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Iranian-born American sculptor Siah Armajani uses simple sculptural forms to convey complex ideas. Twelve works from the collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be available for viewing May 10 to Sept. 21, 2008 in Gallery L8 of the Bloch building. Armajani finds the ideals of democracy embodied in models, chairs, doors, bridges and other objects. Each piece is a fusion of fine and applied art principles, a wedding of abstract idea and function. Through sculptural forms and architectural structures he seeks to recover art's connection with ordinary experience.
Note: The lecture by Siah Armajani at the Kansas City Public Library on Sept. 18 has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.
This exhibition is supported by the Campbell-Calvin Fund and Elizabeth C. Bonner Charitable Trust for exhibitions. Midwest Airlines is the official airline sponsor.
Image: Siah Armajani, American, b. 1939. Elements #16, 1985-1988. Steel, aluminum, wood and paint. Gift of the artist in honor of Martin and Mildred Friedman. F98.25.1A-D.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Republican candidates for the Alabama Legislature have endorsed a set of goals that includes an Arizona-style immigration law and a law prohibiting the federal government from compelling any Alabamian to participate in a health care system.
GOP candidates unveiled the long list Monday in Montgomery with state party Chairman Mike Hubbard. They said its success depends on Republicans gaining control of the House and Senate after 136 years of Democratic dominance.
The candidates' list is called the "2010 Republican Handshake with Alabama." It includes expanding tax incentives to help businesses create jobs, requiring lobbyists to report all money they spend on public officials, and giving subpoena power to the State Ethics Commission.
It does not include a gambling proposal, but Hubbard says most Republican candidates are against expanding gambling.


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The 2013 Aprilia Racing Team officially unveiled their World Superbike line-up and bike for this year's effort in the Championship on Friday – and by the looks of things, the team is determined to maintain the title it won in 2012.
After a fantastic season in 2012, which saw Aprilia win both the Rider and Manufacturer titles, the team is determined to stay on top! To help them do just that, riders Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty will be giving the Championship their all, aboard Aprilia's flagship four-cylinder RSV4 and Eugene is most definitely starting as he means to go on;
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Star Trek: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" VHS
I can't judge the validity of this print, so, my fellow Trekkies (or Trekkers): for those of you that have the original 1985 VHS print of this particular episode ("Where No Man Has Gone Before"), see if your copy has all these logos at the end like what you see in the above link.
The logos contained here (from the Vimeo video description) are:
(1) Paramount FBI Warning screen which changes colors (version 1, used on all Paramount VHS tapes released between 1979 and 1989)
(2) 1982 Paramount Home Video logo (with all blues replaced by golds)
(3) Opening teaser
(4) Star Trek S1 opening (no Kirk dialog)
(5) Opening episode title
(6) Last few minutes of episode
(7) "Next Voyage" trailer ("The Naked Time")
(8) Closing title (with Alexander Courage's original violin version of the theme song)
(9) 1966 Desilu logo (with 1978 Paramount copyright)
(10) 1982 Paramount Television logo (tall peak; 1982 Lalo Schifrin music)
The second VHS print has these differences:
(1) FBI Warning screen is slightly different
(2) 1982 Paramount Home Video logo (normal version with blue mountain and text)
(3) 1966 Desilu logo (no Paramount copyright)
(4) Late 1968 Paramount Television logo
No opening teaser before the opening title, nor the Next Voyage trailer before the closing title
My question is this: did the earliest copies of this episode (when released on VHS in February 1985) really have the 1982 Paramount TV "Blue Mountain" (tall peak) at the end?
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Fake. The 1985 VHS did not have the 1999 DVD audio for one thing (which is very obvious), and for another it did not have the trailer for The Naked Time on the end, but for The Corbomite Maneuver.
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The actual question, though, was whether the early video release had the blue Paramount logo at the end. I think they did. Paramount slapped them on every episode when they redid the prints for video release and syndication in the 80's. I clipped them when I made DVDs of the lasers, keeping on the Desilu logo.
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Actually, the first few episodes have trailers for the next episodes in production order. Starting down around Shore Leave, the trailers appear for the next episode in airdate order. And even then, sometimes the trailer wasn't correct. This problem was on the laserdiscs as well (at least I'm fairly sure.)
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The guy who posted that to Vimeo is a guy named Jason Allen Matthews. He has a history of stitching stuff together in a video editor and claiming it's real. I don't think he's a troll per se - I'm pretty sure he has some form of autism, and doesn't fully comprehend that he's making stuff up and lying that it's real.
I'm not trying to insult Mr. Matthews, I'm just calling it as I see it.
AFAIK, the Paramount logo at the end of the Desilu TOS episodes in the 80s was always the standard TV version, where the peak is more squat than the theatrical logo to make room for the word "Television". The "tall peak" version was used briefly on Paramount's network shows in the fall of 1982, and then dropped.
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Two Ogdensburg residents dream of honoring a fallen U.S. Marine is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Rena M. Mee and her sister, Ellen Washburn, have raised over $2,000 in three weeks through raffles and donations to build a memorial in Groulx Park at the intersection of Ford Street and Proctor Avenue for Lance Corporal Nicholas J. Sovie, Ogdensburg, who died in action during Operation Enduring Freedom.
The Marine Corps reported the soldier was part of a training exercise on Feb. 17, 2006, when a U.S. helicopter crashed into his CH-53 helicopter during a training flight in the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of northern Djibouti.
The two sisters were inspired to build a memorial after seeing a letter to the editor published in The Journal written by Mary M. Sovie, the Marines mother, in June.
In the letter, she said her biggest fear was that over time people would forget Nic and what he gave, said Ms. Mee. Nobody should be forgotten, let alone people who have given all. And thats when we decided to go to City Hall.
Ms. Mee and Ms. Washburn pitched the idea at a City Council meeting in July. The council unanimously approved the memorial.
The money raised will be used to purchase a plaque and granite bench for the memorial, which Frary Funeral Home has agreed to donate. An account was set up at St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union to accept donations for the effort. Ms. Mee said the account will remain open until Nov. 11, and whatever funds are not needed for the memorial will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project, Fort Drum, in the Marines honor.
We wouldnt be able to do this without the support of this city, said Ms. Mee. It shows the kind of community we have here.
The plaque will be adorned with a wreath during the citys Veterans Day ceremony. A dedication ceremony will be held in the spring, Ms. Mee said.
Ms. Mee and Ms. Washburn have been friends with Mary and Stephen P. Sovie, the Marines parents, for over 25 years, but this something they would do for any soldier, they said.
In 2010, the sisters conducted a similar campaign resulting in a monument and landscaping in Potters Field, where approximately 200 people rest in unmarked graves.
It was just barren, said Ms. Mee. With the help of the community, we did that.
We owe them the soldiers so much, said Ms. Washburn. We certainly cant pay them back for it, but well do what we can.
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The PT-4iREX is an infrared signal repeater that operates at distances of up to approximately 75m (240ft).
Outputs - Four which can control up to 8 IR devices at cable distances up to approximately 250 feet (75 meters)
Inputs - Built-in IR receiver and 3.5mm connector for external IR receiver at cable distances up to about 100 feet (30 meters)
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My home insurance company says it will not renew my policy because my dog's crossbreed is on the company's list of breeds it does not insure. Where can I find home insurance without giving up my dog?
You'll need to shop around for home insurance. Get home insurance quotes from several companies, or work with an independent insurance agency -- one that works with a variety of insurance carriers. A savvy independent agent should know which companies are most likely to provide coverage in your case.
Although there is no official blacklist throughout the industry, breeds that raise red flags for some insurers include pit bulls, Rottweilers, chow chows, German shepherds, Siberian huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers, Presa Canario bulldogs, Great Danes, boxers, Akitas and wolf-hybrids.
Other companies will offer dog owners coverage but require them to sign liability waivers for dog bites. Or, a company may charge more for liability protection for breeds with aggressive reputations. Other companies will offer coverage, regardless of the dog's breed, or provide coverage if the pet has taken obedience training or passed the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen test.
Once you have home insurance, take steps to prevent your dog from getting into trouble. Make sure your pet is secured and never in a situation where it could be provoked. Take the dog to obedience training if you haven't done so already.
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Malnourishment is a condition in which your body lacks or is unable to absorb the nutrients it needs to be healthy. Malnourishment often occurs as a result of not having enough food. It can also be the result of not eating a well-balanced diet. Malnourishment may also be caused by certain health conditions, including cancer and AIDS, and can be a side effect of gastric surgery. Follow the links below to find WebMD's comprehensive coverage about malnourishment, what it looks like, how to treat it, and much more.
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German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer arrives for the weekly... News PhotoArrival,Berlin,Cabinet Member,Diplomacy,Germany,Government,Meeting,Peter Ramsauer,Politics,Transport Minister,VerticalPhotographer Adam BerryCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesBERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 27: German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer arrives for the weekly German federal cabinet meeting on February 27, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. High on the morning's agenda was discussion of the country's annual report on disarmament as well as of potential modifications to a law on employment rights for foreigners. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)


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This non-provisional patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/905,134, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 6, 2007.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a system for preventing electronic-enabled fraud. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system, device and method for preventing credit card fraud and/or any other types of credit and identity theft by way of a real time interactive security system.
2. Description of Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 4,268,715 ('715 patent), U.S. Pat. No. 4,283,599 ('599 patent), and U.S. Pat. No. 4,315,101 ('101 patent), which issued to Atalla, disclose certain methods and apparatuses for improving the security of data transmissions between stations and for controlling secured transactions from remote locations in a data-transfer system. The method and apparatus obviate the need for transmitting user-identification information such as personal number (PIN) from station to station, e.g., from the station utilized by the user to enter his PIN and initiate a transaction, to the station that processes the transaction. Also, for added security, the method and apparatus providing the encryption (encoding) and decryption (decoding) of data during a transaction using encryption and decryption keys produced from different (independent) PINs. The apparatus includes at least one irreversible algorithm module, a random number generator and at least one data file (e.g., disc or magnetic tape storage). The apparatus also includes a comparator or, alternatively, an encoding algorithm module and a matching decoding algorithm module. In addition, a data-transfer system obviates the need for paired encryption/decryption modules on a data link while nevertheless maintaining a high level of security in the data transferred. This facilitates remote control of data transfers between locations within the system, enables use of conventional data links, and permits convenient changes of and additions to the files of stored codes for the system without compromising the security of data transfers or of identifying codes for authorized individuals.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,326,098 ('098 patent), which issued to Bouricius et al., provides a systems for both electronic signature and message verification with a minimum of excess coding information on an instantaneous basis and is easily restartable in a store and forward environment. The system is based on the concept of a vault or central authority. The vault is in essence a physically secured Authenticator designed as a hardware automation which is not under control of any operating system. The system is a terminal based network wherein all terminals or users may communicate directly or through a central CPU. All secure electronic signature verification transactions must be transacted through the central facility which includes said vault. The vault and all terminals include an identical key-controlled block-cipher cryptographic facility wherein each user at a terminal has access only to his own key and wherein the vault has access to all user keys. At the end of a transaction, a user A (originator) and a user B (receiver) each have uniquely encrypted messages which can be utilized in later arbitration proceedings wherein user A cannot later deny having sent a message or its contents and similarly user B cannot deny having received the message or its specific content. The vault provides facilities for effective legal arbitration and is also simple to operate in such an "n-to-n" network without using more than one key per person.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,776,003 ('003 patent), which issued to Harris, discloses cellular mobile telephone stations which are intended for installation and use in public transportation facilities, e.g., taxicabs, limousines, rental cars, etc. are equipped to support credit card billing of transient customers for use of the station services. The cellular pay stations, from the viewpoint of the serving cellular carrier facilities, are indistinguishable from standard cellular mobile stations. The activities of the credit card stations are supported by an administrative processor which is connected to a standard telephone line of the public switched telephone network. The cellular stations and the administrative processor exchange data messages over a standard telephone connection. The data messages are used to establish operating options and parameters of the credit card mobile stations, compile records in the administrative processor to permit the assignment of billing responsibility to transient customers for use of the stations and connected facilities, and control the stations for administrative and commercial reasons.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,845,740 ('740 patent), which issued to Tokuyama et al., discloses radio phone equipment for credit cards adapted to transfer part or a whole of credit card or charge card information read by a card reader as well as a dial number dialed by a key pad to a mobile telecommunication switching office by means of a modem and a transmitter/receiver, and in case of said credit card or charge card being valid, switching, on the basis of a designation on a voice channel transmitted from said mobile telecommunication switching office, or transmitting and receiving frequency to said voice channel to construct a speech channel, and furthermore detecting on-hook of a handset produced upon finishing talking to reset the equipment.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,860,336 ('336 patent), which issued to D'Avello et al., discloses a credit-card radiotelephone for a vehicle with a door includes a radio transceiver and a control unit with a telephone handset, credit card reader, hookswitch and door switch. The telephone handset has a microphone, a speaker, and a dial. The radio transceiver has a transmitter, a receiver, and a first microprocessor for electronically locking and unlocking the radio transceiver. The credit card reader reads a credit card number and produces an output indicating the read credit card number. The control unit also includes a second microprocessor coupled to the credit card reader for receiving the read credit card number and determining if the read credit card number is valid, coupled to the first microprocessor, hookswitch and the dial for electronically unlocking said transceiver and placing telephone calls when the read credit card number is determined to be valid, and coupled to the door switch for electronically locking said transceiver means when the door is opened.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,965,821 ('821 patent), which issued to Bishop et al., relates to system utilizing a cellular mobile radiotelephone and a public switching telecommunication network (PSTN) for entering into rental agreements and for accruing and billing the resulting rental charges associated with the rental of equipment, such as automobiles. The automobiles to be rented incorporate credit-card-activated, intelligent, cellular mobile radiotelephones. Upon entry into the automobile, a customer slides a card through a card reader included therein. The card reader transfers data encoded on the card to the radiotelephone whereupon the radio telephone establishes, via the PSTN, a communications link with a processor. In response to processor-originated voice prompts that the radiotelephone conveys to the customer, the customer then uses a keypad of the radiotelephone to enter data necessary to compose the rental agreement. Based on this data, as well as a renter profile included in a database accessible by the processor, the processor causes a rental agreement form to be printed at a location near the automobile. The customer then needs only to sign the completed written contract form at the exit location in order to drive away with the rental automobile. Upon return of the automobile, the customer enters a predetermined return code, which results in another call to the processor. Again, in response to processor-originated voice prompts, the customer enters data on the radiotelephone keypad in order to calculate rental charges. These charges are then automatically debited to an account indicated by the customer, and a written receipt is presented to the customer.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,975,942 ('942 patent), which issued to Zebryk, relates to a credit/calling card pay telephone method and system, which system employs appropriate expanded local intelligence at the telephone instrument unit for enabling local card checking and call transaction record keeping, and interfacing with a PC host computer periodically automatically to transmit batches of such records to the computer for locally generating customer billing thereat.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,223 ('223 patent), which issued to Amadon et al., discloses a method and apparatus for use in a mobile telephone rental system in which credit card information is communicated between the mobile telephone unit and a Voice Response System for customer registration and remote programming of mobile telephone unit features and NAM settings; communicating data between the Voice Response System and a Registration System for customer credit card validation; communicating data between the Registration System and a credit card clearinghouse for credit card approval or decline; communicating data between the Registration System and a plurality of Collector Systems for call rating and billing; communicating data between the Registration System and an Administration System for providing rated call information to the reseller; and communicating data between the mobile telephone unit and an Indirect System for establishing service in cellular areas without Collector System service. Data read from the mobile telephone units are transmitted in variable length, encrypted and error protected Packet Data Units (PDUs).
U.S. Pat. No. 5,615,268 ('268 patent), which issued to Bisbee et al., discloses a system and method that implements digital encryption for the electronic transmission, storage and retrieval of authenticated documents and that enables the establishment of the identity of the originator of an electronic document and of the integrity of the information contained in such a document. Together these provide irrevocable proof of authenticity of the document. The system and method make it possible to provide "paper-less" commercial transactions, such as real-estate transactions and the financial transactions secured by real estate. A Certification Authority provides tools for initializing and managing the cryptographic material required to sign and seal electronic documents. An Authentication Center provides "third party" verification that a document is that executed and transmitted by the document's originator. The Certification Authority and the Authentication Center together provide for third-party assumption of the risk of the authenticity of documents, an audit trail of the documents, and storage and retrieval of the documents by authorized parties. The system and method eliminates the need for "hard copies" of original documents as well as hard-copy storage. Retrieval of an authenticated document from the Authentication Center may be done by any number of authorized parties at any time by on-line capability.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,629,678 ('678 patent), which issued to Gargano et al. discloses an apparatus for tracking and recovering humans utilizes an implantable transceiver incorporating a power supply and actuation system allowing the unit to remain implanted and functional for years without maintenance. The implanted transmitter may be remotely actuated, or actuated by the implantee. Power for the remote-activated receiver is generated electromechanically through the movement of body muscle. The device is small enough to be implanted in a child, facilitating use as a safeguard against kidnapping, and has a transmission range which also makes it suitable for wilderness sporting activities. A novel biological monitoring feature allows the device to be used to facilitate prompt medical dispatch in the event of heart attack or similar medical emergency. A novel sensation-feedback feature allows the implantee to control and actuate the device with certainty.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,729,591 ('591 patent), which issued to Bailey, discloses a credit card operated cellular telephone comprising an interface assembly that allows addition of a credit card reader and an electronics board thereto. The interface assembly mates with the existing telephone and battery, and allows a cellular telephone to be easily modified.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,848,161 ('161 patent), which issued to Luneau et al., describes a networked communications system comprising a client unit, a secured host server, and a company subscriber unit, a method for providing secured commercial transactions via the networked communications system. The method includes the steps of providing a secured transmission path via the networked communications system between the client unit and the secured host server, presenting the client unit with an order form in which commercial information is to be entered via the secured transmission path, receiving the commercial information transmitted via the secured transmission path by the client unit at the secured host server, maintaining the commercial information solely in the dynamic memory of the secured host server, encrypting the commercial information in response to the step of receiving the commercial information, erasing the dynamic memory of the secured host server in response to the step of encrypting the commercial information, and forwarding the encrypted commercial information via the communications network from the secured host server to the company subscriber unit.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,850,196 ('196 patent), which issued to Mowers, describes a new tracking device for pets for locating objects. The inventive device includes a microchip transmitter encapsulated within a biologically inert material and coupled with respect to a pet and communicating with a satellite system.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,850,599, ('599 patent), which issued to Seiderman, discloses a portable cellular telephone credit card calling system operable in conjunction with a cellular telephone, a local cellular network and an IXC in a telecommunications network. The portable cellular telephone has a handset and a transceiver unit and a credit card and electronic control interface electronically interposed between the handset and the transceiver unit. The interface unit has a credit card reader and an electronic system which initially validates the credit card. The cellular telephone also includes electronic circuitry which establishes a first telephone communications link with the network and transmits, via the transceiver unit for the phone, to the network, credit card data, a cellular telephone ID data and the telephone number input into the handset by the user. Upon receipt of at least the credit card data, a network transceiver verifies the validity of the user's credit card. After the credit card has been validated by the LXC through a verification or validation computer service, the network transceiver then completes a further telephonic communications link between the cellular telephone, operated by the user, and the telephonic device associated with the input telephone number, that is, the third party's telephone. Since the network transceiver does not complete the call to the third party prior to validation of the user's credit card, the system operates in real time. Further, in a preferred embodiment, the network transceiver provides some type of indication to the credit interface unit that the credit card has been validated. Thereafter, the user is permitted to make additional cellular telephone calls without requiring further validation of the credit card data by the network transceiver.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,005,939 ('939 patent), which issued to Fortenberry et al., discloses a method and apparatus for obtaining user information to conduct secure transactions on the Internet without having to re-enter the information multiple times is described. The method and apparatus can also provide a technique by which secured access to the data can be achieved over the Internet. A passport containing user defined information at various security levels is stored in a secure server apparatus, or passport agent, connected to computer network. A user process instructs the passport agent to release all or portions of the passport to a recipient node and forwards a key to the recipient node to unlock the passport information.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,073,854 ('854 patent), which issued to Bravenec et al. describes a card for use as a telephone authorization card or the like is comprised of a layer of a backing material such as a stiff plastic material which has some pliability. A thin sheet lenticular lens material has a flat surface on which is printed selected interlaced images. On the other side of the lens material is formed a plurality of lenticules through which the images are viewed. The flat side of the lenticular material is secured to one face of the backing in a convenient manner. A cutting tool is now used to form an opening in the outer face of the lenticules and a programmed microchip is inserted in the opening and secured in place. On the outer face of the backing material a magnetic strip containing magnetically encoded indicia is secured. The card is usable in a reader which can scan the magnetic strip and read information from the microchip to allow the user to place a telephone call or conduct other transactions.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,148,405 ('405 patent), which issued to Liao et al., describes a method and system for establishing an authenticated and secure communication session for transactions between a server and a client in a wireless data network that generally comprises an airnet, a landline network and a link server therebetween. The client having limited computing resources is remotely located with respect to the server and communicates to the server through the wireless data network. To authenticate each other, the client and the server conduct two rounds of authentication, the client authentication and the server authentication, independently and respectively, each of the authentication processes is based on a shared secret encrypt key and challenge/response mechanism. To reach for a mutually accepted cipher in the subsequent transactions, the server looks up for a commonly used cipher and forwards the cipher along with a session key to the client. The subsequent transactions between the client and the server are then proceeded in the authenticated and secure communication session and further each transaction secured by the session key is labeled by a transaction ID that is examined before a transaction thereof takes place.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,787 ('787 patent), which issued to Dorf, discloses a multifunction card system which provides a multifunction card capable of serving as a prepaid phone card, a debit card, a loyalty card, and a medical information card. Each card has an identification number comprising a bank identification number which assists in establishing communications links. The card system can be accessed from any existing point-of-sale (POS) device. The POS device treats the card as a credit or debit card and routes transaction data to a processing hub using the banking system. The processing hub coordinates the various databases corresponding to the various functions of the card.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,435,406 ('406 patent), which issued Pentel, discloses a cell phone or other wireless telecommunications device is used to communicate with an ordering station over a cellular telephone communications network and telephone line. A coded item number can be entered and transmitted to the ordering station, which decodes the coded item number and enters the order into the point of sale system by a communications link. Further, data such as the identity of the user by physical characteristics, personal identification numbers, credit card or charge information, and location of the sender of the data can also be obtained from the wireless communications device and transmitted to the order station. In this manner remote ordering of goods or services can be communicated and transactions completed without having to be present at the sales point.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,480,957 ('957 patent), which issued to Liao et al., describes a method and system for establishing an authenticated and secure communication session for transactions between a server and a client in a wireless data network that generally comprises an aimet, a landline network and a link server therebetween. The client having limited computing resources is remotely located with respect to the server and communicates to the server through the wireless data network. To authenticate each other, the client and the server conduct two rounds of authentication, the client authentication and the server authentication, independently and respectively, each of the authentication processes is based on a shared secret encrypt key and challenge/response mechanism. To reach for a mutually accepted cipher in the subsequent transactions, the server looks up for a commonly used cipher and forwards the cipher along with a session key to the client. The subsequent transactions between the client and the server are then proceeded in the authenticated and secure communication session and further each transaction secured by the session key is labeled by a transaction ID that is examined before a transaction thereof takes place.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,584,309 ('309 patent), which issued to Whigham, discloses a system and method for purchasing a product from an automatic vending machine by means of a consumer's cellular telephone. The consumer requests a product available from the vending machine by dialing a specified telephone number which connects the consumer's cellular telephone to a server operated by a billing agency. The billing agency may include the provider of the product, the telephone company that provides the cellular telephone service, a credit card company, or a bank that has issued a debit card. The server recognizes the request for the product, creates a transaction record, and communicates a vend code to the consumer. The transaction record includes a billing record that the billing agency uses, to bill the consumer for the requested product and an inventory record that the product provider uses in connection with restocking the vending machine. Upon receiving the vend code from the server, the consumer transmits the vend code to the vending machine. The vend code may be an RF code, an audible tone code, or a manual code. Upon receipt of the vend code from the consumer, the vending machine dispenses the requested product.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,760,796 ('796 patent), which issued to Rossmann et al., describes a smart card and a method of operating the smart card in which the smart card has input/output means enabling the smart card to receive and transmit data regarding individual financial transactions. The smart card has a microprocessor which incorporates a read only memory, a random access memory and input/output ports. The smart card is able to communicate through the ports when suitably positioned within a smart card reader. The internal operations of the smart card are controlled by the microprocessor as determined by program microinstructions that are stored in the read only memory. The microinstructions include a number of application programs enabling the smart card to conduct financial transactions, other related applications and transaction logging operations. The smart card has a secure area and an unsecured area within the random access memory. The microprocessor is programmed to store in the unsecured store area individual transactions which may be automated transactions using the smart card or manual transactions entered as updates into the smart card. The microprocessor is programmed to transfer transactions from the unsecured store area and consolidate them into a consolidated log of transactions in the secured area. As a result, an updated statement of cashflow is available to the user from the consolidated log.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,947,908 ('908 patent), which issued to Slater, discloses a system and method for a customer and merchant to perform an on-line, and in some cases, real-time financial transaction from a personal computer or similar processing terminal over a public access communications network utilizing a universally acceptable electronic financial transaction instruction that debits a customer's selected account and notifies a merchant that a credit is due or forthcoming and a service provider. The financial transaction instruction is provided in a secured format for transactions sent over the public access communications network, which is external from any other conventional open or closed communication channels used for performing financial transactions.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,059,520 ('520 patent), which issued to Shtesl, discloses a universal credit card with a cellular telephone that has inside of an outer housing and adjacent to a side thereof a magnetic reader/writer capable of reading data from a magnetic strip of a credit card. Along a side of the outer housing adjacent the magnetic reader/writer is a wide and deep enough slit to swipe the credit card. When a template credit card is swiped through the slit, a magnetic strip of the template credit card reads or writes data from at least one credit card that the user selected on the telephone's keypad from a plurality of credit cards whose data had been entered into memory. A controller and software operate the magnetic reader/writer the user's keypad selection. Alternatively, there is a slot in the outer housing rather than a slit, and insertion and/or removal of a credit card in the slot constitutes swiping the credit card.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,113,099 ('099 patent), which issued to Tyroler et al., describes tracking, presence verification, and locating features which are incorporated into a security system that includes a user interface device with a display, keypad and associated transceiver. Wireless RF electronic tags are attached to different objects, e.g., an inanimate object, or a living being such as a child or pet. To verify the presence of an object associated with a tag, the user instructs the user interface device to transmit a wireless signal to the tag. The tag responds, when within range, by returning a wireless signal. In another aspect, a person is detected such as at the entry to a home, and a low-power transmitter at the entry sends a signal to the electronic tag. The electronic tag responds by transmitting data to the security system to cause it to take a desired action. The presence of a person, such as a child, in an unauthorized area can trigger an alarm.
United States Patent Application Publication No. U.S. 2001/0034725, which was authored by Park et al., teaches an electronic payment system and method comprising an anonymous represent payment card to ensure the anonymity of a client and availability for electronic commerce and real transactions. The electronic payment system includes: an electronic payment web server connected to a client terminal through the Internet, for providing an identification number and password to a client who applies for a registration, providing a representative payment card to the client who applies for the card, and downloading an electronic wallet driving program to an web browser of the client terminal; and a payment gateway server connected to the electronic payment web server by a leased line, for receiving a representative payment card issued by a financial system of a financial company and to be provided through the electronic payment web server to the client who applies for the card, incorporating the identification number of the representative payment card into an electronic wallet corresponding to the client's identification number, receiving a client's product purchase information from the electronic wallet driving program downloaded to the client terminal, requesting an approval for payment with the representative payment card to the financial system in response to a payment approval request from an Internet shopping mall server, and informing the Internet shopping mall server of the result of payment approval request from the financial system. The client's authentication is achieved by the identification number and password, so that the representative payment means can be used in affiliated electronic commerce shops with secured anonymity. The representative payment card can be efficiently used in existing credit card-affiliated shops using its identification number.
United States Patent Application Publication No. U.S. 2002/0035686, which was authored by Creighton et al., teaches methods and systems that enable organizations to make secure a wide array of electronic transactions such as business-to-business transactions over corporate extranets. One aspect of the present invention allows companies to create an extranet with business partners that they know. The extranet host provides to a certification authority a shared secret and the names of the business partners that are authorized to access the corporate extranet. If the requestor's shared secret and name matches a digital certificate is automatically issued. The invention allows a business to issue secured socket layer (SSL), Object Signing, Client authorization and secure email certificates to internal employees as well as issuing client authentication certificates to business partners.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0138991, which was authored by Song et al., teaches anti-fraud measures which are implemented through networks for transactions using payment documents such as checks, letters of credit, notes, etc. as the payment instrument. The payer is authenticated and the availability of funds is verified by the payer's financial institution before the transaction is completed and the funds are immediately secured during the transaction. Since the transaction details are registered for verification purposes, neither payee nor third party has a chance to alter any part of the transaction. The payment document may be an Anti-Fraud Check which has been endorsed with an anti-fraud system supplied "TIN" or "FSTIN" that provides better fraud protection than a conventional cashier's check or a t a method for performing secure electronic transactions on a computer network, the network comprising a buyer's computer, a vendor server, a creditor server and a security server. The buyer's computer has a fingerprint file stored in the memory thereof. The method includes the steps of: i) the buyer computer requesting to purchase merchandise to the vendor server, the purchase request including said buyer computer's IP address; ii) the buyer computer selecting a predetermined form of secured payment method; iii) the payment method selection causing the vendor server to transmit to the security server a request for confirmation of the buyer computer's identity at the buyer computer's IP address; iv) the confirmation request causing the security server to send a retrieval request to the IP address, the retrieval request including a retrieval program for detecting and retrieving the buyer's computer's fingerprint file, and the retrieval request further comprising a response request asking for confirmation of the purchase request; whereby a positive response from the buyer's computer to the security server accompanied by the fingerprint file causes the security server to confirm the buyer computer's identity to the vendor server and to approve the purchase.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0139014, which was authored by Song et al., teaches an effective and efficient solution with anti-fraud protection to conducting remote transactions using cash as the payment instrument at any time, anywhere over the world is implemented through networks from general-purpose financial accounts such as checking, savings, credit card, or debit card accounts. The prayer is authenticated and the availability of funds is verified by the payer's financial institution before the transaction is completed. The payee is authenticated with a machine-readable identification document before the cash payment is issued. The entire transaction is secured in such a way that no party has a chance to alter or dispute any part of the transaction.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0102502, which was authored by Sagen, relates to conferencing and data recording, in particular to providing secured and verified transactions by means of biometrics. The uniqueness of biometrics is combined with the robustness and reliability of PKI for use in conference applications. The invention is about identifying an individual from a biometric pattern, like the iris of the individual's eye, by means of an iris recognition system. The recognition system then provides the identity of the individual, which is further used to provide secure and reliable digital actions or verifications like authentication, signing and encryption.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0108177, which was authored by Sancho, teaches a method for performing secure electronic transactions on a computer network, the network comprising a buyer's computer, a vendor server, a creditor server and a security server. The buyer's computer has a fingerprint file stored in the memory thereof. The method includes the steps of: i) the buyer computer requesting to purchase merchandise to the vendor server, the purchase request including said buyer computer's IP address; ii) the buyer computer selecting a predetermined form of secured payment method; iii) the payment method selection causing the vendor server to transmit to the security server a request for confirmation of the buyer computer's identity at the buyer computer's IP address; iv) the confirmation request causing the security server to send a retrieval request to the IP address, the retrieval request including a retrieval program for detecting and retrieving the buyer's computer's fingerprint file, and the retrieval request further comprising a response request asking for confirmation of the purchase request; whereby a positive response from the buyer's computer to the security server accompanied by the fingerprint file causes the security server to confirm the buyer computer's identity to the vendor server and to approve the purchase.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0137949, which was authored by Rittman et al., teaches a system and a computer software invention for automatic characterized and prioritized credit cards transactions and charge system. Typical credit cards accounts are categorized by their characters. These characters are offered by the credit cards corporations to its customers and include best interest rates, membership fees, cash advanced, line of credit, benefits like mileage, gift certificates, and similar. When a credit card user is using his/hers account, most of the cases it is done arbitrarily or by credit availability. In many cases the credit card user is not utilizing his/hers other cards lower interests and benefits. Using an automated software tool and method, as we will describe in this invention, a credit card user combines all of his/hers credits cards accounts into one credit facilitate account. This one credit system, automatically prioritize and charges the best credit card account according to the user's best interest, furthermore it will combine all the line of credits from his/her credit cards into one "big" line of credit. The one credit system accumulates the users' credit cards available credit into one account. When a transaction is made, the system searches the user's most beneficial credit card account and charges the amount to it. The most beneficial account is defined by the system according to its characteristics and benefits. These characteristics are low interest, additional benefits (mileage, gift points, etc) provided by credit cards corporations and/or financial institutions. The system may automatically split the full amount between few accounts for the best interest rate and/or other benefits. The user gets a monthly statement that shows the total charges and makes one payment which will be distributed among the different credit card accounts that he/she combined to the one credit card account. The statement shows to which account the charge was made and the reasons for the credit card account selection. Also the system provides a minimal payment due to cover all necessary credit card accounts. User can setup the system to pay the minimum amount required or more according to desire. Using this system, method and computer software user may save enormous amount of money and gain all the possible additional benefits using their credit cards. The system is a secured web based computer software and method that allows users to define and prioritized their credit accounts for automatic selection according to priorities and benefits. The system automatically identifies the user's credit accounts limits and availability and charges the best amount for the user's best benefits. The system also covers refunds in a similar way. All refunds will be credited to the best credit account(s) according to the user's preset priorities.
From a consideration of the foregoing, it may be seen that the prior art does not teach a system for preventing fraudulent purchases or transactions comprising, in combination, a personal send-receive purchasing unit; a vendor establishment or system; a financial establishment or system; a global positioning system; and means for globally tracking the personal send-receive purchasing unit in real-time. Accordingly, the prior art perceives a need for a fraud-prevention system of the foregoing type as a means to enhance secure transactions and contribute to growth of financial markets.
The present invention essentially provides an identification-authenticating (anti-fraud) tracking system and prevents identity theft or misrepresentation or use of other people's identification means and/or credit cards. The system functions to authenticate and monitor purchases for preventing fraudulent purchases, and provides a protective system for preventing identity misrepresentation or use of other people's credit cards and identification (ID) means in real time. The system comprises, in combination, a personal send-receive unit; at least one vendor establishment; at least one financial establishment; a retailer machine Global Anti-Fraud System (GAFS) that verifies buyer and/or seller information such as identification. The GAFS comprises a computer system of embedded coding with a data base of codes for security reasons.
The personal send/receive unit (SRU) may be embodied by printed code(s) on paper notes, a cellular telephone, mobile electrical device, a key fob, a chip-embedded credit card, or similar other personal send/receive unit for effecting a purchase. Also, for additional protection the owner of the credit card can turn off the card and it will automatically turn off at each purchase. The user of the credit card can call up the financial establishment or GAFS to turn on credit cards and set amount of fund to be used from available amount of fraud in each credit card limit set by the financial establishment.
Essentially, the SUR is a personalized, hand held payment device, with a coding system data base with a security system. It may be defined as a user segment of a secured transaction system and thus preferably comprises means for verifying or authenticating device usage by a single designated user with signal transmitting means for wireless transmission of a purchasing signal to a vendor establishment and for wireless transmitting. The signal transmitting means are designed to effect a secure purchase at vendor establishment and to computer network (GAFS) security system to ensure transaction authenticity of ownership.
The vendor establishment comprises means for wirelessly receiving transmitted data. It serves as a ground base establishment for purchasing signals and means for processing received purchasing signals. The vendor establishment essentially fulfills the function of filling an order as requested by a single user via the purchasing signals. The financial system is in communication with the vendor establishment and comprises means for receiving, holding, and sending single user funds. It is contemplated that the financial system may well function to electronically send single user funds to the vendor establishment for electronic funds settlement.
Other features of my invention will become more evident from a consideration of the following brief description of reference numerals and patent drawings:
Referring now to the drawings with more specificity,
In other words, the cellular telephone 26 has within it a credit-enabling device and thus functions as a credit card type cellular telephone, which telephone may be used to effect an electronic transaction after the credit-enabling device or cellular telephone is properly activated.
To prevent identity theft of cellular telephone or any mobile communicator such as embodied by a personal send-receive unit 100, the cellular telephone 26 houses certain smart chip technology. The smart chip is an added security device inside the mobile communicator. This smart chip works with the cellular telephone's call-enabling circuitry, and provides a code of security when the cell phone user makes a call and receives calls. When a person makes a call out, the cell phone company gives a code message to the cell phone, which code may appear, as follows: 3BC491. The cell phone 26 smart chip may then provide an answer, as follows: 99MX3C. Notably, the person who is making the call does nothing. This is for checking the cell phone and whether the cell phone operation is bona fide or counterfeit. If the cell phone 26 has a positive identification makes the call go through. But if a fake cell phone comes in the call can be cut off. The phone company can keep the call going to see what the person has to say what other numbers are being called and check who the other callers are. This is to check for unlawful activity. Under GASF processes, the callers and receivers may be plotted out to see where their location is.
To this end, it is further contemplated that a teller at a bank of financial establishment can place a check into a machine 3 to be read for check numbers. The teller will start up the computer system or machine 3 to start coding the checks 33. The bank or place of sale gives its codes 75 written on the checks. GAFS machining 3 will place its codes 76 on the check(s). If a different company or third party such as American Express wishes to place proprietary coding (as at 77) on the notes, the third party may do so and the notes may well resemble American Express Traveler's checks. Then American Express will place its code(s) 77 on the checks. After all of the codes are typed on the checks by the computer system or machine 3 the teller hands the checks out to the buyer.
To cash out the coded paper notes, the person or user 1 who receives the checks 34 goes to any place to cash them out for goods and services. The person or user 1 hands over the checks 34 to the retailer or vendor establishment 12 having a GAFS machine 3. The retailer 12 may then place the money order 34 into the computer system of GAFS machinery 3. The machine 3 may then reads the check identification number 78 and calls up the bank, GAFS and if needed, the third party codes 75, 76, and/or 77, example: American Express. In other words, GAFS machine 3 will check its own codes on the check 34; the bank checks its own code 75; and if needed, a third party checks its code 77 with the check identification number 78. The computer system GAFS 3 will get confirmation from all three. If all three gives the OK, then the sale is approved and may be finalized. If any funds are left over from the funding account, the person 1 may receive cash or credit of leftover funds.
It is contemplated that certain GAFS security measures may be implemented when the person 1 is trying to use the fake ID's, fake credit cards, fake money orders at any GAFS location machines 3. When there is fraud detection, a tracking system (as at reference numeral 65 in
In this last regard, it is contemplated that the unlawful transactor may be tracked in real-time by vendor establishment cameras or bank establishment cameras as generically referenced at 37 in
On-line Wikipedia resources suggest that the space segment comprises orbiting GPS satellites. The GPS design calls for 24 Earth-orbiting satellites to be distributed equally among six circular orbital planes. The orbital planes are centered on the Earth, not rotating with respect to the distant stars. The six planes have approximately 55� inclination (tilt relative to Earth's equator) and are separated by 60� right ascension of the ascending node (angle along the equator from a reference point to the orbit's intersection). Orbiting at an altitude of approximately 20,200 kilometers, each satellite makes two complete orbits each sidereal day, so it passes over the same location on Earth once each day. The orbits are arranged so that at least six satellites are always within line of sight from almost anywhere on Earth.
As of April 2007, there are 30 actively broadcasting satellites in the GPS constellation. The additional satellites improve the precision of GPS receiver calculations by providing redundant measurements. With the increased number of satellites, the constellation was changed to a non-uniform arrangement. Such an arrangement was shown to improve reliability and availability of the system, relative to a uniform system, when multiple satellites fail. It will thus be seen that the space segment preferably comprises at least three Earth-orbiting satellites 92 as generally illustrated and referenced in
A global positioning system (GPS) receiver made integral with the personal send-receive unit may thus calculate its position by measuring the distance between itself and three or more GPS satellites 92. Measuring the time delay between transmission and reception of each GPS radio signal gives the distance to each satellite, since the signal travels at a known speed. The signals also carry information about the satellites' location. By determining the position of, and distance to, at least three satellites, the receiver can compute its position using trilateration generally depicted at 91 in
It is noted that trilateration is a method of determining the relative positions of objects using the geometry of triangles in a similar fashion as triangulation. Unlike triangulation, which uses angle measurements (together with at least one known distance) to calculate the subject's location, trilateration uses the known locations of two or more reference points, and the measured distance between the subject and each reference point. To accurately and uniquely determine the relative location of a point on a 2D plane using trilateration alone, generally at least 3 reference points are needed. Referencing
More particularly, a so-called "pseudo-range" is a first-approximation measurement for the distance between a satellite and a navigation satellite receiver—for instance GPS receiver or personal send-receive unit 100 according to the present invention. To determine its position, a satellite navigation receiver will determine the ranges to (at least) three satellites as well as their positions at time of transmitting. Knowing the satellites' orbital parameters, these positions can be calculated for any point in time. The pseudoranges are then the time the signal has taken from there to the receiver, multiplied by the speed of light.
To measure this time, the relationship between the internal receiver time (typically derived from an inexpensive quartz oscillator) and GPS time must be known. This is done by introducing the receiver clock offset or change in time (Δt) into the positional computation, requiring one extra satellite signal. With four signals, solutions for the receiver's position along the x-, y-, z- and Δt-axes can be computed. The reason the term "pseudo-range" is utilized rather than "range", is precisely this "contamination" with unknown receiver clock offset. Noting that GPS positioning is sometimes referred to as trilateration, it should perhaps be noted that but would be more accurately referred to as pseudo-trilateration. Following the laws of error propagation, neither the receiver position nor the clock offset are computed exactly, but rather estimated through a least squares adjustment procedure as generally depicted in
The control segment of the Global Positioning System governs the flight paths of the satellites and may be defined by US Air Force monitoring stations in Hawaii, Kwajalein, Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, and Colorado Springs, Colo., along with monitor stations operated by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The tracking information is sent to the Air Force Space Command's master control station at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo., which is operated by the 2d Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) of the United States Air Force (USAF). 2 SOPS contacts each GPS satellite regularly with a navigational update (using the ground antennas at Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, Kwajalein, and Colorado Springs). These updates synchronize the atomic clocks on board the satellites to within one microsecond and adjust the ephemeris of each satellite's internal orbital model. The control segment of a global positioning system essentially functions to govern the clock time and the orbital paths of the Earth-orbiting satellites 92.
GPS receivers come in a variety of formats, from devices integrated into cars, phones, and watches, to dedicated devices such as those shown here from manufacturers and essentially defined the user segment of the GPS system. In general, GPS receivers may preferably comprise an antenna 101 as generally illustrated and referenced in
The user segment is thus essentially defined by the personal send-receive unit 100. It is contemplated that the global navigation satellite system according to the present invention may well function to determine the real-time global location and velocity (speed and direction) of the personal send-receive unit 100. As noted,
The person 1 then dials a code for credit to buy goods/services. For example, the person 1 may dial up a phone number as at 105 provided at the website. Certain GAFS machinery 3 may then check input data or number information against accounting codes for complete match for security. The GAFS unit then awaits a response from the web-site server as to what items are being sold or bought, as well as the total price of the transaction. The person 1 at the website 54 can then be asked to verity whether the order is correct. If the order is not correct, the order may be re-input or voided. If the order is correct, the web-site 54 may receive a go-ahead code from the GAFS machine 3 to complete the transaction to the buyer or the seller. Then the buyer or seller enters the go-ahead code into the cell phone 26 or website 54 to complete the transaction. It is contemplated that if the buyer or seller 1 does not enter the go-ahead code, then the transaction may be voided out for security reasons and the person 1 will not be billed or credited to a person's 1 funded account.
It is contemplated that the go-ahead code may be provided the user 1 by the vendor establishment 12 for security reasons. The vendor establishment may log the cellular telephone 26 by way of smart chip codes embedded therewith. The GAFS machine 3 gets the cell phone number 26 and its activation code also checking the retailer identification codes of the business for a match. The GAFS machine 3 at the same time is checking cell phone credit card codes for a match with the cell phone 26 and GAFS for security reasons.
The invention further contemplates a mobile GAFS machine 3 for mobile services such as taxi cab service and the like. In this regard, the mobile GAFS device is for taxi cabs and other mobile services that can bill the person for services or goods (e.g. foods or beverages purchased from the livery service. It is contemplated that the mobile GAFS device is substantially similar to the GAFS machine 3 earlier specified and comprises certain means for billing. The person 1 thus picks a service, either a taxi or food vendor. The person 1 picks a select service or good and pays for it to complete the sale. It would be the taxi at the end of the trip or the vendor at the point of sale. The mobile credit card machine 3 will require transaction authentication from the person 1 in the form of a credit-enabled driver's license or similar other means of identification, a credit card with the smart chip technology, or a cellular telephone with smart chip technology.
When the person places a fake cell phone call, it is contemplated that the GAFS machine or system will allow the calls to be recorded. GAFS may thus function to maintain a log of calls and sees where, when and what time other calls go out to see a network of calls to see what operation of crime can be found. For example, a call in Chicago goes to New York City. The GAFS notes the location(s) of the call sender and receiver. Cameras may then be prompted to start recording images of the caller, recipient, associated vehicles, etc., as the person moves multiple pictures are being taken to see who the recipient is. The GAFS security system works when the phone is being used or not, as long as the phone power is on, the position of phone is known. GAFS is computerized, it is independent from human input, the system at GAFS will make call to all given areas to respond to the system needs to comprehend any problem that arises. The system interacts with people at all levels in system and integrates all programs of security, when it is necessary to get into other systems.
While the above descriptions contain much specificity, this specificity should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of the invention. For example, it is contemplated that the present invention essentially teaches a system, device, and method for authenticating and tracking purchases and thus for preventing fraudulent purchases in real time. It is contemplated that the systemic aspects of the present invention essentially comprise a personal send-receive unit which is essentially a personalized, hand-held electronic payment device and position-indicating device. The position-indicating device is enabled by way of a global positioning system cooperable therewith. The personal send-receive unit comprises means for verifying or authenticating device usage by a single designated user, signal transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting a purchasing signal to a vendor establishment and for wirelessly transmitting positioning signals intermediate a global navigation satellite system. The signal transmitting means of the personal send-receive unit are thus operable to (1) effect a secure purchase at a vendor establishment and (2) globally track the single user or personal send-receive unit in real-time via a global navigation satellite system.
The system further comprises a vendor establishment (such as retailer 12), which vendor establishment comprises means for wirelessly receiving transmitted purchasing signals from the personal send-receive unit and means for processing the received purchasing signals. The vendor establishment essentially functions to fill an order as requested by the single designated user via the purchasing signals. A financial system is also required so as to satisfy or settle fund indebtedness. In this regard, the financial system or establishment is in communication with the vendor establishment and comprises certain means for receiving, holding, and sending single user finds. It is contemplated that the financial system functions to electronically send single user funds to the vendor establishment for electronic funds settlement.
The global navigation satellite system of the purchase-authenticating system preferably comprises a space segment, a control segment, and a user segment. The space segment comprises at least three Earth-orbiting satellites. The control segment functions to governing clock time and the orbital paths of the Earth-orbiting satellites. The user segment may be defined by the personal send-receive unit. The global navigation satellite system essentially functions to determine the real-time global location and velocity of the personal send-receive unit.
Certain means for globally tracking the personal send-receive unit in real-time are thought to also be necessary for tracking the personal send-receive unit in real time. In this regard, it is contemplated that the means for globally tracking the personal send-receive unit in real-time may comprise certain road-side mounted surveillance systems for capturing bird's eye visual information on a user carrying the personal send-receive unit.
The means for authenticating device usage by the single user functions to preventing fraudulent use of the personal send-receive unit by a second user. The personal send-receive unit enables the single user to transmit a purchasing signal to the vendor establishment for effecting a purchase. The vendor establishment receives the transmitted purchasing signal, processes the purchasing signal via the financial system for receiving electronic funds settlement, and provides a processed order to the single user. Together, the personal send-receive unit, the vendor establishment, the financial system, the global navigation satellite system and the means for tracking the personal send-receive unit in real time function to prevent fraudulent purchases in real time.
The system of the present invention may preferably comprise a unit-issuing center as may be defined by the GAFS machine 3. Notably, the unit-issuing center preferably comprises various means for inputting user-specific information (such as camera input means, fingerprint input means, and vocal input means. The center further comprises certain means for linking the user-specific information to the personal send-receive unit. In this regard, it is contemplated that the smart chips are encoded with user-specific and authenticating information, which smart chips are then cooperably associated with the personal send-receive unit (as may be configured in any number of hand-holdable devices). The center may further comprise certain means for issuing the personal send-receive unit to a bona fide user, as for example, by way of an issuing agent at a governmental agency of the like.
The personal send-receive unit of the GAFS system may further preferably comprise an antenna, a receiver-processor, and a clock. The antenna is preferably tuned to signals transmitted by the global navigation satellite system, and the clock is periodically updatable for enhancing the means for tracking the personal send-receive unit in real time. The personal send-receive unit may further comprise a visual display for visually displaying location and velocity information to the single user.
Certain methodology for preventing fraudulent purchases in real time is further contemplated as being supported by the foregoing specifications. In this regard, the method according to the present invention is believed to comprise a series of steps, including carrying a personal send-receive unit to a vendor establishment area; authenticating device usage by a single user of the personal send-receive unit; simultaneously transmitting a purchasing signal to a vendor establishment and positioning signals intermediate the personal send-receive unit and a global navigation satellite system; processing received purchasing signals at the vendor establishment for filling an order as requested by the single user; communicating with a financial system via the vendor establishment for effecting secure electronic funds settlement; and globally tracking the personal send-receive unit in real-time via the global navigation satellite system and a global tracking device.
The vendor establishment may provide a processed order to the single user after processing received purchasing signals at the vendor establishment or the vendor establishment may provide a processed order to the single user after communicating with the financial system via the vendor establishment for effecting secure electronic funds settlement. The step of periodically updating a clock housed within the personal send-receive unit may well function to enhance real time tracking of the personal send-receive unit. The steps of monitoring and controlling the global navigation satellite system may also function to enhance real time tracking of the personal send-receive unit. The method may further comprise the step of visually displaying location and velocity information to the single user; deactivating the personal send unit during the step of authenticating device usage if the single user cannot be authenticated; the step of alerting authorities as to the real time global position of the personal send-receive unit if the single user cannot be authenticated during the step of authenticating device usage. Further, the step of globally tracking the personal send-receive unit in real-time may preferably comprises real-time road-side surveillance.
The method may further comprise the step of issuing the personal send-receive unit to the designated user before carrying the personal send-receive unit to the vendor establishment area. In this regard, it is contemplated that the method may also comprise the step(s) of inputting user-specific information into a global anti-fraud system machine, such as the GAFS machine 3, which machine 3 may well function to encode the input user-specific information into the personal send-receive unit before issuing the personal send-receive unit to the designated user. Before the designated user is allowed to leave the GAFS machine 3 with the encoded personal send-receive unit, it is contemplated that the personal send-receive unit may be checked to insure proper operation of the unit before issuing the same to the designated user.
The method and apparatus for GAFS computer system, comprising a unit-issuing center comprising means for inputting user-specific information. The issuing-unit GAFS computer system makes positive identification of individuals to ensure that person is that person, not somebody else. In the method and apparatus of GAFS identifying center is used on all types of usages of GAFS system, getting ID, new secure credit card(s) and cell phone, etc. The method and apparatus of GAFS is a network of a secure communications for transaction of buying and selling, also verifying one's identity ensuring the buying or selling of product or service is the correct person. The method and apparatus of GAFS computer system is a modified retailer machine that integrated into an existing retailer machine. The machine (GAFS) operates at all levels of transactions, with all possible ways to execute transactions. The machine (GAFS) in method and apparatus to verify the authenticity of the person's identification that is buying and selling for an authentication positive ID match.
In method and apparatus of GAFS computer system is verifying the line of credit, mobile telecommunication device, cell phone or credit cards or any items that need security to ensure the authenticity of the items by the coding system within the smart chip technology. The method and apparatus of GAFS computer system also reads information on personal checks, money orders, traveler's checks or any form of documents to ensure the funds are available and are authentic items, not counterfeit or bogus checks. The method and apparatus of the GAFS computer system has the ability to see the funds are available in one's checking account(s). If funds are available GAFS computer system in method and apparatus will lock out the funds into retailer or any other accounts and show up in real time on new balances in a person's account. Also, the method and apparatus of this technology is used to set up business accounts.
The method and apparatus of GAFS smart chip technology is an encoding system within the chip. The chip is able to receive information from the GAFS computer system database and give out an answer to the GAFS system. The method and apparatus of smart chip technology within the GAFS computer system talks to the chip within the item of choice. The chip receives information from the GAFS database and responds. The method and apparatus of talking of smart chip technology has the computer system (GAFS) reading the credit card information and the chip within the credit card received energy and information from the database of GAFS. In method and apparatus the chip responds back by giving an answer back from the chip's files of codes from within the chip to the question of the GAFS question. In method and apparatus each smart chip technology has it's own unique, one of a kind encoded/coding system within each smart chip technology. In method and apparatus no chip has the same information of the coding system from one chip to another chip.
In method and apparatus no two chips are more alike in what type of questioning it receives from GAFS computer system of questioning codes and what type of answer given out by smart chip technology. Also, more than one question or answers is given out by GAFS and/or smart chip technology. In method and apparatus the computer system of GAFS can rearrange the codes within the chip when the smart chip technology is turned on as a security measure. In method and apparatus the computer system of GAFS randomly picks a new and different arrangement of coding within the chip. In method and apparatus of GAFS computer system is used at the retailer, mobile retailer credit device taxicab, vendor outlets, and/or any other locations where GAFS technology is needed. In method and apparatus the computer system of GAFS provides the following: checks the physical attributes of the person, eg. photo matching, fingerprints, voice recognition and/or any other means to verify the authenticity of the individual.
In the method and apparatus of smart chip technology the secured coding system goes into personal identification, mobile telecommunication device, credit cards, cell phone, and/or any other security items of one's choice. The method and apparatus of smart chip technology within any item of choice or needs is the independent item being used, eg credit card. The credit card has its own information about the credit card. The smart chip technology with its codes is a separate item from the credit card information. In method and apparatus they both work together on the same card, the card information is one item. The smart chip technology works with the credit card or any other item with smart chip technology to verify the credit card authenticity vs. counterfeit or bogus credit card.
In method and apparatus the information of the credit card or any other item and with smart chip technology can be made into one computer chip. The information of the two items is unique and serves as two separate items of information within the same chip. The method and apparatus of coding on the money orders, traveler's checks or any other documents of importance. The coding on the item of choice, eg traveler's checks has printed codes on the face, back of check or both sides of the traveler's checks from GAFS computer system and encoding. The method and apparatus of the coded checks or documents can be from multiple GAFS computer systems. For example, the bank of issue has it's own coding system, GAFS own coding system and/or the corporation of the check is made by American Express, with its own coding system for security.
In method and apparatus of all GAFS retailer machine devices are able to read the information checks or documents. This is to verify the authenticity of the check or any other item with it's printed codes to ensure the protection from counterfeit/fraudulent check(s) or any other form of documents. The method and apparatus of GAFS retailer machines at all locations and all types of GAFS mobile retailer machines are able to verify the person's identification, fingerprints, take photo snapshot, take video snapshot at the point of buying or selling. The method and apparatus of GAFS to call the person, or receive phone calls from the person at any type of GAFS retailer machine. Also, as an added security measure it would be able to take the security pin codes from the buyer or seller on the keyboard of the GAFS retailer machine. The machine is also able to read implant chip technology. It is able to translate all languages and talk back in any language.
The method and apparatus of GAFS retailer machine, GAFS computer system, coding system and its security system is integratable to all new forms of technology for the insurance of the maximum security of the GAFS system. In method and apparatus of the GAFS system it is upgradeable to all new types of identifying technologies of identification. The method and apparatus of the GAFS computer system has its own security system. To protect the system from hackers, identity-theft criminals, credit card fraud, fake cell phone and fake business account(s) and from violating the GAFS computer system for the purpose of getting approved credit, service or access by fraudulent means. The method and apparatus of GAFS security system comprises multiple areas of security measures to apprehend criminals to the GAFS computer system. Some of the methods of apprehending criminals include cameras inside of buildings, cameras outside of buildings, cameras on the highway system, global tracking device, the latest technology of the military tracking system in the movement of an individual in real time.
The method and apparatus of GAFS computer system is modifiable to all types of security systems and all types of networks of communications and is possible at all levels. The method and apparatus of GAFS security system has the abilities to track down any electronic device to pinpoint its location, it also has the ability to hunt down license plates of vehicles in true real time in any given region needed. The method and apparatus of GAFS security system can be used to non-GAFS security means. For example, if a bank is robbed the GAFS security system will apprehend the criminals. The method and apparatus of GAFS retailer machine has a hand held mobile device version of the GAFS retailer machine. This machine is capable of performing all the functions of the main GAFS machine at the retailer level to verify the ID of a person and will accept credit cards. The method and apparatus of the hand held device is useful in delivering goods or a service. For example, UPS or a pizza delivery person can check the ID when receiving goods or services.
The method and apparatus to place or build a line of credit card(s) within a cell phone, mobile telecommunication device or any other device to have the line of credit card(s) that uses smart chip technology to GAFS. The method and apparatus of the cell phone, mobile communication device, electronic device or other device, e.g. IPODS compressed within a magnetic strip of a credit card built within the cell phone. The method and apparatus magnetic strip within the cell phone or any electronic device does work together with smart chip technology. Also, this is for a cell phone, electric devices or mobile telecommunication device that does not have smart chip technology in it.
The method and apparatus of the credit card magnetic strip device in any mobile wireless telecommunication device and non-electric device can be made to flop out, pull out manually or be electronically removed. There is a third hidden flip out door which slides out sideways or any other way fitting to the manufacturer's way of designing of produced being in used with the magnetic strip with the line of credit. The method and apparatus of a holding compartment(s) to store credit card(s) or any other item(s) within the cell phone, mobile telecommunication device or any other electric device to pull out the credit card(s) out of the item of choice to be used to make buys or sells with one's credit.
The method and apparatus of the cell phone credit card with smart chip technology, without smart chip technology or the credit card with the magnetic strip within the device of the cell phone, electric device or mobile telecommunication device has an extra security measure. The line of credit can be in a turn off mode at will, it can be turned back on at will and can set limits of funds to be used from a person's credit card limits. What this means is that the rightful owner or user can dial up a code or call the financial institution to turn off the funds or funds on the line of credit on credit card(s) or business accounts. It can also set limits of funds to be used. The method and apparatus of credit card security in the matter of claim in "off mode, on mode and set limits to be used" is applicable to standard credit cards which can have the same feature of being turned off at will, to turn on at will and set limits of funds to be used. The method and apparatus of GAFS and/or financial institution can set up its own type of security codes in getting credit in the turn off mode and on mode with limits.
Accordingly, although the invention has been described by reference to certain preferred systemic components, preferred embodiments of the personal send-receive unit hardware, and certain methodology otherwise believed to be supported by the inventive concepts set forth in the foregoing specifications, it is not intended that the novel system, device, and method for preventing fraudulent purchasing be limited thereby, but that modifications thereof are intended to be included as falling within the broad scope and spirit of the foregoing disclosure, the following claims and the appended drawings.
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After some messy morning commuting conditions earlier today, it appears we're heading into a pretty tame stretch of weather.
High pressure will influence our weather pattern Wednesday and Thursday, with a decent amount of sunshine and reasonable temperatures expected both days (upper 20s to mid 30s.) Some changes will come on Friday as a fairly weak low pressure system along with the associated frontal boundaries produces clouds, rain and snow showers.
Partly cloudy conditions will be with us for Saturday; we will be watching an area of low pressure in the forecast for Sunday-if it tracks close enough (it will be to our south) we will see some snowfall in Maine. Right now it appears the low will track too far south to have much of an impact on our weather scene.


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