Managing activation of cardholders in a secure authentication program
CA 2531487 C · Owner: Davis, Steve · Inventors: Davis, Steve
Overview
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Merchants or other third parties can add an activation link on their Internet site. The activation link can be associated with text or an image for example , a logo. The activation link can be presented to cardholders visiting an Internet site prior to the cardholder initiating a transaction. Upon selecting the activation link, a cardholder is redirected to activation site. The activation site can be a generic site intended for any cardholder or an , activation site specifically tailored to the referring site for example , having branding associated with the referring site.
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- Filed July 2, 2004 and granted September 8, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 2, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 2, 2026.
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