SKU level control and alerts
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a notification server computer, from an account holder of a payment account, a list of products to trigger notifications when purchased with the payment account by a first user, wherein the account holder is a second user that is different from the first user;
storing, by the notification server computer, in a database, the list of products and corresponding product identifiers as product control data for the payment account;
receiving, by a payment processing network server computer, an authorization request message from a merchant access device, the authorization request message including transaction data for a transaction conducted by the first user against the payment account, the transaction data including a plurality of product identifiers for a plurality of products, and the transaction data further including a payment account identifier associated with the payment account;
forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the transaction data to the notification server computer;
accessing, by the notification server computer, based on the payment account identifier, the product control data for the payment account, the product control data including the list of products and corresponding product identifiers in the database;
determining, by the notification server computer, that the plurality of product identifiers in the transaction data includes at least one matching product identifier that is also associated with the product control data;
accessing, by the notification server computer, the database to obtain payment account contact information associated with the payment account identifier, the payment account contact information including contact information for a second user device associated with the second user;
generating, by the notification server computer, a product control alert message including a product control alert indicator for the at least one matching product identifier, the product control alert indicator including a product name, and the product control alert message further including other product names for other products in the plurality of products, wherein the product control alert indicator is highlighted in the product control alert message;
sending, by the notification server computer, the product control alert message to the second user device;
forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the authorization request message to an issuer computer of the payment account for authorization of the transaction;
receiving, by the payment processing network server computer, an authorization response message from the issuer computer when the transaction is authorized; and
forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the authorization response message to the merchant access device to complete the transaction.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for determining the products involved in a transaction conducted with a subsidiary user of a payment account, and transmitting messages containing product specific information. Systems may be implemented to transmit product identifiers during payment processing. The product specific information may be included in alert messages sent to an account holder.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a notification server computer, from an account holder of a payment account, a list of products to trigger notifications when purchased with the payment account by a first user, wherein the account holder is a second user that is different from the first user; storing, by the notification server computer, in a database, the list of products and corresponding product identifiers as product control data for the payment account; receiving, by a payment processing network server computer, an authorization request message from a merchant access device, the authorization request message including transaction data for a transaction conducted by the first user against the payment account, the transaction data including a plurality of product identifiers for a plurality of products, and the transaction data further including a payment account identifier associated with the payment account; forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the transaction data to the notification server computer; accessing, by the notification server computer, based on the payment account identifier, the product control data for the payment account, the product control data including the list of products and corresponding product identifiers in the database; determining, by the notification server computer, that the plurality of product identifiers in the transaction data includes at least one matching product identifier that is also associated with the product control data; accessing, by the notification server computer, the database to obtain payment account contact information associated with the payment account identifier, the payment account contact information including contact information for a second user device associated with the second user; generating, by the notification server computer, a product control alert message including a product control alert indicator for the at least one matching product identifier, the product control alert indicator including a product name, and the product control alert message further including other product names for other products in the plurality of products, wherein the product control alert indicator is highlighted in the product control alert message; sending, by the notification server computer, the product control alert message to the second user device; forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the authorization request message to an issuer computer of the payment account for authorization of the transaction; receiving, by the payment processing network server computer, an authorization response message from the issuer computer when the transaction is authorized; and forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the authorization response message to the merchant access device to complete the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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6. A system comprising:
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a database; a payment processing network server computer coupled to the database, wherein the payment processing network server computer comprises a first processor and a first computer-readable medium coupled to the first processor, the first computer-readable medium comprising code executable by the first processor for implementing a first method comprising receiving, by the payment processing network server computer, an authorization request message from a merchant access device, the authorization request message including transaction data for a transaction conducted by a first user against a payment account, the transaction data including a plurality of product identifiers for a plurality of products, and the transaction data further including a payment account identifier associated with the payment account, forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the transaction data to a notification server computer, forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the authorization request message to an issuer computer of the payment account for authorization of the transaction, receiving, by the payment processing network server computer, an authorization response message from the issuer computer when the transaction is authorized, and forwarding, by the payment processing network server computer, the authorization response message to the merchant access device to complete the transaction; and the notification server computer comprising a second processor and a second computer-readable medium coupled to the second processor, the second computer-readable medium comprising code executable by the second processor for implementing a second method comprising receiving, from an account holder of the payment account, a list of products to trigger notifications when purchased with the payment account by the first user, wherein the account holder is a second user that is different from the first user, storing, in the database, the list of products and corresponding product identifiers as product control data for the payment account, receiving, from the payment processing network server computer, the transaction data, accessing, by the notification server computer, based on the payment account identifier in the transaction data, the product control data for the payment account, the product control data including the list of products and corresponding product identifiers in the database, determining that the plurality of product identifiers in the transaction data includes at least one matching product identifier that is also associated with the product control data, accessing the database to obtain payment account contact information associated with the payment account identifier, the payment account contact information including contact information for a second user device associated with the second user, generating, by the notification server computer, a product control alert message including a product control alert indicator for the at least one matching product identifier, the product control alert indicator including a product name, and the product control alert message further including other product names for other products in the plurality of products, wherein the product control alert indicator is highlighted in the product control alert message, and sending, by the notification server computer, the product control alert message to the second user device. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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