Processing Cashless Transactions of Remote Field Assets
First Claim
1. A method of processing transactions, comprising:
- detecting, by a field asset, initiation of a cashless transaction and, in response;
determining a cashless transaction processing (CTP) mode of the field asset; and
determining authorization for the cashless transaction based at least in part on the CTP mode and a remote connectivity status (RCS) of the field asset.
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Abstract
A field asset for use in a machine to machine environment that includes a plurality of field assets in communication with a remote transaction processing server may comprise a card reader and an extended function adapter (EFA). The card reader may detect a cashless payment card presented to the card reader and the EFA may facilitate a cashless transaction in response to presentment of the cashless payment card to the card reader. The EFA may be operable to locally authorize the cashless transaction based on locally stored transaction information if said field asset lacks connectivity to the remote transaction processing server and may further be operable to remotely authorize the cashless transaction based on remotely stored transaction information if the field asset has connectivity to the remote transaction processing server.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of processing transactions, comprising:
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detecting, by a field asset, initiation of a cashless transaction and, in response; determining a cashless transaction processing (CTP) mode of the field asset; and determining authorization for the cashless transaction based at least in part on the CTP mode and a remote connectivity status (RCS) of the field asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A field asset for use in a machine to machine environment having a plurality of field assets in communication with a remote transaction processing server, the field asset comprising:
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a card reader operable to detect a cashless payment card presented to the card reader; an extended function adapter (EFA) in communication with the card reader and operable to facilitate a cashless transaction in response to said card reader detecting presentment of the cashless payment card to the card reader by; locally authorizing the cashless transaction based on locally stored transaction information if said field asset lacks connectivity to a remote transaction processing server; and remotely authorizing the cashless transaction based on remotely stored transaction information if the field asset has connectivity to the remote transaction processing server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. The field asset of claim 31, wherein the field asset comprises a vending machine.
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32. A computer program product comprising instructions, stored on a computer readable medium and executable by a processor, for facilitating cashless transactions in a field asset, comprising:
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instructions for locally authorizing a cashless transaction based on information stored on the field asset; and instructions for remotely authorizing a cashless transaction based on information accessed via a remotely located transaction processing server. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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