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Managing Account Database in ABDS System

Assignee: First Data Corp
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Filing: 2003-02-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2023-02-01
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Abstract

Abstract Abstract of Disclosure A method of managing accounts in a database in an ABDS system includes recording information pertaining to each of the accounts in the database, (b) assigning a respective unique identifier to each account such that information pertaining to each respective account is retrievable from the database based on its unique identifier, and associating the same public key of a public-private key pair with a plurality of unique identifiers

Inventors

  • 👤 Lynn WHEELER
  • 👤 Anne Wheeler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 15:16
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1016; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/02; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/108; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/382; G06Q20/3823; G06Q20/3825; G06Q20/3829; G06Q20/385; G06Q20/388; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G06Q20/403; G06Q20/409; G06Q20/4097; G06Q20/40975; G07F7/1008; H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/08; H04L63/0823; H04L63/083; H04L63/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A method of managing accounts in a database, comprising the steps of: (a)recording information pertaining to each of the accounts in the database; (b)assigning a respective unique identifier to each account such that information pertaining to each respective account is retrievable from the database based on its unique identifier, and (c)associating the same public key of a public-private key pair with a plurality of unique identifiers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 66 words
A method of managing accounts in a database, comprising the steps of: (a)recording information pertaining to each of the accounts in the database; (b)assigning a respective unique identifier to each account such that information pertaining to each respective account is retrievable from the database based on its unique identifier, and (c)associating the same public key of a public-private key pair with a plurality of unique identifiers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein a unique identifier comprises an associated public key.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein a unique identifier comprises an account number of an account.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes an account number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes a current balance for an account.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes an available credit for an account.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes a list of associated accounts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes the name of an account holder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes the address of an account holder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes the social security number of an account holder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes the tax identification number of an account holder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information regards a device possessing the private key used to generate a digital signature of an electronic message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 29 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes security characteristics of a device possessing the private key used to generate a digital signature of an electronic message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein a said step of associating a public key with a unique identifier comprises recording the public key with the information retrievable based on the unique identifier.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein a said step of associating a public key with a unique identifier comprises indexing the information retrievable based on the unique identifier with the public key.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic message includes no account-identifying information other than a unique identifier of an account.

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