Systems and methods for determining an authorization

US7182255B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FIRST DATA CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Cassandra Mollett · Houston, US
• Alan Jay Bethscheider · Houston, US
• Susan Diane Brauckman · Katy, US
• David Walker · Leesburg, US
• David W. Smith · Saginaw, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 24, 2005
• Grant date: Feb 27, 2007
• Expiry date: Aug 24, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F9/026
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are described that determine a threshold value for an authorization check, such as an age verification, that is performed at a point of sale or other point of access control where access to a product, service, location, event, or the like, is restricted to individuals who meet an authorization threshold. In embodiments associated with purchases that comprise a variety of items for purchase and a variety of associated age-related authorization thresholds, systems and methods are described for determining an age-related authorization threshold for the purchase as a whole that will authorize the purchase of the items. In embodiments in which a purchaser's authorization is checked with respect to a determined threshold value, a record of the authorization check can be stored and can subsequently be retrieved to verify that an authorization check for the encounter was carried out using the determined threshold value.