Merchant alert based system and method including customer presence notification
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1. A method comprising:
- providing an interface allowing a merchant to specify criteria for alerts, the interface including a merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases for customers;
receiving, at a server computer, an indication from a merchant proximity system of a consumer having a profile entering a store of a merchant;
retrieving the profile of the first consumer, the retrieving based upon the indication;
determining, by the server computer using the retrieved profile, that the first consumer has had more than the merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases with a payment processing network;
generating an alert message based on the determination; and
sending the alert message to the merchant before the merchant conducts a transaction with the first consumer.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein include systems and methods for sending merchant alert messages. The merchant can specify criteria indicating the types of customers for which he desires to receive alerts. Merchant alert messages can be sent based on characteristics of a customer, including the customer'"'"'s proximity to the merchant. The merchant can use the alert message to provide better service to the customer or prevent the customer from engaging in transactions, depending on the contents of the merchant alert message.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing an interface allowing a merchant to specify criteria for alerts, the interface including a merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases for customers; receiving, at a server computer, an indication from a merchant proximity system of a consumer having a profile entering a store of a merchant; retrieving the profile of the first consumer, the retrieving based upon the indication; determining, by the server computer using the retrieved profile, that the first consumer has had more than the merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases with a payment processing network; generating an alert message based on the determination; and sending the alert message to the merchant before the merchant conducts a transaction with the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A server computer comprising:
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a processor; and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the processor executing program instructions for; providing an interface allowing a merchant to specify criteria for alerts, the interface including a merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases for customers; receiving, at a server computer, an indication from a merchant proximity system of a consumer having a profile entering a store of a merchant; retrieving the profile of the first consumer, the retrieving based upon the indication; determining, by the server computer using the retrieved profile, that the first consumer has had more than the merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases with a payment processing network; generating an alert message based on the determination; and sending the alert message to the merchant before the merchant conducts a transaction with the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine-readable non-transitory medium embodying information indicative of instructions for causing one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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providing an interface allowing a merchant to specify criteria for alerts, the interface including a merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases for customers; receiving, at a server computer, an indication from a merchant proximity system of a consumer having a profile entering a store of a merchant; retrieving the profile of the first consumer, the retrieving based upon the indication; determining, by the server computer using the retrieved profile, that the first consumer has had more than the merchant-specified predetermined number of disputed purchases with a payment processing network; generating an alert message based on the determination; and sending the alert message to the merchant before the merchant conducts a transaction with the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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