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Retail financial system testing system and methods

US11107086B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2017
Grant dateAug 31, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07G1/0009
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to testing retail financial system transactions. In some embodiments, a system comprises an automated robotic testing device configured to retrieve a selected card from a physical media library, interact, via the selected card, with a point-of-sale terminal, the point-of-sale terminal configured to receive from the selected card, information associated with the selected card, and transmit, to an external banking institution, the information, and a control circuit configured to determine the selected card, transmit, to the automated robotic testing device, the indication of the selected card, receive one of an authorization and a lack of authorization, in response to receipt of 1) authorization, cause the transaction to be completed, and 2) the lack of authorization, cause the transaction to be voided, determine whether a test associated with the transaction was successful, and log an indication of whether the test was successful.

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