System and method for determining merchant location and availability using transaction data
AssigneeMastercard International Incorporated
InventorPeter GROARKE
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Abstract
A method for determining merchant availability is provided. The method includes storing in an electronic storage device a database of merchant transactions; accessing information in the database concerning the transactions, including time of the transactions and locations for merchants participating in the transactions, and assembling the information to provide locations where a merchant is currently available for conducting business. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing instructions of a computer program, which when executed by a computer system, results in performance of steps of the method.
Claims26
A system for determining merchant availability, comprising:
- an electronic storage device having a database of merchant transactions stored therein;
- an access path for allowing access to information concerning the transactions, the information including time of the transactions and location for merchants participating in the transactions, and
- a processor for assembling the information to provide a person with one or a plurality of locations of merchants that are presently open and available for conducting business.
A method for determining merchant availability comprising:
- storing in an electronic storage device a database of merchant transactions;
- accessing information in the database concerning the transactions, the information including time and location for transactions by merchants participating in the transactions;
- and
- using a processor to assemble the information to provide a person with one or a plurality of locations of merchants that are presently open and available for conducting business.
(canceled)
A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing instructions of a computer program which when executed by a computer system results in performance of steps of a method for determining merchant availability comprising:
- storing in an electronic storage device a database of merchant transactions;
- accessing information in the database concerning the transactions, the information including time of the transactions and location for merchants participating in the transactions;
- and
- assembling the information to provide locations a person with one or a plurality of locations of merchants that are presently open and available for conducting business.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.