Patent ID: 9471919
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for authorizing a user in connection with a transaction conducted using a transaction device, the method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, transaction device identifier information; accessing, by the computing device, a computer readable storage medium that includes a plurality of user profiles, wherein each user profile is associated with a respective user and a respective mobile device; generating, by the computing device, independent of the transaction, a unique code that is valid for a pre-defined duration; associating, by the computing device, the generated code with a transaction device identifier, whereby the associated code is unique to the transaction device; storing, by the computing device, the generated code in the storage in association with the transaction device identifier for at least the pre-defined duration, wherein the transaction device identifier is unique to the transaction device; transmitting, by the computing device, the stored associated code, to the transaction device over a connection medium for output by the transaction device; receiving, by the computing device over a communications network from a mobile device, a transaction request, wherein receiving the transaction request comprises: authorizing, by the computing device based on the received transaction request, the user to conduct the transaction using the transaction device, wherein the authorizing step comprises: invalidating, by the computing device, the stored associated code based on one or more of: authorizing the user, completion of the transaction, creating the record and expiration of the pre-defined duration; and advancing, with the computing device, the transaction being conducted using the transaction device.