Translating data signals between a frontend interface and a backend server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10832229-B2
Application number	US-201514958170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Dec 3, 2015
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

A data signal translation device for translating a data signal between a frontend interface and a backend server that is in communication with a processing network is described. Additionally, a method and a computer-readable storage medium for translating a data signal between a frontend interface and a backend server that is in communication with a processing network are described.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A data signal translation device for translating a data signal between a frontend interface and a backend server that is in communication with a processing network, said data signal translation device configured to:
receive a data signal including command data in a first format through a frontend interface coupled to a client computing device, the command data associated with a command to perform an operation associated with the processing of payment transactions through the processing network by the backend server;
translate the command data from the first format to a second format that is different from the first format;
apply the translated command data to at least one replaceable logic module stored in the data signal translation device, wherein the at least one replaceable logic module:
verifies that the translated command data is formatted pursuant to at least one stored rule associated with the operation of the backend server, the at least one stored rule including whether the translated command data includes a complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data;
when the verification is successful, generates a function call to the backend server based on the translated command data; and
when the verification is unsuccessful, adjusts the translated command data to match the complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data and generates the function call; and

transmit the function call to the backend server, whereby the backend server performs the operation without requiring the client computing device to communicate in the second format.

2. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , wherein the data signal is a first data signal, said data signal translation device is further configured to:
receive a second data signal from the backend server, the second data signal including response data associated with a response to the command;
translate the response data from the second format to the first format; and
transmit the response to the frontend interface.

3. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further configured such that receiving the data signal including command data further comprises receiving the data signal including command data associated with a command to view an adjustment to at least one payment transaction processed through the processing network.

4. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further configured such that receiving the data signal including command data further comprises receiving the data signal including command data associated with a command to view a history of payment transactions associated with a particular payment account that were processed through the processing network.

5. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further configured such that receiving the data signal including command data further comprises receiving the data signal including command data associated with a command to view at least one stored transaction flagged as fraudulent and stored in a database in communication with the backend server.

6. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further comprising the frontend interface, wherein said frontend interface includes a web server configured to transmit at least one web page to the client computing device communicatively coupled to the web server.

7. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further comprising the frontend interface, wherein said frontend interface includes an application programming interface (API) configured to communicate with an application operating on the client computing device that is communicatively coupled to the frontend interface.

8. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further configured to:
receive an additional replaceable logic module;
receive a second data signal;
determine that the second data signal includes second data associated with the additional replaceable logic module; and
apply the second data to the additional replaceable logic module.

9. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , further configured such that receiving the data signal including command data further comprises receiving the data signal including command data associated with a single message transaction processed through the processing network.

10. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , wherein the complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data includes an account identifier formatted in a predefined format and a date range including a first and second date.

11. The data signal translation device of claim 1 , wherein the complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data includes an account identifier, wherein to adjust the translated command data to match the complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data, said data signal translation device is further configured to at least one of:
(i) prepend a predefined prefix,
(ii) append a predefined suffix, and
(iii) add padding data
to the account identifier to format the account identifier into a predefined format.

12. A method for translating a data signal between a frontend interface and a backend server that is in communication with a processing network, said method is implemented by a data signal translation device coupled to a memory device and to the backend server network, said method comprising:
receiving a data signal including command data in a first format through a frontend interface coupled to a client computing device, the command data associated with a command to perform an operation associated with the processing of payment transactions through the processing network by the backend server;
translating the command data from the first format to a second format that is different from the first format;
applying the translated command data to at least one replaceable logic module stored in the data signal translation device, wherein the at least one replaceable logic:
verifies that the translated command data is formatted pursuant to at least one stored rule associated with the operation of the backend server, the at least one stored rule including whether the translated command data includes a complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data;
when the verification is successful, generates a function call to the backend server based on the translated command data; and
when the verification is unsuccessful, adjusts the translated command data to match the complete set of parameters needed by the backend server to process the translated command data and generates the function call; and

transmitting the function call to the backend server, whereby the backend server performs the operation without requiring the client computing device to communicate in the second format.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving a second data signal from the backend server, the second data signal including response data associated with a response to the command;
translating the response data from the second format to the first format; and
transmitting the response to the frontend interface.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein receiving the data signal including command data further comprises receiving the data signal including command data associated with a command to view an adjustment to at least one payment transaction processed through the processing network.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein rec

Assignees

• Mastercard International Inc

Inventors

• Kamal Mohammed
• Larosa Theresa
• Lynn David
• Aprik Tom A

Classifications

• H04L67/565

  Conversion or adaptation of application format or content (adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561) · CPC title

• H04L67/01

  Protocols · CPC title

• G06Q20/4016

  involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing · CPC title

• G06Q20/027 Primary

  involving a payment switch or gateway · CPC title

• G06F16/258

  Data format conversion from or to a database · CPC title