Authentication system for purchase delivery
AssigneeBarclays Bank PLC
InventorsLoren BARTON, Colin McSkeane
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of providing authenticated delivery of a purchase to an authorised recipient comprises: a. authorising (S2-1) a purchase, including designating an authorised recipient for the purchase; b. providing (S2-3) corresponding delivery tokens (4a, 4b) to a recipient device (3) of the authorised recipient and to a delivery device (13) associated with delivery of the purchase; c. at the point of delivery, determining (S2-7) whether the delivery token (4a) of the recipient device (3) matches the delivery token (4b) of the delivery device (13); and, if so: d. confirming (S2-9) that delivery of the purchase is authorised.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method of authenticating delivery of a purchase to an authorised recipient, comprising:
- authorising a purchase by means of a digital wallet, including designating an authorised recipient for the purchase;
- providing corresponding delivery tokens to a recipient device of the authorised recipient and to a delivery device associated with delivery of the purchase;
- at the point of delivery, determining whether the delivery token of the recipient device matches the delivery token of the delivery device;
- and, if so:
- confirming that delivery of the purchase is authorised.
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A system for providing authenticated delivery of a purchase to an intended recipient, the system comprising:
- a recipient device including a digital wallet for storing a delivery token;
- a delivery device including a store for storing a delivery token;
- a delivery token generator for generating corresponding delivery tokens relating to a purchase and providing the delivery tokens respectively to the digital wallet and the store;
- wherein the recipient device and the delivery device are configured to determine, at a point of delivery, whether the corresponding delivery tokens match, so as to confirm that delivery of the purchase is authorised.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.