Methods for locating a payment system utilizing a point of sale device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in response to a first point-of-sale (POS) device querying a second POS device, the first POS device receiving a signed identification token corresponding to the second POS device;
based on the signed identification token, the first POS device determining that the second POS device is associated with a merchant trusted to transmit data on behalf of the first POS device;
based on determining that the second POS device is associated with the trusted merchant, the first POS device requesting, from the second POS device, contact information for a candidate payment system that is configured to process at least a portion of transactions;
the first POS device receiving, from the second POS device, the contact information for the candidate payment system; and
using the received contact information, the first POS device transmitting a payment authorization request for a transaction to the candidate payment system.
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Abstract
A point of sale (POS) device may be configured to locate a payment system and transmit a payment authorization request from a remote location to a payment system, either directly, or via a payment system directory and/or a SSL Gateway. The invention also includes inserting third party account information into an encrypted portion of the payment request, so the payment request appears as a normal request to the issuing bank, but the third party account information may be used by the third party to bill the customer. The payment system directory is further configured to determine one or more payment processors to direct a payment authorization request, such that a single transaction may me allocated among multiple payment processors for authorization. Moreover, the payment system directory is able to format alternative payment methods into a format that is able to be processed over existing payment networks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to a first point-of-sale (POS) device querying a second POS device, the first POS device receiving a signed identification token corresponding to the second POS device; based on the signed identification token, the first POS device determining that the second POS device is associated with a merchant trusted to transmit data on behalf of the first POS device; based on determining that the second POS device is associated with the trusted merchant, the first POS device requesting, from the second POS device, contact information for a candidate payment system that is configured to process at least a portion of transactions; the first POS device receiving, from the second POS device, the contact information for the candidate payment system; and using the received contact information, the first POS device transmitting a payment authorization request for a transaction to the candidate payment system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a first computer-based system, cause the first computer-based system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a signed identification token from a second computer-based system; based on information included in the signed identification token, determining that the second computer-based system is trusted to transmit data on behalf of the first computer-based system; based on the determining, requesting contact information from the second computer-based system, wherein the contact information is for a payment system directory that is configured to locate candidate payment systems configured to process at least a portion of transactions; receiving access information from the second computer-based system; using the received access information, acquiring contact information for a candidate payment system; and using the acquired contact information, transmitting a payment authorization request related to a transaction being conducted at the first computer-based system to the candidate payment system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A first point-of-sale (POS) device, comprising a computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon that are executable to cause the first POS device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a signed identification token corresponding to a second POS device; based on the signed identification token, determining that the second POS device is associated with a party trusted to transmit data on behalf of the first POS device; based on determining that the second POS device is associated with the trusted party, requesting contact information from the second POS device, wherein the contact information is for a candidate payment system that is configured to process at least a portion of transactions; receiving, from the second POS device, the contact information for the candidate payment system; and using the received contact information, transmitting a payment authorization request for a transaction to the candidate payment system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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