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US 5,988,497 · App. 08/655,501

Method for authenticating credit transactions to prevent fraudulent charges

Inventor: Michelle H. Wallace
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Granted: Nov 23, 1999 Filed: May 30, 1996
Inventor
Michelle H. Wallace
Assignee (at issue)
MCI Communications Corporation

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Patent No.
US 5,988,497
App. No.
08/655,501
Filed
1996-05-30
Granted
1999-11-23
Kind
A