LATENCY PAYMENT SETTLEMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS

• US 20120239556A1
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PlaySpan, Inc. (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PlaySpan, Inc. (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bayer, Lex N., Magruder, Andrew M.
• Application Number:
  US13/278,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20120239556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/381 Currency conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The LATENCY PAYMENT SETTLEMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“LPS”) transforms latency payment request inputs via LPS components into latency payment requests. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising obtaining a latency payment method request and determining a latency payment period associated with the latency payment method request. The method includes determining a consumer item currency amount by applying a currency conversion factor to the merchant item currency amount. The method also determines a latency buffer amount based on the latency payment method request, generates a latency payment request by summing the latency buffer amount to the consumer item currency amount and structuring the summed amounts according to the patency payment period, and provides the latency payment request. In some embodiments LPS may determine the latency payment request according to maximized remittance aspects associated with a consumer specified payment method so as to optimize system wide remittance results.

Claims

1. A latency payment settlement processor-implemented method to transform a latency payment method request into a latency payment, comprising:

obtaining latency payment method request having;

a consumer specified payment method, a consumer currency type, a merchant currency type, and a merchant item currency amount;

determining a latency payment period associated with the latency payment method request;

determining a latency buffer amount based on the latency payment method request and the latency payment period;

generating a latency payment request by summing the latency buffer amount to the merchant item currency amount and structuring the summed amounts according to the latency payment period; and

providing the latency payment request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a latency payment period comprises:

determining an average payment provider remittance time based on the payment consumer specified payment method;

determining an average user payment remittance time based on the payment consumer specified payment method;

determining an efficiency point between the average payment provider remittance time and the average user payment remittance time; and

generating the latency payment period based on the efficiency point.

3. A latency payment settlement processor-implemented method to transform a latency payment method request into a latency payment request, comprising:

obtaining latency payment method request having;

a consumer specified payment method, a consumer currency type, a merchant currency type, and a merchant item currency amount;

determining a latency payment period associated with the latency payment method request;

determining a consumer item currency amount by applying a currency conversion factor to the merchant item currency amount;

determining a latency buffer amount based on the latency payment method request and the latency payment period;

generating a latency payment request by summing the latency buffer amount to the consumer item currency amount and structuring the summed amounts according to the latency payment period; and

providing the latency payment request.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining a latency payment period comprises:

determining an average payment provider remittance time based on the payment consumer specified payment method;

determining an average user payment remittance time based on the payment consumer specified payment method;

determining an efficiency point between the average payment provider remittance time and the average user payment remittance time; and

generating the latency payment period based on the efficiency point.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency payment request is provided to the merchant.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency payment request is provided to the consumer.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency buffer amount is a factor obtained by looking up payment provider tables that contain factors for remittance times and processing costs.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the payment provider tables are determined from the consumer specified payment method.

9. The method of claim 3, further comprising obtaining consumer payment in response to the provided latency payment request.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

cancelling the latency payment request if the consumer payment is not obtained within the latency payment period; and

storing the consumer payment.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing payment to the merchant benefiting from the latency buffer amount if the consumer payment is obtained within the latency payment period.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising comparing the consumer payment to the latency payment request by determining a value difference between the consumer payment and the latency payment request.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing the value difference if the consumer payment is greater than the latency payment request; and

providing an overpayment message based upon the stored value difference.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

generating an underpayment request based upon the value difference if the consumer payment is less than the latency payment request; and

providing the underpayment request.

15. The method of claim 3, wherein determining a consumer item currency amount further comprises:

obtaining a currency conversion factor between a merchant currency type and a consumer currency type.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the merchant currency type and the consumer currency type are the same and the currency conversion factor is 1.

17. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency buffer amount is a factor obtained by looking up a latency currency conversion pairs table that contains factors for currency pairs.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the latency currency conversion pairs table values are determined from statistical currency pair fluctuations.

19. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency buffer amount is determined by obtaining a merchant payment currency option to purchase a merchant payment currency of the merchant currency type in the amount of the merchant item currency amount having a strike date at least related to the latency payment period.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

obtaining consumer payment in response to the provided latency payment request;

exercising the merchant payment currency option; and

providing payment to the merchant benefiting from the exercise of the merchant payment currency option.

21. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency buffer amount includes a merchant payment currency option.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the latency buffer amount includes a factor obtained by looking up a latency currency conversion pairs table that contains factors for currency pairs.

23. The method of claim 3, wherein the latency payment request comprises:

a quoted amount that is valid for a fixed period of time, wherein the fixed period of time is equal to the latency payment period, wherein the quoted amount is related to risk associated with the consumer specified payment method.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the risk associated with the consumer specified payment method comprises volatility of the consumer currency type, user payment frequency, and payment provider remittance time.

25. The method of claim 10, wherein latency payment request is provided online and the consumer payment is obtained offline.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the latency payment request is associated with a voucher coupon and voucher coupon amount.