Processing non-traditional transactions on a traditional payment network
First Claim
1. A method of processing a financial transaction between a payer and a merchant through an electronic financial transaction processing system using a first non-traditional payment mechanism, the method comprising:
- electronically receiving by a second operator of a traditional payment network, from an electronic device associated with the merchant, a request to authenticate the transaction, the request to authenticate the transaction comprising indicia for the payer and the first non-traditional payment mechanism;
authenticating the payer with a first operator of the first non-traditional payment mechanism;
determining, by an electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, a surrogate number for association with the transaction, the surrogate number being a payment number for use on the traditional payment network and having been allocated by the second operator of the traditional payment network;
associating, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, the surrogate number with the transaction in a mapping database;
electronically transmitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, the surrogate number to the merchant;
receiving from the merchant, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, a request to authorize the transaction via the traditional payment network, the request to authorize the transaction comprising indicia for the associated surrogate number and a dollar amount for authorization;
transmitting, by the second operator of the traditional payment network, the request to authorize the transaction to the first operator of the first non-traditional payment mechanism; and
transmitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, in response to the request to authorize the transaction, an authorization approval or decline indication to the merchant.
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Abstract
A system for and methods of processing non-traditional payment transactions on a traditional payment network is disclosed. More specifically, a payments system includes one or more payment program managers (PPMs), which are the providers of alternative payment products, in combination with one or more payment program processors (PPPs), which serve as processors for the PPMs. The PPMs and PPPs operate on a payment network, such as a traditional payment network. The payments system includes the utilization of traditional bank identification numbers (BINS) in order to process non-traditional transactions on a traditional payment network. Surrogate numbers are issued on BIN ranges to the non-traditional transactions in order to process them on the traditional payment network. Additionally, the payments system includes pricing structures that are associated with alternative payment products. These pricing structures are implemented and processed on the payment network, alongside the pricing structures of traditional payment products.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of processing a financial transaction between a payer and a merchant through an electronic financial transaction processing system using a first non-traditional payment mechanism, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving by a second operator of a traditional payment network, from an electronic device associated with the merchant, a request to authenticate the transaction, the request to authenticate the transaction comprising indicia for the payer and the first non-traditional payment mechanism; authenticating the payer with a first operator of the first non-traditional payment mechanism; determining, by an electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, a surrogate number for association with the transaction, the surrogate number being a payment number for use on the traditional payment network and having been allocated by the second operator of the traditional payment network; associating, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, the surrogate number with the transaction in a mapping database; electronically transmitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, the surrogate number to the merchant; receiving from the merchant, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, a request to authorize the transaction via the traditional payment network, the request to authorize the transaction comprising indicia for the associated surrogate number and a dollar amount for authorization; transmitting, by the second operator of the traditional payment network, the request to authorize the transaction to the first operator of the first non-traditional payment mechanism; and
transmitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, in response to the request to authorize the transaction, an authorization approval or decline indication to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of processing a financial transaction between a payer and a merchant through an electronic financial transaction processing system using a first non-traditional payment mechanism, comprising:
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authenticating the payer with a first operator of the first non-traditional payment mechanism; electronically receiving by a second operator of a traditional payment network, from an electronic device associated with the merchant, an authorization request for the transaction via the traditional payment network, the authorization request including a surrogate number previously associated with the transaction and indicia for use with the first non-traditional payment mechanism, the surrogate number being a payment number for use on the traditional payment network and having been allocated by a second operator of the traditional payment network; transmitting, by an electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, the authorization request to a processor of the first non-traditional payment mechanism via the traditional payment network, the processor of the first non-traditional payment mechanism being identifiable by at least a portion of the surrogate number; determining, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, based on the surrogate number, a price to charge for processing the transaction; and electronically transmitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, a response to the authorization request to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of processing a financial transaction for a payer through an electronic financial transaction processing system using a non-traditional payment mechanism, comprising:
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electronically receiving, by a second operator of a traditional payment network, from the payer and via an electronic device, purchase information for a transaction comprising indicia for the payer and the non-traditional payment mechanism; transmitting an authentication request comprising the indicia for the payer to a processor of the non-traditional payment mechanism, wherein the payer is authenticated with the processor of the non-traditional payment mechanism; receiving, by an electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, in response to the transmission, a surrogate number for the transaction, the surrogate number having been associated with the transaction and the indicia for the payer and the surrogate number being a payment number for use on the traditional payment network and having been allocated by the second operator of the traditional payment network; transmitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, an authorization request, via the traditional payment network, to the processor of the non-traditional payment mechanism, the authorization request comprising the surrogate number and a dollar amount for the financial transaction; electronically submitting, by said electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network, to the first operator of the non-traditional payment mechanism, either directly or indirectly, a settlement file comprising the surrogate number; and receiving an electronic transfer of funds, from the second operator for the traditional payment network, for the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for processing a financial transaction between a payer and a merchant using a traditional payment network and a non-traditional payment mechanism, comprising:
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an input device, controlled by the merchant, configured to input indicia for the payer, the transaction and the non-traditional payment mechanism, wherein the indicia for the payer is authenticated with a first operator of the non-traditional payment mechanism; a non-traditional payment routing processor, in connection over an electronic financial transaction network with the input device, configured to determine that the transaction is to be performed in part through the non-traditional payment mechanism; and a non-traditional payment numbering system configured to associate a traditional payment number with the transaction, wherein the traditional payment number is allocated by a second operator of the traditional payment network, the non-traditional payment numbering system comprising; a first database configured to store traditional payment numbers available for association with the transaction; a number association engine configured to determine one of the available traditional payment numbers from the first database to associate with the transaction based upon stored determination criteria; and a mapping database configured to store information related to the association between the transaction and the traditional payment number; a pricing database configured to store pricing information corresponding to the traditional payment number; and a pricing engine configured to determine a price to charge for the transaction based upon stored information in the pricing database, wherein an electronic device associated with the second operator of the traditional payment network is configured to receive from the merchant a request to authorize the transaction, to transmit the request to authorize the transaction to the first operator of the first non-traditional payment mechanism and to transmit, in response to the request to authorize an authorization approval or decline indication to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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