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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Cristian Radu, Beauvechain, BE;
Valerie Wouters, Genval, BE;
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method () of requesting consent from a consumer to complete an action. The method () comprises: determining () a time interval during which a probability of a consumer providing consent to complete the action exceeds a probability of the consumer not providing consent to complete the action; and requesting () consent from the consumer to complete the action during the time interval. Also disclosed is a system () for requesting consent from a consumer to complete an action. The system () comprises a probability processor () and a request processor (). The probability processor () is configured to determine a time interval during which a probability of a consumer providing consent to complete the action exceeds a probability of the consumer not providing consent to complete the action. The request processor () is configured to request consent from the consumer to complete the action during the time interval. The action may comprise: a payment transaction, an exchange of data, and/or an update to terms and conditions of use or a service agreement. The method () and/or system () may be used in the completion of a merchant-initiated transaction.