Alterable account number
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server computer, a request for a personalized primary account number associated with an account that includes personalized data to be embedded into a primary account number;
determining, by the server computer, whether the personalized primary account number is available to be associated with an account;
based on the determination that the personalized primary account number is available to be associated with an account, creating, by the server computer, the personalized primary account number with a bank identification number that overlaps with the personalized data;
approving, by the server computer, the personalized primary account number that includes the bank identification number that overlaps the personalized data; and
delivering the personalized primary account number to a consumer.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that allow for personalized data to be embedded in a primary account number associated with a consumer device. In one embodiment, a consumer device comprises a body and personalized data embedded into a primary account number, associated with the body. The primary account number includes a bank identification number and the bank identification number and the personalized data overlap.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer, a request for a personalized primary account number associated with an account that includes personalized data to be embedded into a primary account number; determining, by the server computer, whether the personalized primary account number is available to be associated with an account; based on the determination that the personalized primary account number is available to be associated with an account, creating, by the server computer, the personalized primary account number with a bank identification number that overlaps with the personalized data; approving, by the server computer, the personalized primary account number that includes the bank identification number that overlaps the personalized data; and delivering the personalized primary account number to a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer, a request for a personalized primary account number associated with an account that includes personalized data to be embedded into a primary account number; determining, by the server computer, whether the personalized primary account number is available to be associated with an account; and based on the determination that the personalized primary account number is available to be associated with an account, creating, by the server computer, the personalized primary account number with the personalized data and a type-length-value element; and approving, by the server computer, the personalized primary account number that includes the personalized data and the type-length-value element. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer, an authorization request message that contains a personalized primary account number comprising a bank identification number that overlaps personalized data; determining, by the server computer, whether the personalized primary account number contains alpha-numeric values; and converting, by the server computer, the alpha-numeric values in the personalized account number to numeric values if the personalized primary account number contains alpha-numeric values. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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