System and method for re-associating an account number to another transaction account

US6991157B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Fred Bishop · Glendale, US
• Trey Neemann · Glendale, US
• David Armes · Phoenix, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 14, 2004
• Grant date: Jan 31, 2006
• Expiry date: Jul 14, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/0833
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for converting a first transaction account device to a second transaction account device wherein a card number associated with, or defined as, a first transaction account (e.g., stored value account) is re-associated with, or re-defined as, a second transaction account (e.g., credit card account).