System and method for door unlocking using a payment account
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a processor, a registration of a first user at a business entity, the first user using a first payment account to make a purchase at the business entity, wherein receiving the registration further comprises identifying a group of payment accounts comprising at least the first payment account of the first user and a second payment account of a second user;
establishing, via the processor, a policy wherein the first payment account and the second payment account can each be used as a key to unlock a door at the business entity;
receiving, via an electronic device having a communication interface at the door at the business entity, an indication of an interaction corresponding to the electronic device reading the first payment account or the second payment account respectively via the communication interface, the interaction used for identifying either the first payment account or the second payment account as the key to unlock the door at the business entity; and
based on the interaction with the electronic device at the door, unlocking the door by the electronic device to permit access respectively to the first user or the second user.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for door unlocking using a payment account. The system receives registration of a user at a business entity, such as a hotel and receives identification of a payment account associated with the user. Then the system establishes a policy such that the payment account is used as a key to unlock a door at the business entity, such as a hotel room. The system receives data associated with the payment account by receiving a card swipe at the hotel room door using a card associated with the payment account or via a wireless communication at the door. The door is unlocked based on validation of the data provided at the door.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a processor, a registration of a first user at a business entity, the first user using a first payment account to make a purchase at the business entity, wherein receiving the registration further comprises identifying a group of payment accounts comprising at least the first payment account of the first user and a second payment account of a second user; establishing, via the processor, a policy wherein the first payment account and the second payment account can each be used as a key to unlock a door at the business entity; receiving, via an electronic device having a communication interface at the door at the business entity, an indication of an interaction corresponding to the electronic device reading the first payment account or the second payment account respectively via the communication interface, the interaction used for identifying either the first payment account or the second payment account as the key to unlock the door at the business entity; and based on the interaction with the electronic device at the door, unlocking the door by the electronic device to permit access respectively to the first user or the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a registration of a first user at a business entity, the first user using a first payment account to make a purchase at the business entity, wherein receiving the registration further comprises identifying a group of payment accounts comprising at least the first payment account of the first user and a second payment account of a second user; establishing a policy wherein the first payment account and the second payment account can each be used as a key to unlock a door at the business entity; receiving, via an electronic device having a communication interface at the door at the business entity, an indication of an interaction corresponding to the electronic device reading the first payment account or the second payment account respectively via the communication interface, the interaction used for identifying either the first payment account or the second payment account as the key to unlock the door at the business entity; and based on the interaction with the electronic device at the door, unlocking the door by the electronic device to permit access respectively to the first user or the second user.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a registration of a first user at a business entity, the first user using a first payment account to make a purchase at the business entity, wherein receiving the registration further comprises identifying a group of payment accounts comprising at least the first payment account of the first user and a second payment account of a second user; establishing a policy wherein the first payment account and the second payment account can each be used as a key to unlock a door at the business entity; receiving, via an electronic device having a communication interface at the door at the business entity, an indication of an interaction corresponding to the electronic device reading the first payment account or the second payment account respectively via the communication interface, the interaction used for identifying either the first payment account or the second payment account as the key to unlock the door at the business entity; and based on the interaction with the electronic device at the door, unlocking the door by the electronic device to permit access respectively to the first user or the second user.
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