Telephone-based payments using tokens

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a system includes a memory comprising instructions, an interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the interface. The interface is configured to receive, from a user telephone device, a request to complete a transaction using a token associated with the user telephone device. The processor is configured, when executing the instructions, to determine one or more tokens associated with the user telephone device. The interface is further configured to send, to an issuer server, a verification request for the token, and receive, in response to the verification request, translated information associated with the token. The processor is further configured to complete the transaction using the translated information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a memory comprising instructions;   an interface configured to receive, from a user telephone device, a request to complete a transaction using a token;   a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the interface, the processor configured, when executing the instructions, to:
 use caller ID to detect a telephone number of the telephone device; 
 determine one or more tokens based on the detected telephone number wherein the interface is further configured to: 
 provide the one or more tokens to the telephone device; 
 receive, from the telephone device, a first token and a second token; 
 send, to an issuer server, a verification request for the second token, wherein usage of the second token is verified against one or more rules indicating a geographical boundary outside of which the second token may not be used, wherein the issue server is configured to generate a token record and store the token record in a database, the token record comprising:
 a first token identifier for the first token, an account identifier for an account corresponding to the first token, a device identifier for the telephone device, and a user identifier for a user of the telephone device; and 
 a second token identifier for the second token, an account identifier for an account corresponding to the second token, a device identifier for the telephone device, and a user identifier for a user of the telephone device; and 
 
 receive, in response to the verification request, translated information associated with the second token; and 
   wherein the processor is further configured to complete the transaction using the translated information.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , where the second token comprises a non-exploitable representation of the translated information. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the request is received via a telephone call that includes the user telephone device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the request is received via a short message service (SMS) text message sent from the user telephone device. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the token is associated with financial account information. 
     
     
         6 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, from a user telephone device, a request to complete a transaction using a token;   using caller ID to detect a telephone number of the telephone device;   determining one or more tokens based on the detected telephone;   providing the one or more tokens to the telephone device;   receiving, from the telephone device, a first token and a second token;   sending, to an issuer server, a verification request for the second token, wherein usage of the second token is verified against one or more rules indicating a geographical boundary outside of which the second token may not be used, wherein the issue server is configured to generate a token record and store the token record in a database, the token record comprising:
 a first token identifier for the first token, an account identifier for an account corresponding to the first token, a device identifier for the telephone device, and a user identifier for a user of the telephone device; and 
 a second token identifier for the second token, an account identifier for an account corresponding to the second token, a device identifier for the telephone device, and a user identifier for a user of the telephone device; 
   receiving, in response to the verification request, translated information associated with the second selected token; and   completing the transaction using the translated information.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , where the second token comprises a non-exploitable representation of the translated information. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the request is received via a telephone call that includes the user telephone device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the request is received via a short message service (SMS) text message sent from the user telephone device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the token is associated with financial account information. 
     
     
         11 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are configured, when executed by a processor, to:
 receive, from a user telephone device, a request to complete a transaction using a token;   use caller ID to detect a telephone number of the telephone device;   determine one or more tokens based on the detected telephone number;   provide the one or more tokens to the telephone device;   receive, from the telephone device, a first token and a second token;   send, to an issuer server, a verification request for the second token, wherein usage of the second token is verified against one or more rules indicating a geographical boundary outside of which the second token may not be used, wherein the issue server is configured to generate a token record and store the token record in a database, the token record comprising:
 a first token identifier for the first token, an account identifier for an account corresponding to the first selected token, a device identifier for the telephone device, and a user identifier for a user of the telephone device; and 
 a second token identifier for the second token, an account identifier for an account corresponding to the second token, a device identifier for the telephone device, and a user identifier for a user of the telephone device; 
   receive, in response to the verification request, translated information associated with the second token; and   complete the transaction using the translated information.   
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 11 , where the second token comprises a non-exploitable representation of the translated information. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the request is received via a telephone call that includes the user telephone device. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the request is received via a short message service (SMS) text message sent from the user telephone device.