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System, method, and computer program for dynamically identifying a merchant associated with an authorization request for a payment card

  • US 10,026,089 B2
  • Filed: 08/17/2017
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, performed by a payment card system that processes payment card transactions, for creating signatures for registered merchants and processing an authorization request that includes an unrecognized merchant identifier, the method comprising:

  • receiving a purchase authorization request for a payment card;

    determining whether a merchant identifier used to process the purchase authorization request is recognized;

    in response to determining that the merchant identifier used to process the purchase authorization request is recognized, performing the following;

    processing the purchase authorization request using the recognized merchant identifier,retrieving first values for a plurality of merchant attributes in the purchase authorization request having the recognized merchant identifier and creating a plurality of combinations of the first values,for each combination of first values from the purchase authorization request having the recognized merchant identifier, creating a unique signature corresponding only to the combination of first values, anddetermining whether each created unique signature associated with the purchase authorization request having the recognized merchant identifier has been previously stored in association with the recognized merchant identifier and, if not, storing the created unique signature in association with the recognized merchant identifier; and

    in response to determining that the merchant identifier used to process the purchase authorization request is not recognized, performing the following;

    retrieving second values for a plurality of merchant attributes in the purchase authorization request having the unrecognized merchant identifier and creating a plurality of combinations of the second values,for each combination of second values from the purchase authorization request having the unrecognized merchant identifier, creating a unique signature corresponding only to the combination of second values, wherein one or more of the unique signatures created for the purchase authorization request having the unrecognized merchant identifier is based on a same combination of merchant attributes as the unique signatures created for the purchase authorization requests having recognized merchant identifiers,determining whether any of the unique signatures created for the purchase authorization request having the unrecognized merchant identifier match any of the unique signatures associated with recognized merchant identifiers,in response to determining that at least one unique signature created for the purchase authorization request having the unrecognized merchant identifier matches at least one unique signature associated with recognized merchant identifiers, retrieving the applicable recognized merchant identifier and processing the purchase authorization request using the applicable recognized merchant identifier, andin response to determining that none of the unique signatures created for the purchase authorization request having the unrecognized merchant identifier matches any of the unique signatures associated with recognized merchant identifiers, applying rules for processing a purchase authorization request with an unrecognized merchant identifier.

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