Method and System for Enabling Promotion of Product(s) and/or Service(s)
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- facilitating at least one promotional program manager providing a plurality of merchants with a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion;
facilitating said at least one promotional program manager providing said plurality of merchants with a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with said promotion;
facilitating a given one of said merchants identifying, during a putative purchase transaction with a given one of said payment devices, at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion;
facilitating said given one of said merchants, and an acquiring entity, cooperatively formatting and dispatching an authorization request to an issuing entity of said given one of said payment devices, via an operator of a payment network, said authorization request comprising at least;
a given one of said device identifiers associated with said given one of said payment devices;
a given one of said item identifiers associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; and
price data associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion;
facilitating said issuing entity preparing and sending an authorization request response to said authorization request, said authorization request response being sent from said issuing entity to said merchant, via said operator of said payment network and said acquiring entity, said authorization request response indicating whether said putative purchase, of said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion, with said given one of said payment devices, is approved; and
facilitating said promotional program manager applying said promotion to said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion.
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Abstract
At least one promotional program manager provides a plurality of merchants with a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion, and a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with the promotion. A given one of the merchants identifies, during a putative purchase transaction with a given one of the payment devices, at least one of the plurality of items eligible for the promotion. The given one of the merchants, and an acquiring entity, cooperatively format and dispatch an authorization request. The authorization request is sent to an issuing entity of the given one of the payment devices, via an operator of a payment network. The authorization request includes a given one of the device identifiers associated with the given one of the prepaid payment devices, a given one of the item identifiers associated with the at least one of the plurality of items eligible for the promotion, and price data associated with the at least one of the plurality of items eligible for the promotion. The issuing entity prepares and sends an authorization request response to the authorization request. The authorization request response is sent from the issuing entity to the merchant, via the operator of the payment network and the acquiring entity. The authorization request response indicates whether the putative purchase of the at least one of the plurality of items eligible for the promotion with the given one of the prepaid payment devices is approved. The method further includes the promotional program manager applying the promotion to the given eligible item.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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facilitating at least one promotional program manager providing a plurality of merchants with a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion; facilitating said at least one promotional program manager providing said plurality of merchants with a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with said promotion; facilitating a given one of said merchants identifying, during a putative purchase transaction with a given one of said payment devices, at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; facilitating said given one of said merchants, and an acquiring entity, cooperatively formatting and dispatching an authorization request to an issuing entity of said given one of said payment devices, via an operator of a payment network, said authorization request comprising at least; a given one of said device identifiers associated with said given one of said payment devices; a given one of said item identifiers associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; and price data associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; facilitating said issuing entity preparing and sending an authorization request response to said authorization request, said authorization request response being sent from said issuing entity to said merchant, via said operator of said payment network and said acquiring entity, said authorization request response indicating whether said putative purchase, of said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion, with said given one of said payment devices, is approved; and facilitating said promotional program manager applying said promotion to said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising the steps of:
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sending, from a promotional program manager to a plurality of merchants, a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion; sending, from said promotional program manager to said plurality of merchants, a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with said promotion; receiving, from a given one of said merchants, and an acquiring entity, an authorization request for a putative transaction, via an operator of a payment network, said authorization request comprising at least; a given one of said device identifiers associated with a given one of said payment devices presented in connection with said putative transaction; a given one of said item identifiers associated with at least one of said plurality of items, from said putative transaction, eligible for said promotion; and price data associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; preparing and sending an authorization request response to said authorization request, said authorization request response being sent to said merchant, via said operator of said payment network and said acquiring entity, said authorization request response indicating whether said putative purchase, of said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion, with said given one of said payment devices, is approved; and applying said promotion to said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion.
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19. A system comprising:
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means for facilitating at least one promotional program manager providing a plurality of merchants with a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion; means for facilitating said at least one promotional program manager providing said plurality of merchants with a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with said promotion; means for facilitating a given one of said merchants identifying, during a putative purchase transaction with a given one of said payment devices, at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; means for facilitating said given one of said merchants, and an acquiring entity, cooperatively formatting and dispatching an authorization request to an issuing entity of said given one of said payment devices, via an operator of a payment network, said authorization request comprising at least; a given one of said device identifiers associated with said given one of said payment devices; a given one of said item identifiers associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; and price data associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; means for facilitating said issuing entity preparing and sending an authorization request response to said authorization request, said authorization request response being sent from said issuing entity to said merchant, via said operator of said payment network and said acquiring entity, said authorization request response indicating whether said putative purchase, of said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion, with said given one of said payment devices, is approved; and means for facilitating said promotional program manager applying said promotion to said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion.
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20. An issuer platform comprising:
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a memory; an issuer platform software module embodied on a tangible, computer-readable, recordable storage medium; and at least one hardware processor, operative to execute said issuer platform software module when loaded into said memory, so as to; sending, to a plurality of merchants, a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion; sending, to said plurality of merchants, a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with said promotion; receiving, from a given one of said merchants, and an acquiring entity, an authorization request for a putative transaction, via an operator of a payment network, said authorization request comprising at least; a given one of said device identifiers associated with a given one of said payment devices presented in connection with said putative transaction; a given one of said item identifiers associated with at least one of said plurality of items, from said putative transaction, eligible for said promotion; and price data associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; prepare and send an authorization request response to said authorization request, said authorization request response being sent to said merchant, via said operator of said payment network and said acquiring entity, said authorization request response indicating whether said putative purchase, of said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion, with said given one of said payment devices, is approved; and apply said promotion to said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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an issuer platform comprising a memory, an issuer platform software module embodied on a tangible, computer-readable, recordable storage medium, and at least one hardware processor, operative to execute said issuer platform software module when loaded into said memory; a virtual private payment network coupled to said issuer platform; and a plurality of merchant point of sale systems coupled to said virtual private payment network; wherein; said issuer platform provides said plurality of merchant point of sale systems with a list of item identifiers for a plurality of items eligible for a promotion; said issuer platform provides said plurality of merchant point of sale systems with a list of device identifying numbers of payment devices associated with said promotion; a given one of said merchant point of sale systems identifies, during a putative purchase transaction with a given one of said payment devices, at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; said given one of said merchant point of sale systems facilitates formatting and dispatching an authorization request to said issuer platform, via said virtual private payment network, said authorization request comprising at least; a given one of said device identifiers associated with said given one of said payment devices; a given one of said item identifiers associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; and price data associated with said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion; said issuer platform prepares and sends an authorization request response to said authorization request, said authorization request response being sent from said issuer platform to said merchant, via said virtual private payment network, said authorization request response indicating whether said putative purchase, of said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion, with said given one of said payment devices, is approved; and said issuer platform applies said promotion to said at least one of said plurality of items eligible for said promotion. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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