System and method for electronic transaction verification
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsClayton Bonnell, Ronald Garey, Bradley Reck, Gregory Crabb
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Abstract
A system and method for authenticating a physical address submitted in an online communication is disclosed. An online communication comprising a physical address to be verified is received. A verification identification (VID) is requested and received. A transaction verification document (TVD) comprising an indicia indicative of the VID is generated. An electronic copy of the TVD is transmitted. Verification data produced in response to dispatch of a physical embodiment of the TVD is received, wherein the physical embodiment is generated from the electronic copy. The physical address is authenticated based at least in part on the verification data.
Claims46
A method of authenticating a physical address submitted in an online communication, the method comprising:
- receiving an online communication, wherein the online communication comprises a physical address to be authenticated;
- requesting and receiving a verification identification (VID);
- generating a transaction verification document (TVD) comprising an indicia indicative of the VID;
- transmitting an electronic copy of the TVD;
- receiving verification data produced in response to dispatch of a physical embodiment of the TVD, the physical embodiment generated from the electronic copy;
- and
- authenticating the physical address based at least in part on the verification data.
The method of 15, wherein the processing location is one of a local mail processing center and a mail collection point.
A method of authenticating a physical address in an online communication, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a verification identification (VID);
- transmitting the VID;
- receiving a physical embodiment of a transaction verification document (TVD) comprising an indicia indicative of the VID;
- extracting the VID from the physical embodiment;
- generating verification data comprising one or more data elements indicative of the VID;
- and
- transmitting the verification data.
An apparatus for authenticating a physical address in an online communication, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive a request for a verification identification (VID) from an institution, and
- transmit an indicia indicative of the VID to the institution;
- and
- one or more readers configured to extract one or more data elements indicative of the VID from a physical embodiment of a transaction verification document (TVD),
- wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
- generate verification data comprising the one or more data elements, and
- transmit the verification data to the institution.
An apparatus for authenticating a physical address in an online communication, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a request for a verification identification (VID) from an institution;
- means for transmitting an indicia indicative of the VID to the institution;
- means for extracting one or more data elements indicative of the VID from a physical embodiment of a transaction verification document (TVD);
- means for generating verification data comprising the one or more data elements;
- and
- means for transmitting the verification data to the institution.
An apparatus for authenticating a physical address submitted in an online communication, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive an online communication, wherein the online communication comprises a physical address to be authenticated,
- request and receive a verification identification (VID),
- generate a transaction verification document (TVD) comprising an indicia indicative of the VID,
- transmit an electronic copy of the TVD,
- receive verification data generated in response to a physical embodiment of the TVD generated from the electronic copy, and
- authenticate the physical address based at least in part on the verification data;
- and
- at least one memory configured to store the physical address to be verified and the verification data.
An apparatus for authenticating a physical address submitted in an online communication, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving an online communication, wherein the online communication comprises a physical address to be authenticated;
- means for requesting and receiving a verification identification (VID);
- means for generating a transaction verification document (TVD) comprising an indicia indicative of the VID;
- means for transmitting an electronic copy of the TVD;
- means for receiving verification data generated in response to a physical embodiment of the TVD generated from the electronic copy;
- means for authenticating the physical address based at least in part on the verification data;
- and
- means for storing the physical address to be verified and the verification data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.