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Merchant-consumer bridging platform apparatuses, methods and systems

US11093919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2018
Grant dateAug 17, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q20/4016
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The MERCHANT-CONSUMER BRIDGING PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“MCB-Platform”) various activity requests (e.g., transaction request, merchant information update request, offer issuance request, etc.) via MCB-Platform components into transaction records and merchant database updates outputs. In one implementation, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving an activity request including merchant information associated with a merchant; retrieving a previously stored merchant record from a database; determining merchant information update indicia based on a comparison of the merchant information and the previously stored merchant record; determining a confidence metric for the merchant information update; retrieving a confidence requirement based on the activity request; determining, within a low-latency processing time-frame, whether the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement; performing the requested activity and updating the previously stored merchant record with the merchant information update indicia when the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement; and declining the activity request when the det…

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