IP Library Granted Patent US 11,049,105
Granted Patent B2
US 11,049,105 · App. 15/980,941 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

Network appliance with secure element

Inventor: Howard Marc Wettan (Burlingame, CA)
Assignee: Visa International Service Association
G06Q20/401H04L63/101
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Patent No.
US 11,049,105
App. No.
15/980,941
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein is a network apparatus with secure element and related systems, methods, and apparatuses. A described method includes receiving a request to perform a transaction. The method also includes obtaining confirmation that a network address associated with the request corresponds to a registered physical address. The method further includes obtaining account data and conducting a transaction using the account data.

Claims (13)

1. A method of provisioning account data to a network appliance, comprising:

obtaining, by a resource provider server, a network address associated with the network appliance;

obtaining, by the resource provider server, a registered physical address associated with account data, the registered physical address associated with a mailing address;

determining, by the resource provider server, that the registered physical address matches a known billing address associated with the account data;

associating, by the resource provider server, the registered physical address with the network address;

adding, by the resource provider server, the network address to a list of authorized network addresses; and

in response to determining that the registered physical address matches the known billing address, provisioning, by the resource provider server, a payment token to the network appliance, wherein said provisioning comprises sending the payment token to the network appliance,

wherein said provisioning comprises storing the payment token in a secure element comprising a hardware security module of the network appliance,

wherein said provisioning comprises enabling the network appliance to use the payment token to conduct transactions from the registered physical address associated with the network address.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the resource provider server, a request to confirm that the network address is on the list of authorized network addresses.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising sending, by the resource provider server, a confirmation that the network address is on the list of authorized network addresses.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the registered physical address further comprises sending, by the resource provider server, a request to an ISP account server, wherein the request contains the network address.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining, by the resource provider server, the payment token from a payment network, a token vault, an issuing financial institution, or any combination thereof, prior to provisioning the payment token.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2018
From: WETTAN, HOWARD MARC
To: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 045816/0730 →
Continuity (1)
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