Patent ID: 9646304
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07F

Claim:
1. A method for completing an authentication relating to a financial transaction account of an account holder, the financial transaction account associated with a telephone number and a plurality of personal identification entries, the telephone number being stored and linked with the plurality of personal identification entries in a database, the method comprising: a first computer processor receiving, from an electronic device associated with the account holder, a telephone call for conducting a transaction using the financial transaction account; the first computer processor identifying, using automatic number identification (ANI) system, the telephone number associated with the account holder; the first computer processor transmitting the identified telephone number to a second computer processor; the second computer processor searching the database to identify a matching stored telephone number that matches the telephone number received from the first computer; the second computer processor selecting a current personal identification entry from the plurality of personal identification entries that are linked to the matching stored telephone number and the identified financial transaction account, said selecting is based on a rotation through the plurality of stored personal identification entries; the second computer processor transmitting a first request for submission of a first personal identification entry to the first computer processor; the first computer processor prompting the account holder for submission of the first personal identification entry, the prompt including information identifying the selected personal identification entry from the plurality of stored personal identification entries; the first computer processor receiving, from the account holder, entry of the first personal identification entry; the first computer processor transmitting the first personal identification entry to the second computer processor; the second computer processor determining that the received first personal identification entry matches the selected personal identification entry; and the second computer processor transmitting a financial transaction authentication based on at least the identified financial transaction account.