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- the present invention related generally to payment cards, and more particularly, to payment cards that can be used for both on an open network and a closed network.
- a payment card is a flat, stiff, usually small, and rectangular piece of plastic material bearing financial information that can be processed to pay for goods or services.
- charge cards allowed cardholders to charge obtained goods or services to charge accounts, accumulating balances to be paid in full by the end of the month.
- a bank executive in Seattle, Washington created a reliable system of payment cards that provides credit privileges to cardholders so that account balances need not be paid in full each month, but in increments over time with interest.
- These credit cards are now known as Visa cards.
- MasterCard a major competitor to Visa, developed debit cards, which are payment cards that allow purchases to be paid with money withdrawn directly from cardholders' bank accounts without the payment of interest associated with credit cards.
- a combination credit/debit card 102 a was developed.
- a cardholder To purchase goods or services, such as a purchased product 106 a (e.g., a sweater), a cardholder presents the credit/debit card 102 a to a clerk who swipes the credit/debit card 102 a through an open network card reader 104 a. See FIG. 1A .
- the financial information obtained from the swiping process causes a charge to appear on either a credit account or a bank account to pay for the purchased product 106 a.
- the financial transaction interchange to which charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, and credit/debit cards belong can be considered an open network.
- Charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, and credit/debit cards are issued by banks. These payment cards are typically embellished with the brand name of the issuing bank. Banks, like other businesses, rely on advertising to publicly promote the sale of specific goods or services. A brand name affixed to a payment card is a form of advertising called institutional advertising, which is designed to build prestige and public respect for a particular business concern (and form in the minds of the consuming public that such a business is an important institution). This type of commercial persuasion mentions products or services for sale by the institution only incidentally because the focus is on the institution itself. When people use charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, or credit/debit cards, the resulting goodwill with which they form in their minds is closely connected to the banks that issued these payment cards instead of to the businesses that actually provide the goods or services.
- FIG. 1B illustrates an entirely different payment card that is generally not issued by a bank, but by a business that sponsors a payment card called a stored value card 102 b.
- the sponsor business can adorn its own brand name on the stored value card 102 b to create its own institutional advertising so as to build prestige and public respect for the sponsor business.
- the stored value card 102 b is a card that allows payments to be withdrawn for the cost of purchases from a cardholder's stored value account which the cardholder has pre-loaded with a certain amount of money. Unlike a debit card, no cash can be withdrawn from the stored value account.
- the stored value card 102 b can be used to procure products or services, such as a purchased product 106 b (e.g.
- the stored value card 102 b is recognized by a closed network card reader 104 b available in the stores or licensed stores of the sponsor business.
- an amount for the purchased product 106 b is decremented from a corresponding stored value account associated with the stored value card 102 b.
- the system form of the invention includes a networked system in which payment transactions flow.
- the networked system comprises an open network for communicating credit transactions.
- the networked system further comprises a closed network for communicating stored value transactions.
- the networked system yet further comprises a dual card on which information is stored for facilitating credit transactions over the open network and stored value transactions over the closed network.
- the networked system as yet further comprises a third party store in which the dual card is used to pay for goods or services.
- the third party store is capable of transmitting credit transactions over the open network.
- the networked system also comprises a sponsor store of a sponsor business associated with the dual card.
- the sponsor store is capable of accepting the dual card as payment for goods or services.
- the sponsor store is capable of transmitting stored value transactions over the closed network.
- the networked system yet also comprises a credit card processor coupled to the open network for processing credit transactions.
- the networked system further as yet also comprises a stored value processor coupled to the closed network for processing stored value transactions.
- the networked system includes a dual card support center coupled to the closed network and the stored value processor.
- the dual card support center is capable of routing stored value transactions received from the closed network to the stored value processor.
- the networked system comprises a closed network for communicating credit and stored value transactions.
- the networked system further comprises a dual card on which information is stored for facilitating credit transactions over the closed network and stored value transactions over the closed network.
- the networked system yet further comprises a point-of-sale machine, which is capable of extracting information from the dual card to send a credit transaction or a stored value transaction over the closed network.
- the networked system as yet further comprises a credit card processor for processing credit transactions.
- the networked system also comprises a stored value processor for processing. stored value transactions.
- the networked system yet also comprises a transaction router to route credit transactions to the credit card processor and stored value transactions to the stored value processor.
- a computer-readable form of the invention includes a computer-readable medium having information stored thereon for a set of computer-implemented instructions to perform a method for communicating payment transactions.
- the computer-readable medium comprises credit information for facilitating credit transactions over an open network to pay for goods or services.
- the computer-readable medium further comprises stored value information for facilitating stored value transactions a closed network to pay for goods or services.
- a method form of the invention includes a method for creating a dual card account.
- the method comprises receiving a credit data file from a credit card issuing bank.
- the credit data file is indicating that credit privileges are available to a holder of the dual card.
- the method further comprises generating a stored value confirmation file to be sent a stored value processor.
- the stored value data file is indicating that stored value privileges are available to the cardholder.
- the method yet further comprises issuing the dual card to the cardholder.
- the method as yet further comprises loading a stored value account associated with the dual card with an initial amount of value.
- the method also comprises receiving activation instructions by the cardholder to activate the dual card for use.
- the method yet also comprises receiving a stream of revenue from the credit card issuing bank for the dual card issued to the cardholder.
- the stream of revenue includes a monetary amount for a first credit transaction incurred by the cardholder.
- the stream of revenue includes a monetary amount for an anniversary renewal of the dual card with the credit card issuing
- Another method form of the invention includes a method for merging dual cards.
- the method comprises receiving multiple dual card numbers to be merged on a Web page.
- the method further comprises merging stored value accounts of multiple dual cards into one dual card stored value account.
- the method yet further comprises submitting by a dual card support center the received multiple dual card numbers to a stored value processor.
- the method as yet further comprises receiving balances of stored value accounts of multiple dual cards associated with multiple dual card numbers.
- the method also comprises instructing the stored value processor to merge stored value accounts into one stored value account.
- Another method form of the invention includes a method for making payment transactions using a dual card.
- the method comprises receiving information from a payment card to pay for goods or services.
- the method further comprises recognizing the payment card as the dual card based on its identification number.
- the method yet further comprises prompting to confirm whether a credit or stored value transaction is desired.
- the method as yet further comprises receiving a selection of a credit transaction, which is forwarded to a credit card processor where the credit transaction is processed.
- the method also comprises receiving a selection of a stored value transaction, which is forwarded to a stored value processor where the stored value transaction is processed.
- the method yet also comprises prompting for additional payment if there is insufficient credit in a credit card account or value in a stored value account.
- the method as yet also comprises prompting for a reload transaction to replenish a stored value account if the stored value account is under a threshold.
- FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating a system for paying for goods or services using a conventional credit/debit card
- FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating a system for paying for goods or services using a conventional stored value card
- FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary system for processing a dual card that operates on both an open network and a closed network, according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating pieces of a system for processing a dual card as both a credit card and a stored value card through a closed network, according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2C is a block diagram illustrating pieces of a system for creating a dual card, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 3A-3C are process diagrams illustrating a method for creating and activating a dual card for a customer, according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 4A-4D are process diagrams illustrating a method for adding value to the stored value account of a dual card, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a process diagram illustrating a method for merging dual cards, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 6A-6C are process diagrams illustrating a method for making payment transactions via a dual card, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- a dual card 202 which facilitates payment for goods or services from either a credit account or a stored value account, is illustrated at FIG. 2A .
- the dual card 202 is a payment card that integrates the ability to provide credit privileges and stored value privileges to a cardholder of the dual card 202 .
- the features, benefits, and advantages of a stored value card are integrated with the credit card aspects of the dual card 202 .
- the benefits, features, and advantages of a credit card are integrated with a stored value card.
- the dual card 202 is sponsored by a sponsor business, which can emboss the dual card 202 with its brand name and earn favor and prestige from the cardholder beyond the mere value of what the sponsor business sells.
- the dual card 202 can be used on both an open network 206 and a closed network 210 in a system 200 .
- the dual card 202 can be accepted anywhere in the world where a credit card is accepted as payment for goods or services.
- the third-party store 204 a When the dual card 202 is used in the third-party store 204 a, credit privileges are extended to the cardholder of the dual card 202 . Credit payment transactions are communicated from the third-party store 204 a to a credit card processor via the open network 206 , which is a system of computers, terminals, and databases connected by communication lines to reliably exchange credit payment information.
- the third-party store 204 a is a retail business establishment that sells goods or provides services directly to consumers.
- the third-party store 204 a is neither associated with the sponsor business nor licensed by the sponsor business to use the dual card 202 .
- the sponsor business has a number of sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c, which are business establishments where goods of a particular theme are kept for retail sale or services of a similar theme are provided to consumers.
- sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c both credit privileges and stored value privileges are extended to the cardholder of the dual card 202 .
- the cardholder of the dual 202 can use the dual card 202 as a credit card or as a stored value card in the sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c.
- Sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c not only include business establishments of the sponsor business in which the dual card 202 is accepted, but also other business establishments that are licensed to sell goods or provide services created by the sponsor business.
- the closed network 210 consists of many small and large computers distributed over a vast geographic area (WAN or wide area network).
- WAN wide area network
- One exemplary implementation of a WAN is the Internet, which is a worldwide collection of networks and gateways that use the TCP/IP suite of protocols to communicate with one another.
- the dual card support center 212 is preferably maintained by the sponsor business to house a number of computers to provide support services, such as access to account files associated with cardholders of dual cards or routing of payment transactions to the credit card processor 208 or to a stored value processor 214 .
- the credit card processor 208 processes credit payment transactions connected with the credit account of the dual card 202
- the stored value processor 214 processes stored value payment transactions connected with the stored value account of the dual card 202 .
- Point-of-sale machines located at sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c, can detect whether a credit payment transaction or a stored value payment transaction is desired by a customer. If a payment transaction is a credit payment transaction, the credit payment transaction will be transmitted from a point-of-sale machine located in one of the sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c to the dual card support center 212 via the closed network 210 .
- the dual card support center 212 communicates with the credit card processor 208 to obtain authorization for the credit payment transaction. Approval or rejection of the credit payment transaction is communicated from the credit card processor 208 to the dual card support center 212 .
- the dual card support center 212 communicates the approval or rejection of the credit payment transaction to the point-of-sale machine at the sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c from which the credit payment transaction originated. Settlement of credit payment transactions is preferably done at the end of a business day to credit or debit/credit accounts of cardholders of dual cards and the sponsor business.
- a payment transaction is a stored value payment transaction
- the stored value payment transaction is transmitted from a point-of-sale machine located in one of the sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c to the dual card support center 212 via the closed network 210 .
- the dual card support center 212 communicates with the stored value processor 214 to obtain authorization for the stored value payment transaction. Approval or rejection of the stored value payment transaction is communicated from the stored value processor 214 to the dual card support center 212 .
- the dual card support center 212 communicates the approval or rejection of the stored value payment transaction to the point-of-sale machine at the sponsor stores 204 b - 204 c from which the stored value payment transaction originated.
- FIG. 2B illustrates in greater detail the use of the dual card 202 at a point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 located in the sponsor store 204 b.
- Payment transactions are transmitted from the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 through the closed network 210 to a transaction router 212 a located at the dual card support center 212 .
- the transaction router 212 a comprises one or more intermediary devices on the closed network that expedites delivery of credit payment transactions and stored value payment transactions.
- the transaction router 212 a receives transmitted payment transactions and forwards them to their correct destinations.
- the transaction router 212 routes the payment transaction to the credit card processor 208 or to the stored value processor 214 .
- the cardholder Prior to making a payment transaction, the cardholder informs a clerk at the sponsor store 204 b that the dual card 202 is to be used for a credit payment transaction or a stored value payment transaction.
- the clerk actuates buttons on the point-of-sale machine 204 - 1 to indicate the type of payment transaction desired and swipes the dual card 202 through the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 .
- the payment transaction is communicated from the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 as discussed above.
- the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 can also be used to replenish the stored value account of the dual card 202 with a credit card account, such as with the credit aspect of the dual card 202 ; or cash tendered by the cardholder of the dual card 202 .
- the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 can be programmed to recognize that a payment card is a dual card based on the identification of the dual card. For example, if the identification number of the dual card is within a certain numerical range, the point-of-sale 204 b - 1 concludes whether the payment card is a dual card. When the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 recognizes that the dual card 202 is being used for payment transactions, one of two payment transactions can occur, credit or stored value. This information can be used to prompt a clerk to request from the cardholder of the dual card 202 the desired payment transaction or information to facilitate a particular payment transaction.
- the numerical range of the dual card 202 allows the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 to distinguish the dual card 202 from a credit card or other stored value cards.
- the identification number of the dual card 202 is stored on the second track of a magnetic strip on the back of the dual card 202 .
- the creation of the dual card 202 is illustrated at FIG. 2C .
- a customer 222 can apply for the dual card 202 by filling out a dual card application 216 online at a Web site associated with the sponsor business or by filling out a printed application.
- the dual card application 216 can also be filled out by a customer service representative of the sponsor business when the customer 222 calls over the telephone and wishes to apply for the dual card 202 .
- the dual card 202 is affixed with a brand name of the sponsor business.
- the customer 222 can indicate an initial amount to be loaded on the stored value account associated with the dual card 202 . If an initial load amount is specified by the customer 222 , the specified amount is placed on the stored value account when the dual card 202 is activated by the customer 222 .
- the credit card issuing bank 209 After the credit card issuing bank 209 receives the dual card application 216 , the credit card issuing bank 209 processes the dual card application 216 and determines whether the customer 222 is creditworthy to obtain the credit privileges associated with the dual card 202 . If the creditworthiness of customer 222 justifies the extension of credit privileges, the credit card issuing bank 209 produces a new account file among dual card data files 218 indicating that a new account connected with the customer 222 has been created. Preferably, the new account file among the dual account files 218 includes the name, address, and account number of the customer 222 .
- a vendor produces the dual card 202 , as a flat, stiff, usually small, and rectangular piece of plastic material, which is embossed with the brand name of the sponsor business. The dual card 202 is then sent to the customer 222 .
- the dual card support center 212 pulls the new account file from among the dual card data files 218 and updates a database at the dual card support center 212 to reflect the new dual card account that has been approved by the credit card issuing bank 209 .
- the dual card support center 212 produces a stored value data file 220 , which includes a new account number associated with the dual card 202 ; a transaction type (e.g., activation of the new account, maintenance of the account, or closure of the account); and an initial load amount previously specified by the customer 222 .
- the stored value processor 214 After processing the stored value data file 220 , the stored value processor 214 notifies the dual card support center 212 that a stored value account associated with the dual card 202 is active. In turn, the dual card support center 212 notifies the credit card issuing bank 209 that the dual card 202 is active and can be activated by the customer 222 .
- the credit card issuing bank 209 When the customer 222 , the credit card issuing bank 209 , or the sponsor business decides to close the account associated with the dual card 202 , the credit card issuing bank 209 produces a closed account file among the dual card data files 218 .
- the dual card support center 212 processes the closed account file and notifies the stored value processor 214 .
- the stored value processor 214 freezes the stored value account connected with the dual card 202 and communicates a remaining amount to the dual card support center 212 , which issues a stored value card to the customer 222 .
- the credit card issuing bank 209 preferably issues a bounty, reward, premium, subsidy, or grant to encourage the sponsor business to promote the adoption of dual cards by additional customers. Additionally, a bounty, reward, premium, subsidy, or grant of a certain amount of money is preferably paid to the sponsor business by the credit card issuing bank 209 at a renewal anniversary of the dual card 202 by the customer 222 . These amounts of money constitute a stream of revenue for the sponsor business along with the favor or prestige that the sponsor business has earned by the customer's use of the dual card beyond the mere value of what it sells or provides.
- FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate a method 300 for creating and activating the dual card 202 for the customer 222 .
- the method 300 proceeds to block 302 where the customer 322 completes the dual card application 216 .
- the credit card issuing bank 209 processes the dual card application 216 . See block 304 .
- the credit card issuing bank 209 generates a dual card data file. The method then proceeds to another continuation terminal (“terminal A 1 ”).
- the method 300 proceeds to block 308 where the dual card support center 212 of the sponsor business retrieves the dual card data file.
- the method 300 proceeds to block 312 where the dual card support center 212 builds a new dual card account.
- the dual card support center 212 generates a stored value data file 220 . See block 314 .
- the stored value processor 214 retrieves and processes the stored value data file 220 .
- the method 300 proceeds to block 320 where the stored value processor 214 produces an exception file.
- the method 300 then enters another continuation terminal (“terminal A 2 ”).
- the method 300 proceeds to block 322 where the dual card support center 212 retrieves the exception file and builds a dual card confirmation file.
- the credit card issuing bank 209 retrieves and processes the dual card confirmation file. See block 324 .
- the credit card issuing bank 209 sends the dual card 202 to the customer 222 .
- the method 300 proceeds to block 328 , where the customer 222 activates the dual card 202 by calling a phone number printed on a removable adhesive label affixed to the dual card 202 .
- a decision block 330 is entered by the method 300 where a test is made to determine whether the customer 222 specifies an initial stored value load to the stored value account connected with the dual card 202 .
- the method 300 terminates execution. Otherwise, the answer to the test at decision block 330 is YES, and at block 332 , the dual card support center 212 performs an initial stored value load with an amount of money as specified by the credit card issuing bank 209 or by the sponsor business of the dual card 202 .
- FIGS. 4A-4D illustrate a method 400 for adding value to the stored value account of the dual card 202 .
- the method 400 proceeds to decision block 402 where a test is made to determine whether to load the stored value account via a Web site associated with the sponsor business. If the answer to the test at decision block 402 is NO, the method 400 proceeds to another continuation terminal (“terminal B 2 ”).
- the method 400 proceeds to block 404 where the customer 222 goes to a reload on a Web page on the Web site of the sponsor business.
- the customer 222 provides the dual card number, an amount to be loaded, and an access code on the reload Web page. See block 406 .
- the customer 222 provides a payment account number, such as a credit card number, on the reload Web page.
- the method 400 then enters another continuation terminal (“terminal B 1 ”).
- the method 400 proceeds to block 422 where the dual card sponsor Web site forwards the dual card number and a CVN (“card verification number”) number to the credit card processor 208 for verification.
- the credit card processor 208 validates the dual card number and communicates the finding to the dual card sponsor Web site. See block 424 .
- the dual card sponsor Web site submits the dual card number, the access number, and the reload amount to the stored value processor 214 .
- the method 400 then proceeds to block 428 where the stored value processor 214 updates a stored value account connected with a dual card 202 by the load amount.
- the dual card sponsor Web site submits a payment authorization request to the credit card processor 208 . See block 430 .
- the credit card processor 208 processes the payment.
- the method 400 then terminates execution.
- the method 400 proceeds to block 410 where the customer 222 asks a clerk, such as a barista in a coffee store, to load the stored value account of the dual card 202 with an amount of money.
- the clerk selects a reload transaction at a point-of-sale machine, such as the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 . See block 412 .
- the clerk enters an amount to be loaded using the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 .
- the method 400 then proceeds to block 416 where the clerk swipes the dual card 202 through the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 .
- a test is made to determine whether the dual card 202 number is within a valid range associated with dual cards. See decision block 418 . If the answer to the test at decision block 418 is NO, at block 420 , the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 notifies the clerk that the dual card 202 is not valid for loading the amount of money. The method 400 then loops back to block 410 where the above-identified processing steps are repeated. If the answer to the test at decision block 418 is YES, another continuation terminal (“terminal B 3 ”) is entered by the method 418 .
- the method 400 proceeds to block 434 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 forwards the load transaction to the stored value processor 214 for processing.
- the customer 222 pays for the load transaction by having the clerk swipe the dual card 202 or via any other payment types at the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 . See block 436 .
- the payment is processed. (If the payment is by a credit card, the payment is processed by the credit card processor 208 .)
- the method 400 then proceeds to block 440 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 prints a receipt.
- the clerk gives the customer 222 the receipt, which shows the new value of the stored value account connected with a dual card 202 . See block 442 .
- the method 400 then terminates execution.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a method 500 for providing a merging service for the dual card 202 .
- the method 500 proceeds to decision block 502 where a test is made to determine whether the customer 222 wishes to merge multiple dual cards. If the answer to the test at decision block 502 is NO, the method 500 terminates execution. Otherwise, if the answer to the test at decision block 502 is YES, the customer 222 goes to a merge Web page on the Web site of the sponsor business and provides multiple dual card numbers to be merged. See block 504 .
- the dual card sponsor Web site submits the merged transaction to the stored value processor 214 .
- the store value processor 214 merges the dual cards and sends a confirmation response back to the dual card sponsor Web site. See block 512 , The method 500 then terminates execution.
- FIGS. 6A-6C illustrate a method 600 for making payment transactions via the dual card 202 .
- the method 600 proceeds to block 602 where the customer 222 presents the dual card 202 as payment for goods or services to a clerk.
- the clerk swipes the dual card 202 on the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 in the sponsor store 204 b. See block 604 .
- the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 recognizes the dual card 202 from its identification number.
- the method 600 proceeds to block 608 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 prompts the clerk to confirm a credit or stored value transaction as payment.
- the clerk confirms payment selection with a customer 222 . See block 610 .
- a test is made to determine whether the stored value transaction was selected. If the answer to the test at decision block 612 is NO, the method 600 enters another continuation terminal (“terminal C 1 ”). Otherwise, the answer to the test at decision block 612 is YES, and the method 600 enters another continuation terminal (“terminal C 2 ”).
- the method 600 proceeds to block 614 where the dual card support center 212 receives the credit transaction and sends the credit transaction to the credit card processor 208 .
- the dual card support center 212 receives the processed credit transaction from the credit card processor 208 and sends the credit transaction to the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 . See block 620 .
- the method 600 proceeds to block 616 where the customer 222 receives a receipt from the clerk (and signs the receipt if needed). The method 600 terminates execution.
- the method 600 proceeds to block 618 where the dual card support center 212 receives the stored value transaction and sends the stored value transaction to the stored value processor 214 .
- the dual card support center 212 receives the processed stored value transaction from the stored value processor 214 and sends the stored value transaction to the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 . See block 620 .
- a test is made to determine whether there are sufficient funds. If the answer to the test at decision block 622 is NO, the method 600 enters another continuation terminal (“terminal C 3 ”). Otherwise, the answer to the test at decision block 622 is YES, and the method 600 proceeds to another continuation terminal (“terminal C 4 ”).
- the method 600 continues to block 624 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 displays amounts still owed.
- the customer tenders another type of payment, such as a credit card, to pay for the amount owed. See block 626 .
- the method 600 then terminates execution.
- the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 prints a receipt and displays the balance of the stored value account. See block 628 .
- the point-of-sale machine 204 b - 1 prompts for a reload transaction if the balance is under a threshold, such as five dollars. See block 630 .
- the method 600 proceeds to block 632 where the customer 222 receives from the clerk a receipt showing the balance of the stored value account. The method 600 then terminates execution.
Abstract
A dual card, which facilitates payment for goods or services from either a credit account or a stored value account, operates on both an open network and a closed network. The dual card is a payment card that integrates the ability to provide credit privileges and stored value privileges to a cardholder of the dual card. The features, benefits, and advantages of a stored value card are integrated with the credit card aspects of the dual card. The benefits, features, and advantages of a credit card are integrated with a stored value card.
Description
- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/943,109, filed Sep. 16, 2004, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/IB03/04512, designating the United States, filed Oct. 13, 2003. This application further claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/511,068, filed Oct. 14, 2003.
- The present invention related generally to payment cards, and more particularly, to payment cards that can be used for both on an open network and a closed network.
- A payment card is a flat, stiff, usually small, and rectangular piece of plastic material bearing financial information that can be processed to pay for goods or services. In the 1960s, charge cards allowed cardholders to charge obtained goods or services to charge accounts, accumulating balances to be paid in full by the end of the month. In the 1970s, a bank executive in Seattle, Washington, created a reliable system of payment cards that provides credit privileges to cardholders so that account balances need not be paid in full each month, but in increments over time with interest. These credit cards are now known as Visa cards. In the 1980s, MasterCard, a major competitor to Visa, developed debit cards, which are payment cards that allow purchases to be paid with money withdrawn directly from cardholders' bank accounts without the payment of interest associated with credit cards. In the 1990s, a combination credit/debit card 102 a was developed.
- To purchase goods or services, such as a purchased product 106 a (e.g., a sweater), a cardholder presents the credit/debit card 102 a to a clerk who swipes the credit/debit card 102 a through an open network card reader 104 a. See
FIG. 1A . The financial information obtained from the swiping process causes a charge to appear on either a credit account or a bank account to pay for the purchased product 106 a. Given the pervasiveness of charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, and credit/debit cards (over one billion issued), the financial transaction interchange to which charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, and credit/debit cards belong can be considered an open network. - Charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, and credit/debit cards are issued by banks. These payment cards are typically embellished with the brand name of the issuing bank. Banks, like other businesses, rely on advertising to publicly promote the sale of specific goods or services. A brand name affixed to a payment card is a form of advertising called institutional advertising, which is designed to build prestige and public respect for a particular business concern (and form in the minds of the consuming public that such a business is an important institution). This type of commercial persuasion mentions products or services for sale by the institution only incidentally because the focus is on the institution itself. When people use charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, or credit/debit cards, the resulting goodwill with which they form in their minds is closely connected to the banks that issued these payment cards instead of to the businesses that actually provide the goods or services.
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FIG. 1B illustrates an entirely different payment card that is generally not issued by a bank, but by a business that sponsors a payment card called a stored value card 102 b. The sponsor business can adorn its own brand name on the stored value card 102 b to create its own institutional advertising so as to build prestige and public respect for the sponsor business. Unlike other payment cards, the stored value card 102 b is a card that allows payments to be withdrawn for the cost of purchases from a cardholder's stored value account which the cardholder has pre-loaded with a certain amount of money. Unlike a debit card, no cash can be withdrawn from the stored value account. The stored value card 102 b can be used to procure products or services, such as a purchased product 106 b (e.g. coffee), offered by the sponsor (e.g., Starbucks Corporation, which was started in Seattle, Washington, by a retailing executive) of the stored value card 102 b (Starbucks card). The stored value card 102 b is recognized by a closed network card reader 104 b available in the stores or licensed stores of the sponsor business. When the stored value card 102 b is recognized by the closed network card reader 104 b, an amount for the purchased product 106 b is decremented from a corresponding stored value account associated with the stored value card 102 b. - Although operating in a closed network, certain stored value cards become so widely adopted by consumers that it would be convenient for the consumers if the stored value card 102 b were to be accepted on the open network presently accessible by charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, and credit/debit cards. The problem is that the open network is maintained by banks whereas the closed network is maintained by the sponsor business of the stored value account. Stored value cards are not recognized by the open network card reader 104 a because they are not issued by banks and because the stored value accounts corresponding to these stored value cards are not maintained by banks. Thus, there is a need for a payment card, system, and method for paying for goods or services on both an open network associated with a credit card account and a closed network associated with a stored value account while avoiding or reducing the foregoing and other problems associated with existing systems.
- In accordance with this invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium for making payment transactions is provided. The system form of the invention includes a networked system in which payment transactions flow. The networked system comprises an open network for communicating credit transactions. The networked system further comprises a closed network for communicating stored value transactions. The networked system yet further comprises a dual card on which information is stored for facilitating credit transactions over the open network and stored value transactions over the closed network. The networked system as yet further comprises a third party store in which the dual card is used to pay for goods or services. The third party store is capable of transmitting credit transactions over the open network. The networked system also comprises a sponsor store of a sponsor business associated with the dual card. The sponsor store is capable of accepting the dual card as payment for goods or services. The sponsor store is capable of transmitting stored value transactions over the closed network. The networked system yet also comprises a credit card processor coupled to the open network for processing credit transactions. The networked system further as yet also comprises a stored value processor coupled to the closed network for processing stored value transactions. The networked system includes a dual card support center coupled to the closed network and the stored value processor. The dual card support center is capable of routing stored value transactions received from the closed network to the stored value processor.
- Another system form of the invention includes a networked system in which payment transactions flow. The networked system comprises a closed network for communicating credit and stored value transactions. The networked system further comprises a dual card on which information is stored for facilitating credit transactions over the closed network and stored value transactions over the closed network. The networked system yet further comprises a point-of-sale machine, which is capable of extracting information from the dual card to send a credit transaction or a stored value transaction over the closed network. The networked system as yet further comprises a credit card processor for processing credit transactions. The networked system also comprises a stored value processor for processing. stored value transactions. The networked system yet also comprises a transaction router to route credit transactions to the credit card processor and stored value transactions to the stored value processor.
- A computer-readable form of the invention includes a computer-readable medium having information stored thereon for a set of computer-implemented instructions to perform a method for communicating payment transactions. The computer-readable medium comprises credit information for facilitating credit transactions over an open network to pay for goods or services. The computer-readable medium further comprises stored value information for facilitating stored value transactions a closed network to pay for goods or services.
- A method form of the invention includes a method for creating a dual card account. The method comprises receiving a credit data file from a credit card issuing bank. The credit data file is indicating that credit privileges are available to a holder of the dual card. The method further comprises generating a stored value confirmation file to be sent a stored value processor. The stored value data file is indicating that stored value privileges are available to the cardholder. The method yet further comprises issuing the dual card to the cardholder. The method as yet further comprises loading a stored value account associated with the dual card with an initial amount of value. The method also comprises receiving activation instructions by the cardholder to activate the dual card for use. The method yet also comprises receiving a stream of revenue from the credit card issuing bank for the dual card issued to the cardholder. The stream of revenue includes a monetary amount for a first credit transaction incurred by the cardholder. The stream of revenue includes a monetary amount for an anniversary renewal of the dual card with the credit card issuing bank.
- Another method form of the invention includes a method for merging dual cards. The method comprises receiving multiple dual card numbers to be merged on a Web page. The method further comprises merging stored value accounts of multiple dual cards into one dual card stored value account. The method yet further comprises submitting by a dual card support center the received multiple dual card numbers to a stored value processor. The method as yet further comprises receiving balances of stored value accounts of multiple dual cards associated with multiple dual card numbers. The method also comprises instructing the stored value processor to merge stored value accounts into one stored value account.
- Another method form of the invention includes a method for making payment transactions using a dual card. The method comprises receiving information from a payment card to pay for goods or services. The method further comprises recognizing the payment card as the dual card based on its identification number. The method yet further comprises prompting to confirm whether a credit or stored value transaction is desired. The method as yet further comprises receiving a selection of a credit transaction, which is forwarded to a credit card processor where the credit transaction is processed. The method also comprises receiving a selection of a stored value transaction, which is forwarded to a stored value processor where the stored value transaction is processed. The method yet also comprises prompting for additional payment if there is insufficient credit in a credit card account or value in a stored value account. The method as yet also comprises prompting for a reload transaction to replenish a stored value account if the stored value account is under a threshold.
- The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating a system for paying for goods or services using a conventional credit/debit card; -
FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating a system for paying for goods or services using a conventional stored value card; -
FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary system for processing a dual card that operates on both an open network and a closed network, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating pieces of a system for processing a dual card as both a credit card and a stored value card through a closed network, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2C is a block diagram illustrating pieces of a system for creating a dual card, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 3A-3C are process diagrams illustrating a method for creating and activating a dual card for a customer, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 4A-4D are process diagrams illustrating a method for adding value to the stored value account of a dual card, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a process diagram illustrating a method for merging dual cards, according to one embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIGS. 6A-6C are process diagrams illustrating a method for making payment transactions via a dual card, according to one embodiment of the present invention. - A
dual card 202, which facilitates payment for goods or services from either a credit account or a stored value account, is illustrated atFIG. 2A . Thedual card 202 is a payment card that integrates the ability to provide credit privileges and stored value privileges to a cardholder of thedual card 202. The features, benefits, and advantages of a stored value card are integrated with the credit card aspects of thedual card 202. The benefits, features, and advantages of a credit card are integrated with a stored value card. Thedual card 202 is sponsored by a sponsor business, which can emboss thedual card 202 with its brand name and earn favor and prestige from the cardholder beyond the mere value of what the sponsor business sells. Thedual card 202, unlike a credit card or a stored value card, can be used on both anopen network 206 and aclosed network 210 in asystem 200. When used on theopen network 206, thedual card 202 can be accepted anywhere in the world where a credit card is accepted as payment for goods or services. - When the
dual card 202 is used in the third-party store 204 a, credit privileges are extended to the cardholder of thedual card 202. Credit payment transactions are communicated from the third-party store 204 a to a credit card processor via theopen network 206, which is a system of computers, terminals, and databases connected by communication lines to reliably exchange credit payment information. The third-party store 204 a is a retail business establishment that sells goods or provides services directly to consumers. The third-party store 204 a is neither associated with the sponsor business nor licensed by the sponsor business to use thedual card 202. - The sponsor business has a number of sponsor stores 204 b-204 c, which are business establishments where goods of a particular theme are kept for retail sale or services of a similar theme are provided to consumers. When the
dual card 202 is used at sponsor stores 204 b-204 c, both credit privileges and stored value privileges are extended to the cardholder of thedual card 202. In other words, the cardholder of the dual 202 can use thedual card 202 as a credit card or as a stored value card in the sponsor stores 204 b-204 c. Sponsor stores 204 b-204 c not only include business establishments of the sponsor business in which thedual card 202 is accepted, but also other business establishments that are licensed to sell goods or provide services created by the sponsor business. - Payment transactions generated from the use of the
dual card 202 in the sponsor stores 204 b-204 c are communicated to a dualcard support center 212 via theclosed network 210. Theclosed network 210 consists of many small and large computers distributed over a vast geographic area (WAN or wide area network). One exemplary implementation of a WAN is the Internet, which is a worldwide collection of networks and gateways that use the TCP/IP suite of protocols to communicate with one another. At the heart of the Internet is a backbone .of high-speed data communication lines between major nodes or host computers, including thousands of commercial, government, educational, and other computer systems that route data and messages. - The dual
card support center 212 is preferably maintained by the sponsor business to house a number of computers to provide support services, such as access to account files associated with cardholders of dual cards or routing of payment transactions to thecredit card processor 208 or to a storedvalue processor 214. Whereas thecredit card processor 208 processes credit payment transactions connected with the credit account of thedual card 202, the storedvalue processor 214 processes stored value payment transactions connected with the stored value account of thedual card 202. - Point-of-sale machines, located at sponsor stores 204 b-204 c, can detect whether a credit payment transaction or a stored value payment transaction is desired by a customer. If a payment transaction is a credit payment transaction, the credit payment transaction will be transmitted from a point-of-sale machine located in one of the sponsor stores 204 b-204 c to the dual
card support center 212 via theclosed network 210. The dualcard support center 212 communicates with thecredit card processor 208 to obtain authorization for the credit payment transaction. Approval or rejection of the credit payment transaction is communicated from thecredit card processor 208 to the dualcard support center 212. The dualcard support center 212 communicates the approval or rejection of the credit payment transaction to the point-of-sale machine at the sponsor stores 204 b-204 c from which the credit payment transaction originated. Settlement of credit payment transactions is preferably done at the end of a business day to credit or debit/credit accounts of cardholders of dual cards and the sponsor business. - If a payment transaction is a stored value payment transaction, the stored value payment transaction is transmitted from a point-of-sale machine located in one of the sponsor stores 204 b-204 c to the dual
card support center 212 via theclosed network 210. The dualcard support center 212 communicates with the storedvalue processor 214 to obtain authorization for the stored value payment transaction. Approval or rejection of the stored value payment transaction is communicated from the storedvalue processor 214 to the dualcard support center 212. The dualcard support center 212 communicates the approval or rejection of the stored value payment transaction to the point-of-sale machine at the sponsor stores 204 b-204 c from which the stored value payment transaction originated. -
FIG. 2B illustrates in greater detail the use of thedual card 202 at a point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 located in the sponsor store 204 b. Payment transactions are transmitted from the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 through theclosed network 210 to a transaction router 212 a located at the dualcard support center 212. The transaction router 212 a comprises one or more intermediary devices on the closed network that expedites delivery of credit payment transactions and stored value payment transactions. On a single network linking many point-of-sale machines through a mesh of possible connections, the transaction router 212 a receives transmitted payment transactions and forwards them to their correct destinations. Depending on whether a payment transaction is a credit payment transaction or a stored value payment transaction, thetransaction router 212 routes the payment transaction to thecredit card processor 208 or to the storedvalue processor 214. - Prior to making a payment transaction, the cardholder informs a clerk at the sponsor store 204 b that the
dual card 202 is to be used for a credit payment transaction or a stored value payment transaction. The clerk actuates buttons on the point-of-sale machine 204-1 to indicate the type of payment transaction desired and swipes thedual card 202 through the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. The payment transaction is communicated from the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 as discussed above. The point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 can also be used to replenish the stored value account of thedual card 202 with a credit card account, such as with the credit aspect of thedual card 202; or cash tendered by the cardholder of thedual card 202. - With a change in software, the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 can be programmed to recognize that a payment card is a dual card based on the identification of the dual card. For example, if the identification number of the dual card is within a certain numerical range, the point-of-sale 204 b-1 concludes whether the payment card is a dual card. When the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 recognizes that the
dual card 202 is being used for payment transactions, one of two payment transactions can occur, credit or stored value. This information can be used to prompt a clerk to request from the cardholder of thedual card 202 the desired payment transaction or information to facilitate a particular payment transaction. The numerical range of thedual card 202 allows the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 to distinguish thedual card 202 from a credit card or other stored value cards. Preferably, the identification number of thedual card 202 is stored on the second track of a magnetic strip on the back of thedual card 202. - The creation of the
dual card 202 is illustrated atFIG. 2C . Acustomer 222 can apply for thedual card 202 by filling out a dual card application 216 online at a Web site associated with the sponsor business or by filling out a printed application. The dual card application 216 can also be filled out by a customer service representative of the sponsor business when thecustomer 222 calls over the telephone and wishes to apply for thedual card 202. After the dual card application 216 is filled out, it is transmitted or sent to a creditcard issuing bank 209. Unlike a credit card where the creditcard issuing bank 209 affixes its own brand name, thedual card 202 is affixed with a brand name of the sponsor business. On the dual card application 216, thecustomer 222 can indicate an initial amount to be loaded on the stored value account associated with thedual card 202. If an initial load amount is specified by thecustomer 222, the specified amount is placed on the stored value account when thedual card 202 is activated by thecustomer 222. - After the credit
card issuing bank 209 receives the dual card application 216, the creditcard issuing bank 209 processes the dual card application 216 and determines whether thecustomer 222 is creditworthy to obtain the credit privileges associated with thedual card 202. If the creditworthiness ofcustomer 222 justifies the extension of credit privileges, the creditcard issuing bank 209 produces a new account file among dual card data files 218 indicating that a new account connected with thecustomer 222 has been created. Preferably, the new account file among the dual account files 218 includes the name, address, and account number of thecustomer 222. A vendor produces thedual card 202, as a flat, stiff, usually small, and rectangular piece of plastic material, which is embossed with the brand name of the sponsor business. Thedual card 202 is then sent to thecustomer 222. - Preferably at the end of the business day, the dual
card support center 212 pulls the new account file from among the dual card data files 218 and updates a database at the dualcard support center 212 to reflect the new dual card account that has been approved by the creditcard issuing bank 209. For an approved account, the dualcard support center 212 produces a stored value data file 220, which includes a new account number associated with thedual card 202; a transaction type (e.g., activation of the new account, maintenance of the account, or closure of the account); and an initial load amount previously specified by thecustomer 222. After processing the stored value data file 220, the storedvalue processor 214 notifies the dualcard support center 212 that a stored value account associated with thedual card 202 is active. In turn, the dualcard support center 212 notifies the creditcard issuing bank 209 that thedual card 202 is active and can be activated by thecustomer 222. - When the
customer 222, the creditcard issuing bank 209, or the sponsor business decides to close the account associated with thedual card 202, the creditcard issuing bank 209 produces a closed account file among the dual card data files 218. The dualcard support center 212 processes the closed account file and notifies the storedvalue processor 214. The storedvalue processor 214 freezes the stored value account connected with thedual card 202 and communicates a remaining amount to the dualcard support center 212, which issues a stored value card to thecustomer 222. - When the
customer 222 uses thedual card 202 for the first time in a credit payment transaction for procured goods or services, the creditcard issuing bank 209 preferably issues a bounty, reward, premium, subsidy, or grant to encourage the sponsor business to promote the adoption of dual cards by additional customers. Additionally, a bounty, reward, premium, subsidy, or grant of a certain amount of money is preferably paid to the sponsor business by the creditcard issuing bank 209 at a renewal anniversary of thedual card 202 by thecustomer 222. These amounts of money constitute a stream of revenue for the sponsor business along with the favor or prestige that the sponsor business has earned by the customer's use of the dual card beyond the mere value of what it sells or provides. -
FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate amethod 300 for creating and activating thedual card 202 for thecustomer 222. From a start block (FIG. 3A ), themethod 300 proceeds to block 302 where thecustomer 322 completes the dual card application 216. When the dual card application 216 is sent to the creditcard issuing bank 209, the creditcard issuing bank 209 processes the dual card application 216. Seeblock 304. Atblock 306, the creditcard issuing bank 209 generates a dual card data file. The method then proceeds to another continuation terminal (“terminal A1”). - From terminal A1 (
FIG. 3B ), themethod 300 proceeds to block 308 where the dualcard support center 212 of the sponsor business retrieves the dual card data file. Themethod 300 proceeds to block 312 where the dualcard support center 212 builds a new dual card account. The dualcard support center 212 generates a stored value data file 220. Seeblock 314. Atblock 316, the storedvalue processor 214 retrieves and processes the stored value data file 220. Themethod 300 proceeds to block 320 where the storedvalue processor 214 produces an exception file. Themethod 300 then enters another continuation terminal (“terminal A2”). - From terminal A2 (
FIG. 3C ), themethod 300 proceeds to block 322 where the dualcard support center 212 retrieves the exception file and builds a dual card confirmation file. The creditcard issuing bank 209 retrieves and processes the dual card confirmation file. Seeblock 324. Atblock 326, the creditcard issuing bank 209 sends thedual card 202 to thecustomer 222. Themethod 300 proceeds to block 328, where thecustomer 222 activates thedual card 202 by calling a phone number printed on a removable adhesive label affixed to thedual card 202. Adecision block 330 is entered by themethod 300 where a test is made to determine whether thecustomer 222 specifies an initial stored value load to the stored value account connected with thedual card 202. If the answer to the test atdecision block 330 is NO, themethod 300 terminates execution. Otherwise, the answer to the test atdecision block 330 is YES, and atblock 332, the dualcard support center 212 performs an initial stored value load with an amount of money as specified by the creditcard issuing bank 209 or by the sponsor business of thedual card 202. -
FIGS. 4A-4D illustrate amethod 400 for adding value to the stored value account of thedual card 202. From a start block (FIG. 4A ), themethod 400 proceeds to decision block 402 where a test is made to determine whether to load the stored value account via a Web site associated with the sponsor business. If the answer to the test atdecision block 402 is NO, themethod 400 proceeds to another continuation terminal (“terminal B2”). - If the answer to the test at
decision block 402 is YES, themethod 400 proceeds to block 404 where thecustomer 222 goes to a reload on a Web page on the Web site of the sponsor business. Thecustomer 222 provides the dual card number, an amount to be loaded, and an access code on the reload Web page. Seeblock 406. Atblock 408, thecustomer 222 provides a payment account number, such as a credit card number, on the reload Web page. Themethod 400 then enters another continuation terminal (“terminal B1”). - From terminal B1 (
FIG. 4B ), themethod 400 proceeds to block 422 where the dual card sponsor Web site forwards the dual card number and a CVN (“card verification number”) number to thecredit card processor 208 for verification. Thecredit card processor 208 validates the dual card number and communicates the finding to the dual card sponsor Web site. Seeblock 424. Atblock 426, the dual card sponsor Web site submits the dual card number, the access number, and the reload amount to the storedvalue processor 214. Themethod 400 then proceeds to block 428 where the storedvalue processor 214 updates a stored value account connected with adual card 202 by the load amount. The dual card sponsor Web site submits a payment authorization request to thecredit card processor 208. Seeblock 430. Atblock 432, thecredit card processor 208 processes the payment. Themethod 400 then terminates execution. - From terminal B2 (
FIG. 4C ), themethod 400 proceeds to block 410 where thecustomer 222 asks a clerk, such as a barista in a coffee store, to load the stored value account of thedual card 202 with an amount of money. The clerk selects a reload transaction at a point-of-sale machine, such as the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. Seeblock 412. Atblock 414, the clerk enters an amount to be loaded using the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. Themethod 400 then proceeds to block 416 where the clerk swipes thedual card 202 through the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. - A test is made to determine whether the
dual card 202 number is within a valid range associated with dual cards. Seedecision block 418. If the answer to the test atdecision block 418 is NO, atblock 420, the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 notifies the clerk that thedual card 202 is not valid for loading the amount of money. Themethod 400 then loops back to block 410 where the above-identified processing steps are repeated. If the answer to the test atdecision block 418 is YES, another continuation terminal (“terminal B3”) is entered by themethod 418. - From terminal 133 (
FIG. 4D ), themethod 400 proceeds to block 434 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 forwards the load transaction to the storedvalue processor 214 for processing. Thecustomer 222 pays for the load transaction by having the clerk swipe thedual card 202 or via any other payment types at the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. Seeblock 436. Atblock 438, the payment is processed. (If the payment is by a credit card, the payment is processed by thecredit card processor 208.) Themethod 400 then proceeds to block 440 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 prints a receipt. The clerk gives thecustomer 222 the receipt, which shows the new value of the stored value account connected with adual card 202. Seeblock 442. Themethod 400 then terminates execution. -
FIG. 5 illustrates amethod 500 for providing a merging service for thedual card 202. From a start block (FIG. 5 ), themethod 500 proceeds to decision block 502 where a test is made to determine whether thecustomer 222 wishes to merge multiple dual cards. If the answer to the test atdecision block 502 is NO, themethod 500 terminates execution. Otherwise, if the answer to the test atdecision block 502 is YES, thecustomer 222 goes to a merge Web page on the Web site of the sponsor business and provides multiple dual card numbers to be merged. Seeblock 504. Atblock 506, the dual card sponsor Web site submits the merged transaction to the storedvalue processor 214. Thestore value processor 214 merges the dual cards and sends a confirmation response back to the dual card sponsor Web site. Seeblock 512, Themethod 500 then terminates execution. -
FIGS. 6A-6C illustrate amethod 600 for making payment transactions via thedual card 202. From a start block (FIG. 6A ), themethod 600 proceeds to block 602 where thecustomer 222 presents thedual card 202 as payment for goods or services to a clerk. The clerk swipes thedual card 202 on the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 in the sponsor store 204 b. Seeblock 604. Atblock 606, the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 recognizes thedual card 202 from its identification number. Themethod 600 proceeds to block 608 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 prompts the clerk to confirm a credit or stored value transaction as payment. The clerk confirms payment selection with acustomer 222. Seeblock 610. Atdecision block 612, a test is made to determine whether the stored value transaction was selected. If the answer to the test atdecision block 612 is NO, themethod 600 enters another continuation terminal (“terminal C1”). Otherwise, the answer to the test atdecision block 612 is YES, and themethod 600 enters another continuation terminal (“terminal C2”). - From terminal C1 (
FIG. 6B ), themethod 600 proceeds to block 614 where the dualcard support center 212 receives the credit transaction and sends the credit transaction to thecredit card processor 208. The dualcard support center 212 receives the processed credit transaction from thecredit card processor 208 and sends the credit transaction to the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. Seeblock 620. Themethod 600 proceeds to block 616 where thecustomer 222 receives a receipt from the clerk (and signs the receipt if needed). Themethod 600 terminates execution. - From terminal C2 (
FIG. 6B ), themethod 600 proceeds to block 618 where the dualcard support center 212 receives the stored value transaction and sends the stored value transaction to the storedvalue processor 214. The dualcard support center 212 receives the processed stored value transaction from the storedvalue processor 214 and sends the stored value transaction to the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1. Seeblock 620. Atdecision block 622, a test is made to determine whether there are sufficient funds. If the answer to the test atdecision block 622 is NO, themethod 600 enters another continuation terminal (“terminal C3”). Otherwise, the answer to the test atdecision block 622 is YES, and themethod 600 proceeds to another continuation terminal (“terminal C4”). - From terminal C3 (
FIG. 6C ), themethod 600 continues to block 624 where the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 displays amounts still owed. The customer tenders another type of payment, such as a credit card, to pay for the amount owed. Seeblock 626. Themethod 600 then terminates execution. - From terminal C4 (
FIG. 6C ), the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 prints a receipt and displays the balance of the stored value account. Seeblock 628. Atblock 630, the point-of-sale machine 204 b-1 prompts for a reload transaction if the balance is under a threshold, such as five dollars. Seeblock 630. Themethod 600 proceeds to block 632 where thecustomer 222 receives from the clerk a receipt showing the balance of the stored value account. Themethod 600 then terminates execution. - While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (3)
1. A computer-implemented method for merging dual cards, wherein each dual card is associated with a credit account maintained by a financial institution and a stored value account maintained by a sponsor, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving multiple dual card numbers to be merged via a Web page, wherein each dual card number falls within a numerical range that distinguishes a dual card associated with the dual card number from a credit card and a stored value card; and
merging the stored value accounts associated with the dual cards for which dual card numbers were received into one stored value account maintained by the sponsor.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising submitting by a dual card support center the received multiple dual card numbers to a stored value processor.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising instructing the stored value processor to merge the stored value accounts into one stored value account.
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