System and server for receiving transaction requests

US10963882B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• IPCO 2012 Limited · GB

Inventors

• Steven George Garlick · Chino Hills, US
• Neil Antony Masters · Heysham, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 21, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/405
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for receiving transaction requests from a financial institution, the system comprising i) a plurality of servers connected over a network, wherein each server comprises a storage unit configured to store a settlement risk position which is the sum of the value of previously processed transaction requests over a period of time, a debit cap value associated with the financial institution, an adjustment value and a new transaction request having a transaction value, wherein the debit cap value stored in each server is determined in accordance with the total debit cap attributed to the financial institution and the number of servers in the system; ii) communication circuitry configured to receive the adjustment value over the network, the adjustment value being determined as the average, value of the settlement risk position across the plurality of servers; and iii) control circuitry configured to determine whether the debit cap has been exceeded by comparing tire debit cap value with the sum of the settlement risk position, the adjustment value and the transaction value of the new transaction request, whereby in the event that the debit cap valu…