Patent ID: 11935027
Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a transaction service provider system, cause the at least one processor to:
receive augmented reality (AR) map data associated with a merchant, the AR map data generated from at least one AR recording device and comprising at least one environmental anchor and at least one virtual object reference point, wherein the AR map data comprises a first portion associated with a first authorized area of operation and a second portion associated with a second authorized area of operation;
store the AR map data associated with a merchant identifier;
store operational parameters in association with the first authorized area of operation and the second authorized area of operation, wherein the operational parameters associated with the first authorized area of operation permit a type of transaction and the operational parameters associated with the second authorized area of operation prohibits the type of transaction;
receive a request for authentication of at least one operation of at least one merchant point-of-sale (POS) device, the request comprising the merchant identifier, wherein the at least one operation comprises an authorization request for a transaction to be completed by the at least one merchant POS device and to be processed by the transaction service provider system
retrieve, based on a current position of the at least one merchant POS device, at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the AR map data corresponding to a location in at least one of the first authorized area of operation or the second authorized area of operation;
transmit at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the AR map data to the at least one merchant POS device, wherein receipt of at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the AR map data by the at least one merchant POS device causes the at least one merchant POS device to execute an AR re-localization process based on at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the AR map data; and
in response to completion of the AR re-localization process by the at least one merchant POS device, and based on the operational parameters, authenticate the at least one operation.