IP Library Granted Patent US 12,086,789
Granted Patent B2
US 12,086,789 · App. 17/644,634 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Point of interaction device emulation for payment transaction simulation

Inventor: Chance Ulrich (Alpharetta, GA)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
G06Q20/351G06Q20/401G06Q20/4012H04L67/02
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Patent No.
US 12,086,789
App. No.
17/644,634
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Technologies for emulating payment transaction messaging for electronic payment transaction include a transaction management controller for receiving a transaction amount for a payment transaction from a business management engine and simulated payment card data for the payment transaction from a point of interaction emulator. The transaction management controller inserts the transaction amount and the payment card data into a test payment authorization request message, which is transmitted to a null host. A payment authorization response message is received from the null host and transmitted by the transaction management controller the business management engine. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims (39)

1. A computer-implemented method of emulating transaction messaging for electronic transactions using a payment transaction emulation system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a transaction controller of the payment transaction emulation system and from a merchant computing system, a transaction prompt for a test transaction;

receiving, by the transaction controller and from a point of interaction emulator of the payment transaction emulation system, simulated transaction data generated according to a predetermined transaction scenario associated with the transaction prompt;

inserting, by the transaction controller, the simulated data received into a test request message;

transmitting, by the transaction controller and to a null host, the test request message;

receiving, by the transaction controller and from the null host, a test response message in response to the test request message; and

transmitting, by the transaction controller and to the merchant computing system, the test response message.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes a simulated personal identification number.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes data captured using a simulated user interaction with the point of interaction emulator.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining, by the transaction controller, that the simulated transaction data meets a set of specification data of a technical standard.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes at least one of a simulated personal identification number, a first set of simulated data from a simulated user interaction with the point of interaction emulator, and/or a second set of simulated data meeting the set of specification data of the technical standard.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the test request message and the test response message are comprised of Hypertext Transfer Protocol messages.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, by the transaction controller and from the point of interaction emulator, simulated captured signature data, wherein the test response message transmitted to the merchant computing system comprises a byte array including the simulated captured signature data.

8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that in response to being executed by a processor of a transaction controller of a payment transaction emulation system, cause the processor of the transaction controller to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the transaction controller of the payment transaction emulation system and from a merchant computing system, a transaction prompt for a test transaction,

receiving, by the transaction controller and from a point of interaction emulator of the payment transaction emulation system, simulated transaction data generated according to a predetermined transaction scenario associated with the transaction prompt;

inserting, by the transaction controller, the simulated data received into a test request message;

transmitting, by the transaction controller and to a null host, the test request message;

receiving, by the transaction controller and from the null host, a test response message in response to the test request message; and

transmitting, by the transaction controller and to the merchant computing system, the test response message.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes a simulated personal identification number.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes data captured using a simulated user interaction with the point of interaction emulator.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the operations further include: determining, by the transaction controller, that the simulated transaction data meets a set of specification data of a technical standard.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 11 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes at least one of a simulated personal identification number, a first set of simulated data from a simulated user interaction with the point of interaction emulator, and/or a second set of simulated data meeting the set of specification data of the technical standard.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the test request message and the test response message are comprised of Hypertext Transfer Protocol messages.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the operations further include: receiving, by the transaction controller and from the point of interaction emulator, simulated captured signature data, wherein the test response message transmitted to the merchant computing system comprises a byte array including the simulated captured signature data.

15. A payment transaction emulation system for emulating transaction messaging for electronic transactions, the system comprising:

a transaction controller comprising a processor executing instructions stored in memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving, by the transaction controller of the payment transaction emulation system and from a merchant computing system, a transaction prompt for a test transaction;

receiving, by the transaction controller and from a point of interaction emulator of the payment transaction emulation system, simulated transaction data generated according to a predetermined transaction scenario associated with the transaction prompt;

inserting, by the transaction controller, the simulated data received into a test request message;

transmitting, by the transaction controller and to a null host, the test request message;

receiving, by the transaction controller and from the null host, a test response message in response to the test request message; and

transmitting, by the transaction controller and to the merchant computing system, the test response message.

16. The payment transaction emulation system of claim 15 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes data captured using a simulated user interaction with the point of interaction emulator.

17. The payment transaction emulation system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform the operations including: determining, by the transaction controller, that the simulated transaction data meets a set of specification data of a technical standard.

18. The payment transaction emulation system of claim 17 , wherein the simulated transaction data includes at least one of a simulated personal identification number, a first set of simulated data from a simulated user interaction with the point of interaction emulator, and/or a second set of simulated data meeting the set of specification data of the technical standard.

19. The payment transaction emulation system of claim 15 , wherein the test request message and the test response message are comprised of Hypertext Transfer Protocol messages.

20. The payment transaction emulation system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform the operations including: receiving, by the transaction controller and from the point of interaction emulator, simulated captured signature data, wherein the test response message transmitted to the merchant computing system comprises a byte array including the simulated captured signature data.

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 Jan 20, 2022
From: ULRICH, CHANCE
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 058707/0030 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 058785/0429 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15827850 · Nov 30, 2017
Continuation 14990319 · Jan 7, 2016
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