ISSUER DEVICE SUPPORT OF AN INTEGRATED OFFER NETWORK
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1. A method comprises:
- determining option criteria for a group of transactional cards;
providing the option criteria to a transactional processing entity device;
receiving, from the transaction processing entity device, a plurality of options that are in accordance with the option criteria;
processing a selection of at least one of the plurality of options to create an options data file for the group of transactional cards; and
providing the options data file to the transactional processing entity device.
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Abstract
A method begins by determining option criteria for a group of transactional cards. The method continues by providing the option criteria to a transactional processing entity device. The method continues by receiving, from the transaction processing entity device, a plurality of options that are in accordance with the option criteria. The method continues by processing a selection of at least one of the plurality of options to create an options data file for the group of transactional cards. The method continues by providing the options data file to the transactional processing entity device.
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1. A method comprises:
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determining option criteria for a group of transactional cards; providing the option criteria to a transactional processing entity device; receiving, from the transaction processing entity device, a plurality of options that are in accordance with the option criteria; processing a selection of at least one of the plurality of options to create an options data file for the group of transactional cards; and providing the options data file to the transactional processing entity device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprises:
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receiving offer options from a transactional processing entity device; entering a loop, wherein the loop includes; processing selection of an offer of the offer options to produce a selected offer; providing the selected offer to the transaction processing entity device; receiving an indication when the selected offer does not pass a compatibility check with at least one of;
a previously selected offer and a remaining offer of the offer options; andstoring the selected offer to produce a stored offer when the compatibility check is favorable; exiting the loop when a designated stimulus is detected; and facilitating generation of an offer program file for a group of cards based on one or more of the stored offers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprises:
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a processing module; and memory coupled to the processing module, wherein the processing module functions to; determine option criteria for a group of transactional cards; provide the option criteria to a transactional processing entity device; receive, from the transaction processing entity device, a plurality of options that are in accordance with the option criteria; process a selection of at least one of the plurality of options to create an options data file for the group of transactional cards; and provide the options data file to the transactional processing entity device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprises:
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a processing module; and memory coupled to the processing module, wherein the processing module functions to; receive offer options from a transactional processing entity device; enter a loop, wherein the loop includes; processing selection of an offer of the offer options to produce a selected offer; providing the selected offer to the transaction processing entity device; receiving an indication when the selected offer does not pass a compatibility check with at least one of;
a previously selected offer and a remaining offer of the offer options; andstoring the selected offer to produce a stored offer when the compatibility check is favorable; exit the loop when a designated stimulus is detected; and generate an offer program file for a group of cards based on one or more of the stored offers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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