Method and system to prevent fraudulent payment in credit/debit card transactions, and terminals therefor
First Claim
1. A transaction authorization computer for processing credit card transactions, comprising:
- a memory which stores information related to credit cards and identity-related information of portable communication terminals;
a receiver operable to receive an identification number of a credit card and identity-related information of a portable communication terminal transmitted by the portable communication terminal; and
a transaction processor which determines whether credit card use is allowable, wherein the transaction processor determines credit card use is not allowable when identity-related information corresponding to the identity-related information received by the receiver is not stored in the memory or the receiver does not receive identity-related information even though the receiver received the identification number.
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Abstract
The present invention enables secure, valid card payments in credit transactions to be performed, preventing fraudulent card use even in cases of loss or theft of a card or of information theft. During a transaction authorization process using a transaction terminal disposed in a credit transaction member store and connected with a host computer, user validation or credit administration is carried out by using a portable communication terminal to input to the host computer identity information which has been previously registered in the portable communication terminal and/or location information for the portable communication terminal.
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7 Claims
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1. A transaction authorization computer for processing credit card transactions, comprising:
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a memory which stores information related to credit cards and identity-related information of portable communication terminals;
a receiver operable to receive an identification number of a credit card and identity-related information of a portable communication terminal transmitted by the portable communication terminal; and
a transaction processor which determines whether credit card use is allowable, wherein the transaction processor determines credit card use is not allowable when identity-related information corresponding to the identity-related information received by the receiver is not stored in the memory or the receiver does not receive identity-related information even though the receiver received the identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A portable communication terminal available for a validation of a credit card user comprising:
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an input part which inputs an identification number of a credit card;
a memory which stores identity-related information of the portable communication terminal;
a transmitter which transmits the identification number inputted by the input part and the identity-related information stored in the memory to a transaction authorization computer; and
a receiver which receives a result of the validation from the transaction authorization computer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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