Customer identification system and method
CA 2462702 C · Owner: Bby Solutions, Inc. · Inventors: Anglum, Timothy J.
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A method and system are presented for identifying a customer in a commercial transaction using less than complete identifying information. A credit card purchase transaction is described wherein a name (24) for the customer is removed from the credit card. A trade area is then determined for the point of sale (20) utilizing historical sales at that point of sale. The trade area is then used to restrict a search of a demographic database (32) to find a list of potential identity matches (38) having names similar or identical to the name (24) on the credit card. A best match generator (40) then creates a profile (150) of the expected purchaser of the products in the transaction. …
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- Filed October 1, 2002 and granted May 12, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 1, 2022.
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