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Transaction security apparatus and method

DC CAFC
  • US 6,529,725 B1
  • Filed: 10/09/1998
  • Issued: 03/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transaction security apparatus, comprising:

  • at least one of an input device and a data entry device for at least one of inputting and entering transaction information regarding a transaction into a first communication device;

    a processing device for processing the transaction information and for generating a first signal corresponding to the transaction; and

    a transmitter for transmitting the first signal to a second communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by a central transaction processing computer, wherein the second communication device is associated with an individual account holder, and wherein the second communication device provides information to the individual account holder regarding the transaction, and further wherein the second communication device is at least one of a beeper, a pager, a telephone, a two-way pager, a reply pager, a home computer, a personal computer, a personal communication device, a personal communication services device, a television, an interactive television, a digital television, a personal digital assistant, a display telephone, a video telephone, a watch, a cellular telephone, a wireless telephone, a mobile telephone, a display cellular telephone, and a facsimile machine.

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