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AssigneeMastercard International Incorporated
InventorDexter Edward Bryant, II
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A computer-implemented method for performing an electronic transaction using a payment computer coupled to a database is provided. The transaction includes an item purchased in association with a vehicle and initiated by a cardholder with a merchant. The method includes receiving, at the payment computer, an authorization request message from the merchant, the authorization request message including first transaction data, wherein the first transaction data includes a vehicle identifier for identifying the vehicle, an account data associated with the cardholder, and purchase data associated with a first purchased item; transmitting an authorization response message from the payment computer to the merchant, the authorization response message including an approval of the electronic transaction by an issuer bank; storing, within the database, the first transaction data including the vehicle identifier; storing, within the database, other transaction data associated with other purchased items for the vehicle, wherein the first transaction data and the other transaction data define a total transaction data associated with the vehicle; and tracking, by the vehicle identifier, the total transaction data for access by the cardholder.
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A computer-implemented method for monitoring vehicle expenses using a payment processing computer coupled to a database, said method comprising:
A system for monitoring vehicle expenses, said system comprising:
A computer-implemented method for monitoring vehicle expenses using a user computer device in communication with a payment processing computer through a communication network, the user computer device including a processor coupled to a memory, said method comprising:
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