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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Lusheng Ji, Randolph, NJ (US);
Donald John Bowen, Madison, NJ (US);
Thomas Killian, Mendham, NJ (US);
David Kormann, Morristown, NJ (US);
Robert R. Miller, II, Convent Station, NJ (US);
Norman L. Schryer, New Providence, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Propery I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for verifying that a transaction is legitimate. The methods and apparatuses use protected memory space, such as kernel space of an operating system, or a separate memory space, such as is available on a SIM card of a cellular phone. The method of the invention proceeds by creating a transaction identification string (TID) and associating the TID with a transaction. The TID contains data relevant to or associated with the transaction and is typically readable by an end-user. The transaction is then interrupted until a user responds in the affirmative to allow completion of the transaction. Methods and devices used in the invention are particularly well suited to M-commerce, where transactions originating from a device are typically recognized by a merchant as coming from the owner of the device without further authentication.