Real time account update
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- electronically receiving, at a transaction handler processor, information about each of a plurality of accounts each being issued by a corresponding issuer;
electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the information about the each of the plurality of accounts for delivery to and storage by a merchant for transactions to be conducted in the future with the merchant;
andprocessing one said transaction in real time including;
electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor from an acquirer computer, a first authorization request submitted by the merchant to the acquirer computer for one said transaction conducted with the merchant on one said account, wherein the first authorization request includes a portion of the information about the one said account that was stored by the merchant;
electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the first authorization request to a corresponding said issuer;
electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor, a denial in response to the electronically transmitted first authorization request;
electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the denial to the acquirer computer for delivery to the merchant;
electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor, an account information update request from the merchant for updated information about the one said account;
electronically transmitting, from a database of account records associated with the transaction handler processor, the updated information about the one said account for delivery to the merchant;
electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor from the acquirer computer, a second authorization request submitted by the merchant to the acquirer computer for the one said transaction conducted on the one said account, wherein the second authorization request includes a portion of the updated information about the one said account;
electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the second authorization request to the corresponding said issuer;
electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor, an authorization approval in response to the second authorization request;
andelectronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the authorization approval to the acquirer computer for delivery to the merchant.
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Abstract
A method is used in a system that includes a financial service provider coordinating accounts issued by an issuer to cardholders requesting credit from merchants. Each merchant has an acquirer with whom the financial service provider also coordinates the accounts. The method can be performed by a merchant sending a transmission to its acquirer including a request for a transaction against one account to which the merchant receives a denial or prior to receiving such a denial. The merchant then requests information from the financial service provider who responds by sending the requested information, upon which the merchant determines whether to extend the credit. When the method is performed by a financial service provider, in response to the denial received by one merchant or prior to such denial, the financial service provider receives a transmission from the merchant including a request for information about the account. In response, the financial service provider sends the merchant the requested information.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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electronically receiving, at a transaction handler processor, information about each of a plurality of accounts each being issued by a corresponding issuer; electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the information about the each of the plurality of accounts for delivery to and storage by a merchant for transactions to be conducted in the future with the merchant; and processing one said transaction in real time including; electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor from an acquirer computer, a first authorization request submitted by the merchant to the acquirer computer for one said transaction conducted with the merchant on one said account, wherein the first authorization request includes a portion of the information about the one said account that was stored by the merchant; electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the first authorization request to a corresponding said issuer; electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor, a denial in response to the electronically transmitted first authorization request; electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the denial to the acquirer computer for delivery to the merchant; electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor, an account information update request from the merchant for updated information about the one said account; electronically transmitting, from a database of account records associated with the transaction handler processor, the updated information about the one said account for delivery to the merchant; electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor from the acquirer computer, a second authorization request submitted by the merchant to the acquirer computer for the one said transaction conducted on the one said account, wherein the second authorization request includes a portion of the updated information about the one said account; electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the second authorization request to the corresponding said issuer; electronically receiving, at the transaction handler processor, an authorization approval in response to the second authorization request; and electronically transmitting, from the transaction handler processor, the authorization approval to the acquirer computer for delivery to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for conducting an extemporaneous card-present transaction in real time, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving in the real time, at a transaction handler processor from an acquirer computer, a first authorization request for the card-present transaction being conducted extemporaneously with a merchant on an account, wherein the first authorization request includes data for the account that was previously transmitted by the transaction handler processor in a batch operation and as a portion of information for a plurality of said accounts for delivery to and storage by the merchant; electronically transmitting in the real time, from the transaction handler processor, the first authorization request for delivery to a corresponding issuer of the account; electronically receiving in the real time, at the transaction handler processor, a denial from the issuer in response to the electronically transmitted first authorization request; electronically transmitting in the real time, from the transaction handler processor, the denial to the acquirer computer for delivery to the merchant; electronically receiving in the real time, at the transaction handler processor, an account information update request from the merchant for updated information about the account; electronically transmitting in the real time as an automated response to the request, from a database of account records associated with the transaction handler processor, the updated information about the account for delivery to and storage by the merchant; electronically receiving in the real time, at the transaction handler processor from the acquirer computer, a second authorization request submitted by the merchant to the acquirer computer for the transaction conducted with the merchant on the account, wherein the second authorization request includes a portion of the updated information about the account; electronically transmitting in the real time, from the transaction handler processor, the second authorization request for delivery to the corresponding issuer of the account; electronically receiving in the real time, at the transaction handler processor, an authorization approval in response to the second authorization request; and electronically transmitting in the real time, from the transaction handler processor, the authorization approval to the acquirer computer for delivery to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A merchant computer implemented method for conducting a transaction in real time, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving, in real time at a merchant computer executing code, an initial denial of a first authorization request for a transaction upon an account wherein the first authorization request includes information about the account previously stored by the merchant computer in an electronic batch operation storing other such information for other said accounts; subsequent to said electronically receiving the initial denial, electronically receiving, in real time at the merchant computer executing code, an automated updated account information about the account from a database of account records associated with a transaction handler processor; subsequent to said receiving of the updated account information, submitting, in real time at the merchant computer executing code, a second authorization request for the transaction, wherein the second authorization request includes the updated account information; and subsequent to said submitting of the second authorization request, receiving, in real time at the merchant computer executing code, an approval of the second said authorization request for the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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