Automated routing of messages over a network
US5678010A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/03
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for processing credit card transactions is disclosed. Transaction data to be processed is sent by point of sale terminal to a terminal node connected to a sophisticated communications network. The terminal node uses routing data contained in the transaction data to establish a connection to a verification service host. The connection is established while the terminal node concurrently continues to receive and then validate the transaction data. Overall transaction processing time is reduced because the network connection needed for verification of the transaction data is established while, rather than after, transaction data is received and validated.
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