In-application commerce system and method with fraud prevention, management and control

US9785988B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DIGITAL RIVER, INC. · US

Inventors

• Daniel Petri · Wien, AT
• Georg Kohout · Wien, AT
• Georg Nader · Wien, AT
• Martin Mayerhofer · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 23, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 10, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0609
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A full-service turn-key in-application commerce solution with fraud detection is disclosed that provides web service interfaces to a commerce system. The in-application solution features fraud detection with user behavior tracking and fraud controls that limit the features that are offered to a user. Fraud detection involves input from the application, the commerce system, or third party systems. User fraud scores are updated frequently as events are processed. Controls are applied to the user account based on the user fraud score and risk classifications for ranges of fraud scores. An in-application solution also features a wallet with a personal threshold for microtransaction spending, limiting the amount that the user is allowed to spend before a wallet is cleared. The wallet is integrated with the fraud detection such that the personal threshold is determined from the user's latest fraud score.