Secure transaction system
A computerized method enables a user to conduct a transaction in a private and secure manner via three computer systems and the user's partial identification information. The partial identification information is insufficient to disclose an identity of the user.
1. A method of conducting transactions, comprising:
storing, at a first computer system, a first set of data comprising a portion of a user's identification information, the user's identity being unidentifiable from the portion of the user's identification information;
storing, at the first computer system, an identification number of a third computer system associated with the first set of data;
receiving, at the first computer system from a second computer system, a second set of data obtained via a device configured to input data;
sending, from the first computer system to the third computer system based at least in part on the identification number, a new pass code when the first set of data matches the second set of data, the new pass code having a predefined life time;
receiving, at the first computer system, the new pass code from the second computer system; and
approving, by the first computer system, a transaction associated with the user in response to receiving the new pass code before the new pass code expires.
2. The method of claim 1 , in which the portion of the user's identification information is obtained from an identification document, which comprises at least one of a driver's license, a passport, a government-issued identification document, an alien identification card, a student identification card, a social security card, a tax identification card, a national identification card, a voter identification card, a benefits card, an official identification document, or a combination thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 , in which the first computer system comprises at least one of a computer system, a personal communications device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.
4. The method of claim 3 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a Smartbook interface, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , in which the second computer system comprises at least one of a computer system, a personal communications device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.
6. The method of claim 5 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a Smartbook interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.
7. The method of claim 1 , in which the third computer system comprises at least one of a computer system, a personal communications device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.
8. The method of claim 7 , in which the device interface comprises a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a Smartbook interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.
9. The method of claim 1 , in which the identification number of the third computer system comprises an address, a phone number, or a combination thereof.
10. The method of claim 1 , in which the first set of data is associated with at least one of a name, an address, a date of birth, a personal identification number, a user ID, a password, a tax identification number, a type of identification document, an identity number of the identification document, a country, a state, a government organization issuing the identification document, a private organization issuing the identification document, an expiration date of the identification document, a phone number, a screen name, an e-mail address, a photograph, a fingerprint, an iris scan, a physical description, a biometrical information, or a combination thereof.
11. A method of conducting transactions, comprising:
storing, at a first computer system, a first set of data obtained from a portion of a user's identification information, the user's identity being unidentifiable from the portion of the user's identification information;
storing, at the first computer system, an identification number of a second computer system associated with the first set of data;
receiving, at the first computer system from a third computer system, a second set of data obtained via a device configured to input data;
sending, from the first computer system to the third computer system, a new pass code when the first set of data matches the second set of data, the new pass code having a predefined life time;
receiving, at the first computer system, the new pass code from the second computer system identified by the identification number; and
approving, at the first computer system, a transaction associated with the user in response to receiving the new pass code before the new pass code expires.
12. The method of claim 11 , in which the portion of the user's identification information is obtained from an identification document, which comprises at least one of a driver's license, a passport, a government-issued identification document, an alien identification card, a student identification card, a social security card, a tax identification card, a national identification card, a voter identification card, a benefits card, an official identification document, or a combination thereof.
13. The method of claim 11 , in which the first computer system comprises at least one of a computer system, a personal communications device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.
14. The method of claim 13 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a Smartbook interface, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.
15. The method of claim 11 , in which the second computer system comprises at least one of a computer system, a personal communications device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.
16. The method of claim 15 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a Smartbook interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.
17. The method of claim 11 , in which the third computer system comprises at least one of a computer system, a personal communications device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.
18. The method of claim 17 , in which the device interface comprises a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a Smartbook interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.
19. The method of claim 11 , in which the identification number of the third computer system comprises an address, a phone number, or a combination thereof.
20. The method of claim 11 , in which the first set of data is associated with at least one of a name, an address, a date of birth, a personal identification number, a user ID, a password, a tax identification number, a type of identification document, an identity number of the identification document, a country, a state, a government organization issuing the identification document, a private organization issuing the identification document, an expiration date of the identification document, a phone number, a screen name, an e-mail address, a photograph, a fingerprint, an iris scan, a physical description, a biometrical information, or a combination thereof.