Systems and Methods to Combine Transaction Terminal Location Data and Social Networking Check-In
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a computing apparatus, check-in information of a plurality of users in a social network system, the check-in information indicating physical presence of the users at an establishment of a merchant;
identifying, by the computing apparatus, a plurality of transactions corresponding to the check-in information, the plurality of transactions initiated on a transaction terminal, wherein a data warehouse is configured to store information about the transaction terminal; and
detecting, by the computing apparatus, inaccuracy in the information about the transaction terminal stored in the data warehouse, based on the check-in information.
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Abstract
A system and method configured to provide enhanced services based on check-in information obtained in a social network system and transaction location information observed in a payment processing system. In one aspect, the transaction location may be used to validate, verify or authenticate the check-in location declared in the social network system. In another aspect, the transaction location can be used as a basis to automate a check-in in the social network system in accordance with a preference of a user. In a further aspect, the transaction location and the check-in location can be correlated to detect inaccurate data, correct the inaccurate data, and/or augment the data in a data warehouse about the locations of transaction terminals.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a computing apparatus, check-in information of a plurality of users in a social network system, the check-in information indicating physical presence of the users at an establishment of a merchant; identifying, by the computing apparatus, a plurality of transactions corresponding to the check-in information, the plurality of transactions initiated on a transaction terminal, wherein a data warehouse is configured to store information about the transaction terminal; and detecting, by the computing apparatus, inaccuracy in the information about the transaction terminal stored in the data warehouse, based on the check-in information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing apparatus, comprising:
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a data warehouse configured to store information about a transaction terminal; a portal coupled with a transaction handler to access transaction data recording transactions of a plurality of users initiated on the transaction terminal, the portal further coupled with a social network system to access check-in information of the plurality of users in the social network system, the check-in information indicating physical presence of the users at an establishment of a merchant; and a correlator coupled with the portal to correlate the transactions with the check-in information; wherein the computing apparatus is configured to augment the information stored about the transaction terminal using the check-in information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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storing, in a computing apparatus, a preference of a user in association with account information identifying a consumer account of the user; monitoring, by the computing apparatus, transactions in the consumer account processed by a transaction handler in accordance with the preference; and in response to a transaction with a merchant in the consumer account and in accordance with the preference of the user, communicating with a social network system to declare a physical presence of the user in an establishment of the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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