IP Library Granted Patent US 10,891,645
Granted Patent B2
US 10,891,645 · App. 16/390,285 · Granted Jan 12, 2021

Technologies for enhanced credit transactions

Inventors: Brent Alan Badger (Powell, OH); Jacob Matthew Sterling (Creve Coeur, MO)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,891,645
App. No.
16/390,285
Granted
Jan 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Technologies for enhancing credit transactions include a point of sale computing system. The point of sale computing system receives payment vehicle data for a credit transaction associated with a purchase event. The point of sale computing system determines whether the credit transaction is an alternate routing candidate. The point of sale computing system routes an authorization request message to an issuer computing system via a payment card network in response to a determination that the credit transaction is not an alternate routing candidate. Alternatively, the point of sale computing system routes the authorization request message directly to the issuer computing system via a PIN debit network in response to a determination that the credit transaction is an alternate routing candidate. A corresponding authorization response message is received by the point of sale computing system via the payment card network or the PIN debit network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims (49)

1. A method for enhancing credit transactions, the method comprising:

receiving, by a point of sale computing system, payment vehicle data for a plurality of credit transactions associated with purchase events, the payment vehicle data corresponding to payment vehicles tendered for the credit transactions;

detecting, based on payment vehicle data or a transaction-specific parameter, that a first credit transaction of the plurality of credit transactions is an alternate routing candidate;

transmitting, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization request message corresponding to the first credit transaction to an issuer computing system via a private network;

receiving, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the first credit transaction from the issuer computing system via a private network;

detecting, based on payment vehicle data or a transaction-specific parameter, that that a second credit transaction of the plurality of credit transactions is not an alternate routing candidate:

transmitting, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization request message corresponding to the second credit transaction to an issuer computing system via a second network out-of-band from the private network;

receiving, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the second credit transaction from the issuer computing system via the second network; and

executing, by the point of sale computing system, each of the first and second credit transactions based on the authorization response messages received from the private network and the second network, respectively.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction-specific parameter comprises one or more of consumer data, loyalty data, offer data, account data, stock keeping unit (SKU) data, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction-specific parameter includes one or more of a bank identification number (BIN), an account identifier associated with the payment vehicle tendered for the first or second credit transaction, a transaction interchange fee, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network does not transmit data related to the transaction-specific parameter.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the private network comprises a personal identification number (PIN) debit network.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the private network comprises a closed-loop communication channel connecting the point of sale computing system to the issuer computing system, an acquirer computing system.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the private network connects a plurality of point of sale computing systems to a selected acquirer system, a selected issuer computing system, or other selected computing device, or

wherein the private network connects the point of sale computing system to a plurality of acquirer systems, a plurality of issuer systems, or a plurality of redemption platform operators, or

wherein the private network connects a plurality of point of sale computing systems or devices to a plurality of acquirer systems, a plurality of issuer systems, or a plurality of redemption platform operators.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network comprises a card network associated with a payment vehicle.

9. A system for enhanced credit transactions, the system comprising:

a point of sale computing device comprising a processor executing instructions stored in memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by a point of sale computing system, payment vehicle data for a plurality of credit transactions associated with purchase events, the payment vehicle data corresponding to payment vehicles tendered for the credit transactions;

detecting, based on payment vehicle data or a transaction-specific parameter, that a first credit transaction of the plurality of credit transactions is an alternate routing candidate;

transmitting, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization request message corresponding to the first credit transaction to an issuer computing system via a private network;

receiving, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the first credit transaction from the issuer computing system via a private network;

detecting, based on payment vehicle data or a transaction-specific parameter, that that a second credit transaction of the plurality of credit transactions is not an alternate routing candidate:

transmitting, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization request message corresponding to the second credit transaction to an issuer computing system via a second network out-of-band from the private network;

receiving, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the second credit transaction from the issuer computing system via the second network; and

executing, by the point of sale computing system, each of the first and second credit transactions based on the authorization response messages received from the private network and the second network, respectively.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the transaction-specific parameter comprises one or more of consumer data, loyalty data, offer data, account data, stock keeping unit (SKU) data, or a combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the transaction-specific parameter includes one or more of a bank identification number (BIN), an account identifier associated with the payment vehicle tendered for the first or second credit transaction, a transaction interchange fee, or a combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second network does not transmit data related to the transaction-specific parameter.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the private network comprises a personal identification number (PIN) debit network.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the private network comprises a closed-loop communication channel connecting the point of sale computing system to the issuer computing system, an acquirer computing system.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the private network connects a plurality of point of sale computing systems to a selected acquirer system, a selected issuer computing system, or other selected computing device, or

wherein the private network connects the point of sale computing system to a plurality of acquirer systems, a plurality of issuer systems, or a plurality of redemption platform operators, or

wherein the private network connects a plurality of point of sale computing systems or devices to a plurality of acquirer systems, a plurality of issuer systems, or a plurality of redemption platform operators.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second network comprises a card network associated with a payment vehicle.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by a point of sale computing system, payment vehicle data for a plurality of credit transactions associated with purchase events, the payment vehicle data corresponding to payment vehicles tendered for the credit transactions;

detecting, based on payment vehicle data or a transaction-specific parameter, that a first credit transaction of the plurality of credit transactions is an alternate routing candidate;

transmitting, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization request message corresponding to the first credit transaction to an issuer computing system via a private network;

receiving, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the first credit transaction from the issuer computing system via a private network;

detecting, based on payment vehicle data or a transaction-specific parameter, that that a second credit transaction of the plurality of credit transactions is not an alternate routing candidate:

transmitting, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization request message corresponding to the second credit transaction to an issuer computing system via a second network out-of-band from the private network;

receiving, by the point of sale computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the second credit transaction from the issuer computing system via the second network; and

executing, by the point of sale computing system, each of the first and second credit transactions event based on the authorization response messages received from the private network and the second network, respectively.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the transaction-specific parameter comprises one or more of consumer data, loyalty data, offer data, account data, stock keeping unit (SKU) data, or a combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the transaction-specific parameter includes one or more of a bank identification number (BIN), an account identifier associated with the payment vehicle tendered for the first or second credit transaction, a transaction interchange fee, or a combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the second network does not transmit data related to the transaction-specific parameter.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAMES 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, AND 066625/0276 Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WORLDPAY, LLC; WORLDPAY ISO AND ECOMMERCE, LLC; PAYMETRIC, LLC; WORLDPAY US, LLC
Reel/Frame 074314/0622 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RECORDED AT R/F 066624/0719 Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 074315/0412 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: WORLDPAY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066624/0719 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: WORLDPAY, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066626/0655 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2019
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 050176/0927 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2019
From: BADGER, BRENT ALAN; STERLING, JACOB MATTHEW
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 049251/0322 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14991265 · Jan 8, 2016
Provisional Application 62129255 · Mar 6, 2015
Related Publication 20190244234A1 · Aug 8, 2019