IP Library Granted Patent US 12,387,232
Granted Patent B2
US 12,387,232 · App. 18/426,587 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Technologies for enhanced credit transactions

Inventors: Brent Alan Badger (Powell, OH); Jacob Matthew Sterling (Creve Coeur, MO)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
G06Q30/0222G06Q20/20G06Q20/24G06Q20/26G06Q20/387G06Q20/401G06Q20/4012G06Q20/405G06Q20/409
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Patent No.
US 12,387,232
App. No.
18/426,587
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
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 comprising:

receiving, by a point of sale (POS) computing system, payment vehicle data corresponding to a payment vehicle for a credit transaction;

transmitting, by the POS computing system, an authorization request corresponding to the credit transaction to an issuer computing system via an out-of-band network;

receiving, by the POS computing system, an authorization response message corresponding to the credit transaction from the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network; and

executing, by the POS computing system, the credit transaction based on the authorization response message received from the out-of-band network.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the POS computing system, whether the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network or to the issuer computing system via a card network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band network comprises a personal identification number (PIN) debit network.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the POS computing system, that the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network based on a transaction-specific parameter,

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.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the POS computing system, that the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network based on a transaction-specific parameter,

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 credit transaction, a transaction interchange fee, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band network comprises a closed-loop communication channel connecting the POS computing system to the issuer computing system.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band network is different than a card network associated with the payment vehicle.

8. A point of sale (POS) device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving payment vehicle data corresponding to a payment vehicle for a credit transaction;

transmitting an authorization request corresponding to the credit transaction to an issuer computing system via an out-of-band network;

receiving an authorization response message corresponding to the credit transaction from the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network; and

executing the credit transaction based on the authorization response message received from the out-of-band network.

9. The POS device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network or to the issuer computing system via a card network.

10. The POS device of claim 8 , wherein the out-of-band network comprises a personal identification number (PIN) debit network.

11. The POS device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network based on a transaction-specific parameter,

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.

12. The POS device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network based on a transaction-specific parameter,

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 credit transaction, a transaction interchange fee, or a combination thereof.

13. The POS device of claim 8 , wherein the out-of-band network comprises a closed-loop communication channel connecting the POS device to the issuer computing system.

14. The POS device of claim 8 , wherein the out-of-band network is different than a card network associated with the payment vehicle.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a point of sale (POS) device, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving payment vehicle data corresponding to a payment vehicle for a credit transaction;

transmitting an authorization request corresponding to the credit transaction to an issuer computing system via an out-of-band network;

receiving an authorization response message corresponding to the credit transaction from the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network; and

executing the credit transaction based on the authorization response message received from the out-of-band network.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network or to the issuer computing system via a card network.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the out-of-band network comprises a personal identification number (PIN) debit network.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network based on a transaction-specific parameter,

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 non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the credit transaction is to be routed to the issuer computing system via the out-of-band network based on a transaction-specific parameter,

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 credit transaction, a transaction interchange fee, or a combination thereof.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the out-of-band network comprises a closed-loop communication channel connecting the POS device to the issuer computing system.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: BADGER, BRENT ALAN; STERLING, JACOB MATTHEW
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 066293/0935 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 066379/0782 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17078682 · Oct 23, 2020
Continuation 16390285 · Apr 22, 2019
Continuation 14991265 · Jan 8, 2016
Provisional Application 62129255 · Mar 6, 2015
Related Publication 20240169386A1 · May 23, 2024
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