Transaction device and processing system
First Claim
1. A transaction processing system for selecting an account for a transaction between a customer accessing a transaction device comprising a point of sale interface and a merchant having a point of sale receiver, the system comprising:
- an account selection engine that;
receives information identifying a merchant name, a merchant category, a product name, a product category, and an amount of a proposed transaction;
identifies a plurality of accounts associated with the customer;
determines an account status of the plurality of accounts;
determines account selection criteria of the plurality of accounts;
determines a plurality of selection rules associated with the customer, the account status, and the account selection criteria, wherein each selection rule is associated with a prioritization category and the plurality of selection rules comprises at least one selection rule associated with a mandatory rule category, at least one selection rule associated with a preferential rule category, and at least one selection rule associated with an optimal rule category;
prioritizes the plurality of selection rules from the mandatory rule category, the preferential rule category, and the optimal rule category based on a monetary amount classification of the customer; and
selects a first account from among the plurality of accounts based on the at least one characteristic merchant name, the merchant category, the product name, the product category, and the amount of the proposed transaction, the account status, the account selection criteria, and the prioritization of the plurality of selection rules; and
a communication link that transmits identification of the first account to the point of sale interface of the transaction device, the point of sale interface transmits a transaction request to the point of sale receiver associated with the merchant, the transaction request comprising an account number associated with the first account.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a transaction device for performing a transaction between a customer and a merchant comprises an account selection engine and a communication link. The account selection engine operable to receive information identifying at least one characteristic of a proposed transaction, identify a plurality of accounts associated with the customer, and select a first account from among the plurality of accounts based on the at least one characteristic. The communication link is operable to transmit identification of the first account to a point of sale interface of a transaction device, the point of sale interface operable to transmit a transaction request to a point of sale receiver associated with the merchant, the transaction request comprising an account number associated with the first account.
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1. A transaction processing system for selecting an account for a transaction between a customer accessing a transaction device comprising a point of sale interface and a merchant having a point of sale receiver, the system comprising:
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an account selection engine that; receives information identifying a merchant name, a merchant category, a product name, a product category, and an amount of a proposed transaction; identifies a plurality of accounts associated with the customer; determines an account status of the plurality of accounts; determines account selection criteria of the plurality of accounts; determines a plurality of selection rules associated with the customer, the account status, and the account selection criteria, wherein each selection rule is associated with a prioritization category and the plurality of selection rules comprises at least one selection rule associated with a mandatory rule category, at least one selection rule associated with a preferential rule category, and at least one selection rule associated with an optimal rule category; prioritizes the plurality of selection rules from the mandatory rule category, the preferential rule category, and the optimal rule category based on a monetary amount classification of the customer; and selects a first account from among the plurality of accounts based on the at least one characteristic merchant name, the merchant category, the product name, the product category, and the amount of the proposed transaction, the account status, the account selection criteria, and the prioritization of the plurality of selection rules; and a communication link that transmits identification of the first account to the point of sale interface of the transaction device, the point of sale interface transmits a transaction request to the point of sale receiver associated with the merchant, the transaction request comprising an account number associated with the first account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14)
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5. A system comprising:
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a memory that stores information identifying; a merchant name, a merchant category, a product name, a product category, and an amount of a proposed transaction between a customer and a merchant; a plurality of accounts associated with the customer; an account status of the plurality of accounts; account selection criteria of the plurality of accounts; a plurality of selection rules associated with the customer, the account status, and the account selection criteria, wherein each selection rule is associated with a prioritization category and the plurality of selection rules comprises at least one selection rule associated with a mandatory rule category, at least one selection rule associated with a preferential rule category, and at least one selection rule associated with an optimal rule category; and a processor coupled to the memory, the memory including executable instructions that upon execution cause the system to; prioritize the plurality of selection rules from the mandatory rule category, the preferential rule category, and the optimal rule category based on a monetary amount classification of the customer; select a first account from among the plurality of accounts based on the merchant name, the merchant category, the product name, the product category, and the amount of the proposed transaction, the account status, the account selection criteria, and the prioritization of the plurality of selection rules; and transmit identification of the first account to a point of sale interface of a transaction device, the point of sale interface transmits a transaction request to a point of sale receiver associated with the merchant, the transaction request comprising an account number associated with the first account. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17)
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9. A computerized method for selecting an account for a transaction between a customer and a merchant, comprising:
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receiving, by an interface, information identifying a merchant name, a merchant category, a product name, a product category, and an amount of a proposed transaction between the customer and the merchant; identifying, by a processor, a plurality of accounts associated with the customer; determining, by the processor, an account status of the plurality of accounts; determining, by the processor, account selection criteria of the plurality of accounts; determining, by the processor, a plurality of selection rules associated with the customer, the account status, and the account selection criteria, wherein each selection rule is associated with a prioritization category and the plurality of selection rules comprises at least one selection rule associated with a mandatory rule category, at least one selection rule associated with a preferential rule category, and at least one selection rule associated with an optimal rule category; prioritizing, by the processor, the plurality of selection rules from the mandatory rule category, the preferential rule category, and the optimal rule category based on a monetary amount classification one or more characteristics of the customer; selecting, by the processor, a first account from among the plurality of accounts based on the merchant name, the merchant category, the product name, the product category, and the amount of the proposed transaction, the account status, the account selection criteria, and the prioritization of the plurality of selection rules; and transmitting, by the interface, identification of the first account to a point of sale interface of a transaction device, the point of sale interface transmits a transaction request to a point of sale receiver associated with the merchant, the transaction request comprising an account number associated with the first account. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 18, 19, 20)
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