IP Library Granted Patent US 11,803,902
Granted Patent B1
US 11,803,902 · App. 17/460,413 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Intelligent modification of capital loan offerings at point-of-sale

Inventors: Varun Kerof (Burlingame, CA); Elliot Block (New York, NY); Kelvin Chou (Monte Sereno, CA); Theodore Kosev (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: BLOCK, INC.
G06Q40/03G06Q20/206
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Patent No.
US 11,803,902
App. No.
17/460,413
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

In some examples, a payment instrument is associated with a financing limit. A processor may receive, from a point of sale (POS) device associated with a merchant, an authorization request to authorize the payment instrument for a purchase of one or more first items having a purchase amount that is greater than the first amount. The processor may determine that the first item is a type of item in an inventory of a business of the user. Based at least on determining that a quantity of the type of item in the inventory is below a threshold quantity, changing the first amount to a second amount that is based on the purchase amount. Based at least on changing the first amount, sending to the POS device, an indication that the payment instrument is authorized for the second amount.

Claims (53)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors configured by executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

determining, by the one or more processors, based at least in part on prior transaction data, that a user is eligible for financing of a first amount;

receiving, by the one or more processors, from a point of sale (POS) device associated with a merchant, an authorization request to authorize a payment instrument for a purchase of one or more first items having a purchase amount that is greater than the first amount, the payment instrument being associated with the financing and associated with a limit based on the first amount;

responsive to receiving the authorization request, accessing, by the one or more processors, data associated with the user, the data including the prior transaction data and inventory data including an indication of a status of the first item in an inventory associated with a business of the user;

determining, by the one or more processors, based at least on the prior transaction data and the inventory data, that a threshold for authorizing the purchase of the one or more first items satisfied;

based on determining that the threshold for authorizing the purchase of the one or more first items is satisfied, changing, by the one or more processors, the limit associated with the payment instrument from the first amount to a second amount that is based on the purchase amount; and

based at least on changing the limit, sending, by the one or more processors, to the POS device and in near-real time, an indication that the payment instrument is authorized for the second amount.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

subsequently determining that the user is eligible for financing of a third amount, and associating the payment instrument with a limit based on the third amount;

receiving, from a POS device associated with another merchant, an authorization request to authorize the payment instrument for a purchase of one or more second items having a purchase amount that is greater than the third amount; and

based at least in part on determining that the one or more second items are unrelated to items in the inventory of the user, sending, to the POS device associated with the other merchant, an indication that the payment instrument is not authorized for the purchase amount.

3. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein determining that the user is eligible for financing of the first amount further comprises communicating an offer for the financing to a user interface presented on a computing device of the user;

receiving a completed application from the user; and

based at least on the completed application, providing an indication of approval to the computing device of the user in real time.

4. The system as recited in claim 3 , the operations further comprising sending a communication to the computing device of the user to provide an option to add a virtual payment instrument to the computing device of the user based on the approval of the financing for the first amount.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the threshold is a threshold level of likelihood, and the operation of determining that the threshold is satisfied comprises at least, based on an output of a machine trained model, determining that the threshold level of likelihood is satisfied, indicating that the purchase of the one or more first items is likely to be associated with a business purpose of the user.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operation of determining that the threshold is satisfied is further based on accessing appointments data of the user that indicates the user has one or more upcoming appointments associated with the first item.

7. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operation of determining that the threshold is satisfied is further based on accessing catalog information related to the business of the user.

8. A method comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, based at least in part on prior transaction data, that a user is eligible for financing of a first amount;

receiving, by the one or more processors, from a point of sale (POS) device associated with a merchant, an authorization request to authorize a payment instrument for a purchase of one or more first items having a purchase amount that is greater than the first amount, the payment instrument being associated with the financing and associated with a limit based on the first amount;

responsive to receiving the authorization request, determining, by the one or more processors, based at least on the prior transaction data and inventory data associated with the user, that a threshold for authorizing the purchase of the one or more first items is satisfied;

based at least on determining that the threshold for authorizing the purchase of the one or more first items is satisfied, changing, by the one or more processors, the limit associated with the payment instrument from the first amount to a second amount that is based on the purchase amount; and

based at least on changing the limit, sending, by the one or more processors, to the POS device and in near-real time, an indication that the payment instrument is authorized for the second amount.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 , further comprising:

subsequently determining that the user is eligible for financing of a third amount, and associating the payment instrument with a limit based on the third amount;

receiving, from a POS device associated with another merchant, an authorization request to authorize the payment instrument for a purchase of one or more second items having a purchase amount that is greater than the third amount; and

based at least in part on determining that the one or more second items are unrelated to items in the inventory of the user, sending, to the POS device associated with the other merchant, an indication that the payment instrument is not authorized for the purchase amount.

10. The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein determining that the user is eligible for financing of the first amount further comprises communicating an offer for the financing to a user interface presented on a computing device of the user;

receiving a completed application from the user; and

based at least on the completed application, providing an indication of approval to the computing device of the user in real time.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 , further comprising sending a communication to the computing device of the user to provide an option to add a virtual payment instrument to the computing device of the user based on the approval of the financing for the first amount.

12. The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the threshold is a threshold level of likelihood, and determining that the threshold is satisfied comprises at least, based on an output of a machine trained model, determining that the threshold level of likelihood is satisfied, indicating that the purchase of the one or more first items is likely to be associated with a business purpose of the user.

13. The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein determining that the threshold is satisfied is further based on accessing appointments data of the user that indicates the user has one or more upcoming appointments associated with the first item.

14. The method as recited in claim 8 , further comprising wherein determining that the threshold is satisfied is further based on accessing catalog information related to the business of the user.

15. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions executable by one or more processors to configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining, based at least on prior transaction data, that a user is eligible for financing of a first amount;

receiving, by the one or more processors, from a point of sale (POS) device associated with a merchant, an authorization request to authorize a payment instrument for a purchase of one or more first items having a purchase amount that is greater than the first amount, the payment instrument associated with the financing and associated with a limit based on the first amount;

responsive to receiving the authorization request, determining, by the one or more processors, based at least on the prior transaction data and inventory data associated with the user, that a threshold for authorizing the purchase of the one or more first items is satisfied;

based at least on determining that the threshold for authorizing the purchase of the one or more first items is satisfied, changing, by the one or more processors, the limit associated with the payment instrument from the first amount to a second amount that is based on the purchase amount; and

based at least on changing the limit, sending, by the one or more processors, to the POS device and in near-real time, an indication that the payment instrument is authorized for the second amount.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

subsequently determining that the user is eligible for financing of a third amount, and associating the payment instrument with a limit based on the third amount;

receiving, from a POS device associated with another merchant, an authorization request to authorize the payment instrument for a purchase of one or more second items having a purchase amount that is greater than the third amount; and

based at least in part on determining that the one or more second items are unrelated to items in the inventory of the user, sending, to the POS device associated with the other merchant, an indication that the payment instrument is not authorized for the purchase amount.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 15 , wherein the operation of determining that the user is eligible for financing of the first amount further comprises:

communicating an offer for the financing to a user interface presented on a computing device of the user;

receiving an application from the computing device of the user; and

based at least on the application, providing an indication of approval to the computing device of the user in real time.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 17 , the operations further comprising sending a communication to the computing device of the user to provide an option to add a virtual payment instrument to the computing device of the user based on the approval of the financing for the first amount.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 15 , wherein the threshold is a threshold level of likelihood, and the operation of determining that the threshold is satisfied comprises at least, based on an output of a machine trained model, determining that the threshold level of likelihood is satisfied, indicating that the purchase of the one or more first items is likely to be associated with a business purpose of the user.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 15 , wherein determining that the threshold is satisfied is further based on accessing appointments data of the user that indicates the user has one or more upcoming appointments associated with the first item.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 24, 2022
From: SQUARE, INC.
To: BLOCK, INC.
Reel/Frame 058823/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2021
From: BLOCK, ELLIOT; KEROF, VARUN; CHOU, KELVIN; KOSEV, THEODORE
To: SQUARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 057323/0001 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 15994882 · May 31, 2018