Patent ID: 9576291
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a server, a signal comprising an authorization request at a first time to authorize a fuel purchase event using a fuel card, wherein the authorization request comprises data that identifies a location of the fuel purchase event; receiving, by the server, a signal comprising location data of a vehicle, the location data identifying a location of the vehicle; comparing, by the server, the location of the fuel purchase event with the location of the vehicle; determining, by the server, if the location of the fuel purchase event substantially matches the location of the vehicle; generating, by the server, a first alert when the location of the fuel purchase event does not substantially match the location of the vehicle, the first alert being generated contemporaneous with the fuel purchase event; transmitting, by the server, a signal comprising the alert for submission to and presentation by a communications device in a timeframe contemporaneous with the fuel purchase event; responsive to the fuel purchase event using the fuel card, receiving, by the server, fuel card transaction data that is received as a batch data at a second time that is later than the first time, the fuel card transaction data identifying the location of the fuel purchase event and a quantity of fuel purchased for the vehicle; validating, by the server, an accuracy of the first alert by comparing the location of the fuel purchase event obtained at the second time with a location of the vehicle at a time that substantially matches a time of the fuel purchase event; and responsive to a determination that the first alert is inaccurate, updating the first alert with a result of the comparison of the location of the vehicle obtained at the second time with the location of the vehicle at the time that substantially matches the time of the fuel purchase event.