IP Library Granted Patent US 12,361,419
Granted Patent B2
US 12,361,419 · App. 17/659,192 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Systems and methods for distributed enhanced payment processing

Inventors: Matthew D. Ozvat (Durango, CO); Michelle K. Plomske (Durango, CO); Charles E. Watts (Durango, CO); Robert Bonestell (Durango, CO); Daniel J. Ourada (Bend, OR); Kevin Oliver (Durango, CO)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
G06Q20/4014G06Q20/027G06Q20/202G06Q20/401
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Patent No.
US 12,361,419
App. No.
17/659,192
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A distributed enhanced payment processing system includes a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal system and a remote payment management system. The POS terminal system initiates a transaction that includes receiving a payment amount, a purchaser account identifier, a virtual electronic payment indicator, and a merchant ID via a payment client. Subsequently, the POS terminal system outputs the transaction to the remote payment management system which generates a token for the transaction. The payment management system then provides the purchaser account identifier, a merchant account identifier, and the payment amount to a remote virtual electronic payment (VEP) entity system. Upon receiving a VEP entity system response, the payment management system outputs the response and token to the POS terminal system.

Claims (49)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing anti-fraud facilities in a distributed enhanced payment processing system, comprising:

receiving, by a remote payment management system, a transaction occurring in real-time at a point of sale (POS) terminal of a merchant, the transaction comprising electronic payment information (EPI) associated with a purchaser, the EPI comprising a payment amount, a primary account number of the purchaser, a payer ID associated with a first payer system, a payment type, and a merchant ID;

determining, by the remote payment management system, that the primary account number is associated with a second payer system that is different from the first payer system;

translating, by the remote payment management system, the primary account number to a primary account number corresponding to the payer ID;

providing, by the remote payment management system, aggregated transaction information associated with a plurality of payment sources;

determining, by the remote payment management system, that the transaction is a fraudulent transaction based on the aggregated transaction information; and

in response to determining that the transaction is a fraudulent transaction, executing, by the remote payment management system, an anti-fraud facility, the executing comprising:

capturing, by an imaging system of the POS terminal and as the transaction is occurring in real-time, an image of a user associated with initiating the transaction at the POS terminal;

identifying, by the remote payment management system, an identify of the user based on the captured image and data associated with the transaction; and

storing, by the remote payment management system, the data associated with the transaction in a depository of the remote payment management system, wherein the data includes one or more of: the EPI, the primary account number corresponding to the payer ID, purchase ticket information, and identifying information associated with the POS terminal.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of payment sources include at least one of: one or more merchant POS terminal systems, one or more virtual electronic entity (VEP) systems, and one or more payment systems.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the aggregated transaction information comprises fraud-related transaction data and authorized transaction data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein executing the anti-fraud facility further comprises executing at least one of: a fraud suppression facility and a fraud alert facility.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein executing the fraud suppression facility comprises:

providing, by the remote payment management system and to a display of the POS terminal, a user interface including an interactive element to flag the transaction as fraudulent.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein executing the fraud alert facility comprises:

transmitting, by the remote payment management system and to a display of the POS terminal, a user interface including an alert.

7. A remote payment management system for providing anti-fraud facilities comprising:

one or more processors; and

a storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

receiving a transaction occurring in real-time at a point of sale (POS) terminal of a merchant, the transaction comprising electronic payment information (EPI) associated with a purchaser, the EPI comprising a payment amount, a primary account number of the purchaser, a payer ID associated with a first payer system, a payment type, and a merchant ID;

determining that the primary account number is associated with a second payer system that is different from the first payer system;

translating the primary account number to a primary account number corresponding to the payer ID;

providing aggregated transaction information associated with a plurality of payment sources;

determining that the transaction is a fraudulent transaction based on the aggregated transaction information; and

in response to determining that the transaction is a fraudulent transaction, executing an anti-fraud facility, the executing comprising:

capturing, via an imaging system of the POS terminal and as the transaction is occurring in real-time, an image of a user associated with initiating the transaction at the POS terminal;

identifying an identify of the user based on the captured image and data associated with the transaction; and

storing the data associated with the transaction in a depository of the remote payment management system, wherein the data includes one or more of: the EPI, the primary account number corresponding to the payer ID, purchase ticket information, and identifying information associated with the POS terminal.

8. The remote payment management system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of payment sources include at least one of: one or more merchant POS terminal systems, one or more virtual electronic entity (VEP) systems, and one or more payment systems.

9. The remote payment management system of claim 7 , wherein the aggregated transaction information comprises fraud-related transaction data and authorized transaction data.

10. The remote payment management system of claim 7 , wherein executing the anti-fraud facility further comprises executing at least one of: a fraud suppression facility and a fraud alert facility.

11. The remote payment management system of claim 10 , wherein executing the fraud suppression facility comprises:

providing to a display of the POS terminal, a user interface including an interactive element to flag the transaction as fraudulent.

12. The remote payment management system of claim 10 , wherein executing the fraud alert facility comprises:

transmitting to a display of the POS terminal, a user interface including an alert.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for providing anti-fraud facilities in a distributed enhanced payment processing system, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a remote payment management system, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

receiving a transaction occurring in real-time at a point of sale (POS) terminal of a merchant, the transaction comprising electronic payment information (EPI) associated with a purchaser, the EPI comprising a payment amount, a primary account number of the purchaser, a payer ID associated with a first payer system, a payment type, and a merchant ID;

determining that the primary account number is associated with a second payer system that is different from the first payer system;

translating the primary account number to a primary account number corresponding to the payer ID;

providing aggregated transaction information associated with a plurality of payment sources;

determining that the transaction is a fraudulent transaction based on the aggregated transaction information; and

in response to determining that the transaction is a fraudulent transaction, executing, by the remote payment management system, an anti-fraud facility, the executing comprising:

capturing, via an imaging system of the POS terminal and as the transaction is occurring in real-time, an image of a user associated with initiating the transaction at the POS terminal;

identifying an identify of the user based on the captured image and data associated with the transaction; and

storing the data associated with the transaction in a depository of the remote payment management system, wherein the data includes one or more of: the EPI, the primary account number corresponding to the payer ID, purchase ticket information, and identifying information associated with the POS terminal.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein executing the anti-fraud facility further comprises executing at least one of: a fraud suppression facility and a fraud alert facility.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein executing the fraud suppression facility comprises:

providing to a display of the POS terminal, a user interface including an interactive element to flag the transaction as fraudulent.

Assignments (7)
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 Apr 14, 2022
From: MERCURY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 059601/0731 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 14, 2022
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 059716/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2022
From: OZVAT, MATTHEW D.; PLOMSKE, MICHELLE K.; WATTS, CHARLES E.; BONESTELL, ROBERT; OURADA, DANIEL J.; OLIVER, KEVIN
To: MERCURY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059601/0723 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16419932 · May 22, 2019
Continuation 13743283 · Jan 16, 2013
Continuation In Part 13563534 · Jul 31, 2012
Related Publication 20220245638A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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