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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Robert G. Degen, Parker, CO (US);
Brian Prendergast, Loganville, GA (US);
Scott C. Hansen, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Degen, Parker, CO (US);
Brian Prendergast, Loganville, GA (US);
Scott C. Hansen, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for evaluating electronic value transfers. Various of the methods include graduating a defined affinity between transactions to increasing levels of scrutiny. At an increased level of scrutiny, reports can be generated indicating suspicious activity and/or interdiction procedures can be implemented to reduce the occurrence of the detected suspicious activity. Various of the systems are tailored to implement the aforementioned methods.