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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Phillip Craig Graves, Atlanta, GA (US);
Merrill Brooks Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phil M. Chakiris, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phillip Craig Graves, Atlanta, GA (US);
Merrill Brooks Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phil M. Chakiris, Atlanta, GA (US);
e2Interactive, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for processing a stored-value card transaction request in a card data management system is presented. The management system has a central processor in communication with one or more point-of-sale terminals over a communications network. Each terminal has a unique terminal identifier and is associated with a location and a prepaid card merchant. The central processor is in communication with a database having stored therein a plurality of card records. Each of these card records contains data associated with a stored-value card distributed to a prepaid card merchant for further distribution to purchasers at a location controlled by the prepaid card merchant. The transaction request comprises a requesting terminal identifier, a card identifier assigned to a stored value card, and information indicative of a requested transaction type. The method further comprises determining if the requesting terminal is authorized to request the requested transaction type for the stored value card.