Patent ID: 9055101
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a computer system, comprising: receiving near field communication (NFC) device data related to a specific NFC device operating as a payment terminal and being involved in authorizing a payment on behalf of a user of the computer system; generating a reputation query on the basis of the received NFC device data; sending the generated reputation query to a service provider via at least one transmission network independent of the specific NFC device; receiving reputation data, retrieved from a reputation database of NFC device reputation information, related to the specific NFC device from the service provider via the at least one transmission network; and when, based at least partially on the received reputation data relating to the specific NFC device, the received reputation data implies that the specific NFC device is suspicious or unknown, informing the user that a suspicious or unknown NFC device has contacted the computer system.