Credit card verification system and method

a credit card and verification system technology, applied in the field of credit card verification system and method, can solve the problems of high cost of production, inability to know whether a credit card is presented for payment, and inability to provide a solution for cases

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-28
CALLAHAN CELLULAR L L C
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[0009]It is a further object of the present invention to provide a performance supervisory control program for a credit card system, operated at the payment location, which will force the salesperson to perform proper comparison of card holder data to the customer present at the payment location.

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Today, it is impossible to know whether a credit card presented for payment is in truth the credit card of the particular customer who is effecting the purchase; in other words, that the person presenting the card is its rightful owner.
This investigation does not provide a solution for cases in which the credit card is stolen, to the extent that the credit company does not yet know that the card was stolen.
In addition, credit cards are available upon which the owner's picture is printed; however, these cards are not protected, they can be counterfeited, and the cost of producing them is high.
Such verification is very limited, as it relies upon the motivation of the salesperson and enables no performance supervisory control by the credit company.

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[0018]In the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1, there is shown a credit card verification system 2 including a credit card company data storage and communication unit 4 for recording and storing data concerning credit cards and credit card holders. At the company site, and / or preferably at any bank or other institution where credit cards are issued, one or more cameras and other per se known installations 6 are located, for creating an electronically reproducible image of each authorized credit card holder. Such an image may be constituted by a picture of the holder's face, a portion thereof, or any other biometric visual data, in any desired disposition or dispositions, e.g., front and / or side views. Hence, the term “image” as used herein is meant to include all such features of the credit card holder, and / or any other visual indicia associated with that person. The installations 6 communicate with the company's credit card data storage and communication unit 4 via communication lines...

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The invention provides a credit card verification system, including a credit card company data storage and communication unit (4) for recording and storing data concerning authorized credit card holders, including an electronically reproducible image of each credit card holder, means (6) for introducing the image into the company data storage unit, and at least one remotely positioned credit card reader (10) and image display meants (12) communicating with the company data storage unit, for selectively retrieving data from the storage unit to be displayed on the image display means, to be viewed and approved by the person providing sales services. The invention also provides a method for verifying the identity of a credit card holder effecting a tansaction and a method enabling credit companies to monitor and verify credit card holder identity when a payment transaction is performed at a sales terminal.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a credit card verification system and method.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Today, it is impossible to know whether a credit card presented for payment is in truth the credit card of the particular customer who is effecting the purchase; in other words, that the person presenting the card is its rightful owner.[0003]At the time of effecting a transaction by means of a credit card at locations where a magnetic card reader is used, the card is passed through the reader and its details are communicated to the credit company. The credit company checks whether the card is in force, if the card was cancelled, if the card owner's bank approves the transaction at the indicated cost, and sometimes also other reasonable details of the purchase. This investigation does not provide a solution for cases in which the credit card is stolen, to the extent that the credit company does not yet know that the card was stolen. A credit compa...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/00G07C9/00G06K9/68G07F7/10G07F7/12G07F
CPCG06Q20/341G06Q20/4014G07F7/1008G07C9/00079G06Q20/40145G07C9/253
Inventor MILNER, MOSHEMAKOVER, DAVID M.
Owner CALLAHAN CELLULAR L L C
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