IP Library Granted Patent US 9,589,266
Granted Patent B2
US 9,589,266 · App. 13/436,883 · Granted Mar 7, 2017

Restricted-use account payment administration apparatuses, methods and systems

Inventors: Stacy Sweeney Pourfallah (San Ramon, CA); Shaw Li (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Visa International Service Association
G06Q20/36G06Q20/3276G06Q40/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,589,266
App. No.
13/436,883
Filed
Mar 31, 2012
Granted
Mar 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3691
USPC
705/4
Abstract

The RESTRICTED-USE ACCOUNT PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (hereinafter “RUAP”) transform purchase item information inputs or purchase receipt inputs via RUAP components into restricted-use account payment settlement outputs. A method is disclosed, including: receiving a restricted-use account reimbursement request including receipt information related to a purchase transaction from a user; obtaining purchase item information from the receipt information included in the restricted-use account reimbursement request; identifying a restricted-use account of the user; determining a purchase item is eligible for the restricted-account usage; determining a reimbursement amount associated with the purchase item form the purchase item information; generating a reimbursement authorization request message including the purchase item information and the reimbursement amount; transmitting the reimbursement authorization request message to a restricted-account issuer for approval; and transacting the reimbursement amount from the restricted-use account to a user financial account upon the restricted-account issuer approval.

Claims (51)

1. A processor-implemented restricted-use account reimbursement management method, comprising:

receiving electronically, by a payment processing computer network, a restricted-use account reimbursement request including receipt information related to a purchase transaction from a user mobile wallet component instantiated on a memory of a user mobile device, the receipt information having a purchase item that has already been paid for by a user, said purchase item being potentially eligible for a restricted-account usage;

obtaining, by a transaction processor, purchase item information from the receipt information included in the restricted-use account reimbursement request;

automatically generating, by the transaction processor, a computer-executable link to identify a recommended restricted-use account of the user in response to accessing information generated from the mobile device of the user, said information generated from the mobile device comprising GPS information from a GPS component;

determining, by the transaction processor, based on the restricted-use account whether the purchase item is eligible for the restricted-account usage;

in response to the determining eligibility of the purchase item, determining, by the transaction processor, a reimbursement amount associated with the purchase item from the purchase item information and the restricted-use account as a result of executing the computer-executable link;

generating, by the transaction processor, a reimbursement authorization request message including the purchase item information and the reimbursement amount in response to the determining;

transmitting, by the transaction processor, the reimbursement authorization request message to a restricted-account issuer for approval; and

transacting electronically, by the transaction processor via the payment processing computer network, the reimbursement amount from the restricted-use account to a user financial account upon the restricted-account issuer approval.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receipt information related to a purchase transaction comprises an image of a purchase receipt.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the image of the purchase receipt is capture by the user mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted-use account reimbursement request is received via a user electronic wallet instantiated on the user mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user mobile device includes any of a smart phone, a laptop computer, and a personal digital assistant.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted-use account reimbursement request is received via a web-based application.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted-use account reimbursement request comprises user credentials including a user name and a password.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted-use account comprises any of: a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and a Health Savings Accounts (HSA).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted use account comprises one or more government sponsored accounts, said one or more government sponsored accounts including any of a Medicare account and a Medicaid account.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted use account comprises an unemployment benefit account.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restricted-use account comprises any of a food stamp and a food voucher.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the purchase item information includes a merchant category code.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying a restricted-use account of the user comprises retrieving a user enrolled restricted-use account information from a user electronic wallet.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining purchase item information comprises performing an optical character recognition procedure on a receipt image.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining purchase item information comprises decoding a quick response code included in the receipt information.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the purchase item information includes a payment amount associated with the purchase item.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reimbursement amount equals a payment amount obtained from the receipt information.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining user insurance information;

determining the purchase item is a healthcare related product; and

generating an insurance claim request to an insurance provider.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified restricted-use account of the user is highlighted among a list of user accounts via a user interface of the user mobile wallet component instantiated on the memory of the user mobile device,

and accounts other than the identified restricted-use account are de-emphasized among the list of user account via the user interface of the user mobile wallet component instantiated on the user mobile device.

20. A restricted-use account reimbursement management system, comprising:

a memory;

a transaction processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the transaction processor issues instructions to:

receive, at a payment processing network, a restricted-use account reimbursement request including receipt information related to a purchase transaction from a user mobile wallet component instantiated on a memory of a user mobile device, the receipt information having a purchase item that has already been paid for by a user, said purchase item being potentially eligible for a restricted-account usage;

obtain purchase item information from the receipt information included in the restricted-use account reimbursement request;

automatically generate a computer-executable link to identify a recommended restricted-use account of the user in response to accessing information generated from the user mobile device, said information from the user mobile device comprising GPS information from a GPS component;

determining based on the restricted-use account the purchase item is eligible for the restricted-account usage;

in response to the determining eligibility of the purchase item, determine a reimbursement amount associated with the purchase item from the purchase item information and the restricted-use account as a result of executing the computer-executable link;

generate a reimbursement authorization request message including the purchase item information and the reimbursement amount in response to the determining;

transmit the reimbursement authorization request message to a restricted-account issuer for approval; and

transact the reimbursement amount from the restricted-use account to a user financial account upon the restricted-account issuer approval.

21. A restricted-use account reimbursement management processor-readable non-transitory computer storage medium storing processor-executable instructions executable by a transaction processor to:

receive, by a payment processing network, a restricted-use account reimbursement request including receipt information related to a purchase transaction from a user mobile wallet component instantiated on a memory of a user mobile device, the receipt information having a purchase item that has already been paid for by a user, said purchase item being potentially eligible for a restricted-account usage;

obtain purchase item information from the receipt information included in the restricted-use account reimbursement request;

automatically generate a computer-executable link to identify a recommended restricted-use account of the user in response to accessing information generated from the user mobile device, said information from the user mobile device comprising GPS information from a GPS component;

determining based on the restricted-use account the purchase item is eligible for the restricted-account usage;

in response to the determining eligibility of the purchase item, determine a reimbursement amount associated with the purchase item from the purchase item information and the restricted-use account as a result of executing the computer-executable link;

generate a reimbursement authorization request message including the purchase item information and the reimbursement amount in response to the determining;

transmit the reimbursement authorization request message to a restricted-account issuer for approval; and

transact the reimbursement amount from the restricted-use account to a user financial account upon the restricted-account issuer approval.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2017
From: POURFALLAH, STACY S.; LI, SHAW
To: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 043221/0657 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2012
From: POURFALLAH, STACY S.; LI, SHAW
To: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 028144/0790 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61471092 · Apr 1, 2011
Related Publication 20120253852A1 · Oct 4, 2012