Coupon bearing sponsor account transaction authorization
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a coupon authorization request message from a merchant that identifies a sponsor account;
sending, by the computing device, the coupon authorization request message to an issuer of the sponsor account;
receiving, by the computing device in response to the coupon authorization request message, a coupon authorization response message;
receiving, by the computing device, a consumer authorization request message from the merchant identifying a consumer account;
sending, by the computing device, the consumer authorization request message to an issuer of the consumer account;
receiving, by the computing device in response to the consumer authorization request message, a consumer authorization response message from the issuer of the consumer account; and
sending, by the computing device, the consumer authorization response message to the merchant.
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Abstract
A transaction handler receives, for forwarding to a sponsor account'"'"'s issuer, a coupon authorization request message from a merchant'"'"'s acquirer that identifies the sponsor account and a coupon for an item being purchased by a consumer in a transaction with the merchant. The issuer determines eligibility of the coupon for use by the consumer, and sends an authorization response message to the merchant via its acquirer and the transaction handler for the application of a corresponding discount for the item when the coupon is eligible. One or more coupon eligibilities for the purchase of the item by the consumer from the merchant can be derived from comparisons of the transaction to predetermined times, geographies, jurisdictions, sets of merchants, and/or the number of times that coupons have been used in other transactions. The transaction handler can further process the transaction for authorization the consumer'"'"'s account to pay of the transaction.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, a coupon authorization request message from a merchant that identifies a sponsor account; sending, by the computing device, the coupon authorization request message to an issuer of the sponsor account; receiving, by the computing device in response to the coupon authorization request message, a coupon authorization response message; receiving, by the computing device, a consumer authorization request message from the merchant identifying a consumer account; sending, by the computing device, the consumer authorization request message to an issuer of the consumer account; receiving, by the computing device in response to the consumer authorization request message, a consumer authorization response message from the issuer of the consumer account; and sending, by the computing device, the consumer authorization response message to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a coupon authorization request message from a merchant that identifies a sponsor account; sending, by the computing device, the coupon authorization request message to an issuer of the sponsor account; receiving, by the computing device in response to the coupon authorization request message, a coupon authorization response message; receiving, by the computing device, a consumer authorization request message from the merchant identifying a consumer account; sending, by the computing device, the consumer authorization request message to an issuer of the consumer account; receiving, by the computing device in response to the consumer authorization request message, a consumer authorization response message from the issuer of the consumer account; and sending, by the computing device, the consumer authorization response message to the merchant.
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an authorization request message from a merchant, wherein the authorization request message includes information to identify a sponsor account and a coupon; retrieving, by the computing device and using the information in the authorization request message, coupon eligibility data pertaining to the sponsor account and the coupon; determining, by the computing device and using the coupon eligibility data, eligibility of the coupon; and sending, by the computing device and in response to the authorization request message, an authorization response message to the merchant, wherein the authorization response message includes an identifier corresponding to eligibility of the coupon. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an authorization request message originating from a merchant, wherein the authorization request message includes information to identify; the sponsor account; and a Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) for a coupon for an item being purchased by the consumer in the transaction with the merchant; retrieving, by the computing device and using the information in the authorization request message; a predetermined set of conditions for use of the coupon for the purchase of the item in the transaction with the merchant; and a currency available balance of the sponsor account; determining, by the computing device, eligibility of the coupon for use by the consumer for the purchase of the item in the transaction with the merchant; and sending, by the computing device and in response to the authorization request message, an authorization response message, wherein the authorization response message includes an identifier corresponding to eligibility of the coupon for use by the consumer for the purchase of the item in the transaction with the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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