IP Library Granted Patent US 11,282,070
Granted Patent B2
US 11,282,070 · App. 17/182,519 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Combination payment card and methods thereof

Inventors: Bryan T. Bailey (Florence, KY); Edward D. Paciolla (Canton, GA)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
G06Q20/3572G06Q20/06G06Q20/20G06Q20/202G06Q20/227G06Q20/28G06Q20/349G06Q30/0207
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Patent No.
US 11,282,070
App. No.
17/182,519
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for processing payment transactions using combination payment cards. The combination payment card is associated with an open-loop account and one or more closed-loop accounts. Transaction information is received from a point-of-sale device. At least one of the closed-loop and open-loop account is debited.

Claims (42)

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for processing an electronic payment transaction using a combination transaction vehicle, the operations comprising:

receiving, at an issuer processor over an electronic network, transaction information from an acquirer processor;

determining, by the issuer processor, that the transaction information identifies a combination transaction vehicle, the combination transaction vehicle having an assigned card number that is associated with both of a closed-loop account and an open-loop account, wherein the closed-loop account associated with the assigned card number is affiliated with a closed-loop merchant and the open-loop account associated with the assigned card number is affiliated with a sponsoring network;

evaluating, by the issuer processor, the transaction information to provide a first determination that the transaction information is received from a closed-loop merchant affiliated with the closed-loop account;

evaluating, by the issuer processor, the closed loop account to provide a second determination that the closed-loop account has insufficient resources;

evaluating, by the issuer processor and based on the second determination, the open-loop account to provide a third determination indicating that the open-loop account has sufficient resources or insufficient resources; and

transmitting, by the issuer processor, an authorization or a declination to the acquirer processor over the electronic network, the authorization or the declination based on the first determination, the second determination, and the third determination.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the authorization is transmitted to the acquirer processor based on the third determination indicating that the open-loop account has the sufficient resources.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the declination is transmitted to the acquirer processer based on the third determination indicating that the open-loop account has the insufficient resources.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein determining that the transaction information identifies a combination transaction vehicle comprises comparing at least a portion of the transaction information to a plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers comprise a range of bank identification numbers (BINS).

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers comprise a range of issuer identification numbers (IINs).

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the transaction information further comprises a terminal identifier, and wherein the first determination is made by cross-referencing the terminal identifier to a list of one or more terminal identifiers associated with the closed-loop account.

8. A computer-implemented method of processing, by one or more processors, an electronic payment transaction using a combination transaction vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors at an issuer over an electronic network, transaction information from an acquirer processor;

determining, by the one or more processors at the issuer, that the transaction information identifies a combination transaction vehicle, the combination transaction vehicle having an assigned card number that is associated with both of a closed-loop account and an open-loop account, wherein the closed-loop account associated with the assigned card number is affiliated with a closed-loop merchant and the open-loop account associated with the assigned card number is affiliated with a sponsoring network;

evaluating, by the one or more processors at the issuer, the transaction information to provide a first determination that the transaction information is received from a closed-loop merchant affiliated with the closed-loop account;

evaluating, by the one or more processors at the issuer, the closed loop account to provide a second determination that the closed-loop account has insufficient resources;

evaluating, by the one or more processors at the issuer and based on the second determination, the open-loop account to provide a third determination indicating that the open-loop account has sufficient resources or insufficient resources; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors at the issuer, an authorization or a declination to the acquirer processor over the electronic network, the authorization or the declination based on the first determination, the second determination, and the third determination.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the authorization is transmitted to the acquirer processor based on the third determination indicating that the open-loop account has the sufficient resources.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the declination is transmitted to the acquirer processer based on the third determination indicating that the open-loop account has the insufficient resources.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein determining that the transaction information identifies a combination transaction vehicle comprises comparing, by the one or more processors, at least a portion of the transaction information to a plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers comprise a range of bank identification numbers (BINs).

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers comprise a range of issuer identification numbers (IINs).

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the transaction information further comprises a terminal identifier, and wherein the first determination is made by cross-referencing the terminal identifier to a list of one or more terminal identifiers associated with the closed-loop account.

15. A system for processing an electronic payment transaction using a combination transaction vehicle, the system comprising:

the combination transaction vehicle having an assigned card number that is associated with both of a closed-loop account and an open-loop account, wherein the closed-loop account associated with the assigned card number is affiliated with a closed-loop merchant and the open-loop account associated with the assigned card number is affiliated with a sponsoring network;

a point-of-sale device configured to accept the combination transaction vehicle;

an acquirer processor configured to receive transaction information over an electronic network from the point-of-sale device; and

an issuer processor configured to:

receive, over an electronic network, transaction information from the acquirer processor;

determine that the transaction information identifies the combination transaction vehicle;

evaluate the transaction information to provide a first determination that the transaction information is received from a closed-loop merchant affiliated with the closed-loop account;

evaluate the closed loop account to provide a second determination that the closed-loop account has insufficient resources;

evaluate, based on the second determination, the open-loop account to provide a third determination indicating that the open-loop account has sufficient resources or insufficient resources; and

transmit an authorization or a declination to the acquirer processor over the electronic network, the authorization or the declination based on the first determination, the second determination, and the third determination.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the authorization is transmitted to the acquirer processor based on the third determination indicating that the open-loop account has the sufficient resources.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the declination is transmitted to the acquirer processer based on the third determination indicating that the open-loop account has the insufficient resources.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein determining that the transaction information identifies a combination transaction vehicle comprises comparing at least a portion of the transaction information to a plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers comprise a range of bank identification numbers (BINs).

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of combination transaction vehicle account numbers comprise a range of issuer identification numbers (IINs).

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2021
From: BAILEY, BRYAN T.; PACIOLLA, EDWARD D.
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 055370/0606 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 23, 2021
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 055436/0423 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16123508 · Sep 6, 2018
Continuation 14221792 · Mar 21, 2014
Continuation In Part 14221420 · Mar 21, 2014
Continuation 13599538 · Aug 30, 2012
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