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Systems and methods of using a communication network to coordinate processing among a plurality of separate computing systems

  • US 10,438,226 B2
  • Filed: 07/20/2015
  • Issued: 10/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a communication portal havinga first communication link with a processing system, the first communication link configured to implement a predetermined communication protocol for directly addressing the processing system, anda second communication link with a host having a first resource, the host configured to be not directly addressable via the predetermined communication protocol;

    receiving, in the communication portal, a first communication from a terminal coupled with the processing system, the first communicationidentifying the first resource, andbeing received from the terminal and in the communication portal without going through the processing system;

    identifying, by the communication portal, a second resource addressable by the processing system via the predetermined communication protocol;

    storing, by the communication portal, a data record associating the first resource and the second resource;

    providing, by the communication portal, a response to the first communication to identify the second resource, wherein the terminal is configured to provide a second communication to the processing system using the predetermined communication protocol adapted for the second resource as a way to request an operation on the first resource;

    communicating, by the communication portal with the processing system, to identify a request for a first operation on the second resource communicated to the processing system by the terminal using the predetermined communication protocol adapted for the second resource; and

    in response to the request and in accordance with the data record associating the first resource and the second resource, communicating by the communication portal with the host of the first resource to perform a second operation on the first resource,wherein the first resource includes a reward account, andwherein the second resource includes an issuer designated financial account.

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