Retail card application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10984404-B2
Application number	US-201414515853-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2014
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

An application platform configurable for processing a plurality of retail-branded credit cards is provided. Embodiments include a configurable front end comprising a graphical user interface layer that is configurable to a specific one of a plurality of retail-branded credit cards and a backend layer comprising credit card functionality for directly performing credit card transactions associated with a specific one of the plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile device comprising:
a memory to store instructions; and
one or more processors, to execute the instructions to:
receive information about a plurality of retail-branded credit cards;
store the information about the plurality of retail-branded credit cards;
configure a front end comprising a graphical user interface layer to provide, for display on a display of the mobile device, any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
the front end capable of displaying any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
the graphical user interface layer configured to provide for display on the display of the mobile device an animated digital watermark in conjunction with any of the plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
wherein a touch, by a human, on the display of the mobile device at a location of the animated digital watermark causes a visual message to be displayed on the display of the mobile device; and

configure a backend layer comprising credit card functionality to directly perform credit card transactions associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards after the touch, by the human, on the display of the mobile device at the location of the animated digital watermark.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
approve a credit issuance to a user.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
create a credit account for a user.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
use earned credit card rewards points associated with a user.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
purchase items at a store associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

6. The mobile device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
receive promotions associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, cause the one or more processors to:
receive information about a plurality of retail-branded credit cards;
store the information about the plurality of retail-branded credit cards;
configure a front end comprising a graphical user interface layer to provide, for display on a display of the mobile device, any of the plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
the front end capable of displaying any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
the graphical user interface layer configured to provide for display on the display of the mobile device an animated digital watermark in conjunction with any of the plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
wherein a touch, by a human, on the display of the mobile device at a location of the animated digital watermark causes a visual message to be displayed on the display of the mobile device; and

configure a backend layer comprising credit card functionality to directly perform credit card transactions associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards after the touch, by the human, on the display of the mobile device at the location of the animated digital watermark.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
approve a credit issuance to a user.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
create a credit account for a user.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
use earned credit card rewards points associated with a user.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
purchase items at a store associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive promotions associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

13. A method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile device, information about a plurality of retail-branded credit cards;
storing, at the mobile device, information about the plurality of retail-branded credit cards;
configuring, by the mobile device, a-front end comprising a graphical user interface layer to provide, for display on a display of the mobile device, any of the plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
the front end capable of displaying any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
the graphical user interface layer configured to provide for display on the display of the mobile device an animated digital watermark in conjunction with any of the plurality of retail-branded credit cards,
wherein a touch, by a human, on the display of the mobile device at a location of the animated digital watermark causes a visual message to be displayed on the display of the mobile device; and

configuring, by the mobile device, a backend layer comprising credit card functionality to directly perform credit card transactions associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards after the touch, by the human, on the display of the mobile device at the location of the animated digital watermark.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
approving a credit issuance to a user.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
creating a credit account for a user.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
using earned credit card rewards points associated with a user.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
purchasing items at a store associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving promotions associated with any of said plurality of retail-branded credit cards.

Assignees

• Comenity Llc

Inventors

• Nack David
• Walz James

Classifications

• G06Q20/3224 Primary

  Transactions dependent on location of M-devices · CPC title

• G06Q20/363

  with the personal data of a user · CPC title

• G06Q20/3227

  using secure elements embedded in M-devices · CPC title

• G06Q20/3274

  using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device · CPC title

• G06Q20/3278

  RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices · CPC title