Product level payment network acquired transaction authorization
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented product purchase authorization method, comprising:
- receiving, at an address of an issuer of an account, a payment network authorization request message that includes;
an account identifier for an account being used to conduct a transaction on the account with a merchant;
an item code corresponding to an item to be purchased in the transaction from the merchant; and
an address of the merchant; and
determining via a processor that the account identifier in the payment network authorization request message is valid by matching the account identifier against a stored set of account identifiers;
determining via the processor that the item code corresponding to the item to be purchased in the payment network authorization request message matches a qualified item category under the account having the valid account identifier;
sending, in response to determining that the account identifier is valid and the item code matches a qualified item category, an authorization response from the address of the issuer for delivery, over a payment network, to the address of the merchant.
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Abstract
A flexible spending account system can be implemented according to one embodiment of the invention so as to automatically substantiate purchases made at a retailer merchant. For example, according to one embodiment of the invention, a method of authorizing products for purchase can be implemented by determining via a computer that a product requested for purchase at a point of sale by a consumer matches a qualified product category under the flexible spending account, sending an authorization request message for requesting use of said flexible spending account of said consumer, wherein said authorization request message comprises a total purchase amount field and a first qualified amount field for a first type of qualified items.
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9 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented product purchase authorization method, comprising:
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receiving, at an address of an issuer of an account, a payment network authorization request message that includes; an account identifier for an account being used to conduct a transaction on the account with a merchant; an item code corresponding to an item to be purchased in the transaction from the merchant; and an address of the merchant; and determining via a processor that the account identifier in the payment network authorization request message is valid by matching the account identifier against a stored set of account identifiers; determining via the processor that the item code corresponding to the item to be purchased in the payment network authorization request message matches a qualified item category under the account having the valid account identifier; sending, in response to determining that the account identifier is valid and the item code matches a qualified item category, an authorization response from the address of the issuer for delivery, over a payment network, to the address of the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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