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Configurable payment tokens

  • US 9,256,871 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2012
  • Issued: 02/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a payment processor computer, via a graphical user interface on a merchant computer operated by a merchant, a merchant-configured token format from the merchant, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to allow the merchant to specify a length of characters or character set in the merchant-configured token format, wherein the merchant-configured token format specifies at least one of the length and characters of tokens to be generated;

    after receiving the merchant-configured token format, storing, by the payment processor computer, the merchant-configured token format received from the merchant computer in a database;

    after the merchant-configured token format is stored, receiving, by the payment processor computer, from the merchant, a payment account number from a customer during a first transaction with the merchant;

    generating or receiving, by the payment processor computer, an authorization request message comprising the payment account number;

    sending, by the payment processor computer, the authorization request message comprising the payment account number to an issuer computer associated with the payment account number;

    receiving, by the payment processor computer, an authorization response message comprising the payment account number from the issuer computer;

    after receiving the authorization response message from the issuer computer, retrieving, by the payment processor computer, the merchant-configured token format from the database;

    generating, by the payment processor computer, a token associated with the payment account number using the retrieved merchant-configured token format, the token including a set of characters, wherein the token conforms to the merchant-configured token format; and

    sending, by the payment processor computer, to the merchant the token associated with the payment account number, wherein the token is stored at the merchant.

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