System, program product and methods for retail activation and reload associated with partial authorization transactions
First Claim
1. An apparatus to facilitate retail activation and processing the sale of a transaction card utilizing partial-authorization messaging, the apparatus comprising:
- a transaction card including a magnetic strip storing a first unique transaction card identifier associated with a unique transaction card transaction account, the first unique transaction card identifier comprising a transaction Primary Account Number (“
PAN”
) including a transaction Bank Identification Number (“
BIN”
) and a first number; and
a retail container containing the transaction card and including a product identification indicator and an account activation indicator including indicia of an assigned second unique transaction card identifier different from that of the first transaction card identifier, the assigned second unique transaction card identifier comprising an activation PAN including an activation BIN and a second number, the assigned second unique transaction card identifier being associated with one or more of the following;
the first unique transaction card identifier and the unique transaction card transaction account, to provide for identification thereof, the activation BIN being different from the transaction BIN and the activation PAN being different from the transaction PAN.
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Abstract
Systems, program product, apparatus and method for transmitting and processing the sale of a transaction card product over an existing payment network using partial authorization messaging, are provided. An example of such a system can include a merchant POS apparatus equipped to support partial authorization messaging, a transaction card issuer server in communication therewith, and a transaction card product. The transaction card product can include a conventional transaction card securely wrapped within a tamper evident container that can carry its own magnetic strip. The container magnetic strip can store an assigned unique card identifier linked to, but different from, the card identifier normally associated with the card. The container card identifier stored in the container magnetic strip is compatible with the merchant POS card reader and is usable to activate the card without the merchant or consumer having access to the card, the card identifier, or the card magnetic strip.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus to facilitate retail activation and processing the sale of a transaction card utilizing partial-authorization messaging, the apparatus comprising:
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a transaction card including a magnetic strip storing a first unique transaction card identifier associated with a unique transaction card transaction account, the first unique transaction card identifier comprising a transaction Primary Account Number (“
PAN”
) including a transaction Bank Identification Number (“
BIN”
) and a first number; anda retail container containing the transaction card and including a product identification indicator and an account activation indicator including indicia of an assigned second unique transaction card identifier different from that of the first transaction card identifier, the assigned second unique transaction card identifier comprising an activation PAN including an activation BIN and a second number, the assigned second unique transaction card identifier being associated with one or more of the following;
the first unique transaction card identifier and the unique transaction card transaction account, to provide for identification thereof, the activation BIN being different from the transaction BIN and the activation PAN being different from the transaction PAN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for activating and processing the sale of a serialized transaction card product over an existing open payment network utilizing partial-authorization messaging, the system comprising:
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a financial institution computer defining a financial institution server positioned at a financial institution site and positioned remote from and in communication with a merchant point-of-sale (“
POS”
) apparatus over an existing open payment network to process partial-authorization messaging and to activate transaction cards, the financial institution server having memory associated therewith; andtransaction card account activation and processing computer program product stored in the memory of the financial institution server to manage transaction card activation and payment processing, the transaction card account activation and processing computer program product comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the financial institution server, cause the server to perform the operations of; receiving a first payment message comprising transaction card account activation request data from the merchant point-of-sale apparatus through the existing open payment network responsive to a user interfacing a transaction card product account activation indicator with the merchant point-of-sale apparatus, the account activation indicator being positioned on a portion of an external surface of a retail container of the transaction card product securely containing a transaction card carrying a first storage medium containing indicia of a first unique transaction card identifier comprising a transaction Primary Account Number (“
PAN”
) including a transaction Bank Identification Number (“
BIN”
), the first unique transaction card identifier being associated with a unique transaction card transaction account, the account activation indicator comprising a second storage medium containing indicia of a second unique transaction card identifier comprising an activation PAN including an activation BIN, the second unique transaction card identifier being associated with the first unique transaction card identifier and characterized by one or more of the following;
the activation BIN is different from the transaction BIN and the activation PAN is different from the transaction PAN, the activation request data including at least a portion of the second unique transaction card identifier and a flag indicating a capability of the merchant POS apparatus to support partial-authorization messaging;sending activation approval data to the merchant POS apparatus through the payment network responsive to receiving at least portions of the activation request data, the activation approval data including data indicating a partial authorization approval balance of zero dollars for the transaction card transaction account; receiving a second payment message comprising transaction card product purchase acknowledgment data from the merchant POS apparatus through the payment network, the purchase acknowledgment data comprising a purchase acknowledgment indicating that one or more of the following;
the merchant POS apparatus and a merchant associated therewith, received sufficient monetary funds from a purchasing customer to purchase the transaction card product; andcompleting activation of the transaction card responsive to receiving at least portions of the purchasing knowledge data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Non-transitory computer readable medium having one or more computer programs stored therein operable to manage transaction card activation and payment processing, the one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by a computer configured to access and execute the set of instructions, cause the computer to perform the operations of:
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receiving a first payment message comprising transaction card account activation request data from a merchant point-of-sale apparatus through an existing payment network responsive to a user interfacing a transaction card product account activation indicator with the merchant point-of-sale apparatus, the account activation indicator being carried on a retail packaging container of a transaction card product securely containing a transaction card having a first storage device storage device storing a first unique transaction card identifier comprising a transaction Primary Account Number “
PAN”
including a transaction Bank Identification Number (“
BIN”
), the first unique transaction card identifier being associated with a transaction card transaction account, the account activation indicator comprising a second storage medium storing an assigned second unique transaction card identifier comprising an activation PAN including an activation BIN, the second unique transaction card identifier characterized by at least one of the following;
the activation BIN is different from the transaction BIN or the activation PAN is different from the transaction PAN, and being different from, but linked to, the first unique transaction card identifier, the activation request data including at least a portion of the second unique transaction card identifier and a flag indicating a capability of the merchant POS apparatus to support partial-authorization messaging;sending activation approval data to the merchant POS apparatus through the payment network responsive to receiving at least portions of the activation request data, the activation approval data including data indicating a partial authorization approval balance of zero dollars for the transaction card transaction account; receiving a second payment message comprising transaction card product purchase acknowledgment data from the merchant POS apparatus through the payment network, the purchase acknowledgment data comprising a purchase acknowledgment that one or more of the following;
the merchant POS apparatus and a merchant associated therewith, received sufficient monetary funds from a purchasing customer to purchase the transaction card product; andcompleting activation of the transaction card responsive to receiving at least portions of the purchase acknowledgment data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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