customer profile; and an ID confirmation transmit module that transmits an identification confirmation to the computer system of the company in response to the identifying information input by the customer matching the information to identify the customer in the customer profile, wherein at least a portion of said modules comprise one or more of hardware circuits, a programmable hardware device and a processor executing code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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establishing a telephonic connection between a customer service representative of a company and a customer through an electronic device of the customer; sending an identifier, the identifier alerting one or more of the customer service representative and a computer system of the company that the customer has a customer profile, the customer profile comprising information to identify the customer, the identifier received in conjunction with the telephonic connection, the customer profile stored previous to the telephonic connection; receiving a request from one or more of the customer service representative and the computer system of the company to provide identifying information via the electronic device of the customer and displaying the request to the customer via the electronic device; receiving the identifying information through the electronic device from the customer using an electronic, non-verbal technique; comparing the identifying information input by the customer with the information to identify the customer in the customer profile; and transmitting an identification confirmation to the computer system of the company in response to the identifying information input by the customer matching the information to identify the customer in the customer profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code executable by a processor for:
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establishing a telephonic connection between a customer service representative of a company and a customer through an electronic device of the customer; sending an identifier, the identifier alerting one or more of the customer service representative and a computer system of the company that the customer has a customer profile, the customer profile comprising information to identify the customer, the identifier received in conjunction with the telephonic connection, the customer profile stored previous to the telephonic connection; receiving a request from one or more of the customer service representative and the computer system of the company to provide identifying information via the electronic device of the customer and that displays the request to the customer via the electronic device; receiving the identifying information from the customer through the electronic device using an electronic, non-verbal technique; comparing the identifying information input by the customer with the information to identify the customer in the customer profile; and transmitting an identification confirmation to the computer system of the company in response to the identifying information input by the customer matching the information to identify the customer in the customer profile. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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