METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF A FUEL CARD USAGE EXCEPTION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, a signal comprising an authorization request to authorize a fuel purchase event using a fuel card, wherein the authorization request comprises data that identifies a location of the fuel purchase event;
receiving, by the server, a signal comprising location data of a vehicle, the location data identifying a location of the vehicle;
comparing, by the server, the location of the fuel purchase event with the location of the vehicle;
determining, by the server, if the location of the fuel purchase event substantially matches the location of the vehicle;
generating, by the server, an alert when the location of the fuel purchase event does not substantially match the location of the vehicle; and
transmitting, by the server, a signal comprising the alert for submission to and presentation by a communications device in a timeframe contemporaneous with the fuel purchase event.
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Abstract
Determining a fuel card usage exception with the use of a computer that receives fuel card transaction data responsive to a fuel purchase event. The fuel card transaction data identifies a quantity of fuel purchased for a vehicle using a fuel card. In addition, the computer receives first fuel level data and second fuel level data of the vehicle that identifies a quantity of fuel present in a fuel tank of the vehicle prior to a fuel purchase event and after a fuel purchase event respectively. The computer can determine an exception associated with the fuel purchase event based on the fuel card transaction data, the first fuel level data, and the second fuel level data. Responsive to detecting an exception associated with the fuel purchase event, the computer may generate an alert and transmit the alert for presentation by a computing device of a user.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, a signal comprising an authorization request to authorize a fuel purchase event using a fuel card, wherein the authorization request comprises data that identifies a location of the fuel purchase event; receiving, by the server, a signal comprising location data of a vehicle, the location data identifying a location of the vehicle; comparing, by the server, the location of the fuel purchase event with the location of the vehicle; determining, by the server, if the location of the fuel purchase event substantially matches the location of the vehicle; generating, by the server, an alert when the location of the fuel purchase event does not substantially match the location of the vehicle; and transmitting, by the server, a signal comprising the alert for submission to and presentation by a communications device in a timeframe contemporaneous with the fuel purchase event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a Point of Sale (POS) device that is configured to generate s signal comprising an authorization request when a fuel card is used at the POS device in association with a fuel purchase event; a telematics device disposed at a vehicle and configured to record a location data identifying a location of the vehicle and a fuel level data that identifies a fuel level associated with the vehicle; and a fuel card server that is communicatively coupled to the POS device and the telematics device, wherein the fuel card server is configured to; receive the signal comprising the authorization request to authorize the fuel purchase event using the fuel card, wherein the authorization request comprises data that identifies a location of the fuel purchase event; determine a time period associated with the fuel purchase event based on the authorization request; retrieve location data of the vehicle that identifies the location of the vehicle at a time period that substantially matches the time period of the fuel purchase event; compare the location of the fuel purchase event with the location of the vehicle at the time period that substantially matches the fuel purchase event; determine if the location of the fuel purchase event substantially matches the location of the vehicle; generate an alert when the location of the fuel purchase event does not substantially match the location of the vehicle; and transmit a signal comprising the alert for presentation by a communications device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a computer network; and a fuel card server that is communicatively coupled to the computer network and configured to; receive a signal comprising an authorization request to authorize a fuel purchase event using a fuel card, wherein the authorization request comprises data that identifies a location of the fuel purchase event; retrieve location data of a vehicle that identifies the location of the vehicle at a time period that substantially matches a time period of the fuel purchase event; compare the location of the fuel purchase event with the location of the vehicle to determine if the location of the fuel purchase event substantially matches the location of the vehicle; and transmit a signal comprising an alert to a communication device via a wireless communication link when the location of the fuel purchase event does not substantially match the location of the vehicle, wherein the communication device is coupled to the fuel card server via a wireless communication link and is configured to present the alert to a user associated with the communication device at a time period contemporaneous with the fuel purchase event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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