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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Mark Carlson, Hall Moon Bay, CA (US);
Patrick Stan, Pacifica, CA (US);
Patrick Faith, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ayman Hammad, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ben Rewis, Oakland, CA (US);
Mark Carlson, Hall Moon Bay, CA (US);
Patrick Stan, Pacifica, CA (US);
Patrick Faith, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ayman Hammad, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ben Rewis, Oakland, CA (US);
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein include systems and methods for sending merchant alert messages. The merchant can specify criteria indicating the types of customers for which he desires to receive alerts. Merchant alert messages can be sent based on characteristics of a customer, including the customer's proximity to the merchant. The merchant can use the alert message to provide better service to the customer or prevent the customer from engaging in transactions, depending on the contents of the merchant alert message.