SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MESSAGES TO A TRANSACTION INSTRUMENT
First Claim
1. A method for providing messages to a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a server, a request for messages from a transaction instrument of the customer;
obtaining information associated with the transaction instrument using the request for messages;
selecting at least one message, from a message database, based, at least in part, on the information associated with the transaction instrument; and
providing data corresponding to the at least one message to the transaction instrument,wherein the steps are performed on at least one processor.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses enable a card issuer to provide messages to a customer'"'"'s transaction instrument. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing messages to customer. The method includes receiving a request for messages corresponding to a transaction instrument of a user at a server. The method further includes obtaining information associated with the transaction instrument using the request. The method further includes selecting at least one message, based at least in part, on the information associated with the transaction instrument. The at least one message is selected from a messages database. The method further includes providing the at least one message to the transaction instrument.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing messages to a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a server, a request for messages from a transaction instrument of the customer; obtaining information associated with the transaction instrument using the request for messages; selecting at least one message, from a message database, based, at least in part, on the information associated with the transaction instrument; and providing data corresponding to the at least one message to the transaction instrument, wherein the steps are performed on at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing messages to a customer, the system comprising:
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a messages database for maintaining a plurality of messages; and a server comprising; a receiving module for receiving a request for messages from a transaction instrument of the customer; an information retrieval module for obtaining information associated with the transaction instrument of the customer using the request for messages; a selection module for selecting at least one message from the messages database based, at least in part, on the information associated with the transaction instrument; and a sending module for sending data corresponding to the at least one message to the transaction instrument. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing messages to a customer, the apparatus comprising:
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a discovery module for discovering a transaction instrument of the customer; and a communication module for forwarding a request for messages from the transaction instrument to a server and for forwarding data corresponding to at least one message received from the server to the transaction instrument. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A transaction instrument of a customer, the transaction instrument comprising:
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a transmission module for transmitting a request for messages from the transaction instrument to a server; a reception module for receiving data of at least one message from the server; and a display for presenting the at least one message to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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