Method and system for delivering multiple services electronically to customers via a centralized portal architecture

• US 20030120593A1
• Filed: 08/15/2002
• Published: 06/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visa USA, Inc. (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visa USA, Inc. (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tsang, John, Welf, Ronald T., Lam, Eric Cheukfung, Srinivasan, Nahendran, Orleman, Paul J., Oborne, Timothy William, Davies, Michael H. Lloyd, Manowski, Michael, Beylerian, Armen, Bansal, Amar Inder Singh, Cross, Vincent, James, Rebeccah, von See, Christopher, Reyes, Hector Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/222,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20030120593A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10015 Access to distributed or replicated servers, e.g. using brokers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A system for facilitating handling of credit card transactions is provided. The system is made up of a number of components representing different functional areas including presentation framework, application components, application servers, asset management, data management, enterprise application integration, auxiliary services management, and performance management. In one application, the system is utilized by a credit card association to help facilitate processing of credit card transactions. The system provides a platform and associated functionality upon which various types of applications relating to credit card transaction processing can be implemented and executed.

Claims

1. A system for delivering a plurality of services to handle credit card transaction processing, comprising:

a component configured to provide a presentation framework;

a component configured to implement a plurality of application components;

a component configured to implement a plurality of application servers;

a component configured to provide asset management;

a component configured to provide data management;

a component configured to provide enterprise application integration;

a component configured to provide auxiliary services management;

a component configured to provide performance management; and

control logic configured to facilitate communications amongst the various components.