Systems and methods of using a communication network to coordinate processing among a plurality of separate computing systems
First Claim
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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Abstract
A communication portal coupled with a processing system and a host having a first resource. The processing system has a second resource addressable by a terminal using a predetermined communication protocol. The communication portal receives a first communication from a terminal identifying the first resource. In response, the communication portal identifies the second resource, stores a data record associating the first resource and the second resource, and provides a response to the first communication to identify the second resource. The terminal then uses the communication protocol adapted for the second resource as a way to request an operation on the first resource. The portal communicates with the processing system to identify a request for an operation on the second resource and in response, communicates with the host to perform a second operation on the first resource based on the stored data record associating the first resource and the second resource.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a communication portal having a first communication link with a processing system, the first communication link configured to implement a predetermined communication protocol for directly addressing the processing system, and a 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 communication identifying the first resource, and being 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, and wherein the second resource includes an issuer designated financial account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer storage media storing instructions configured to instruct a computing apparatus to perform a method, the method comprising:
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providing a communication portal having a first communication link with a processing system, the first communication link configured to implement a predetermined communication protocol for directly addressing the processing system, and a 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 communication identifying the first resource, and being 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, and wherein the second resource includes an issuer designated financial account. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computing apparatus, comprising:
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at least one network interface; at least one microprocessor; and a memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one microprocessor and the at least one network interface to perform operations including; providing a communication portal having a first communication link with a processing system, the first communication link configured to implement a predetermined communication protocol for directly addressing the processing system, and a 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 communication identifying the first resource, and being 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, and wherein the second resource includes an issuer designated financial account. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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