Patent ID: 8364552
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A server computer comprising a processor, a computer readable storage medium, and software stored on the computer readable storage medium, the software, when executed by the processor, causes the server computer to perform functions including: receiving, during a transaction between a consumer and a merchant via a merchant access device associated with the merchant, an image of the merchant access device, the image including characteristics of the merchant access device located outside of an electronic display of the merchant access device; receiving, during the transaction between the consumer and the merchant, location data indicating a location of the mobile communication device; identifying the merchant access device from a plurality of merchant access devices associated with the merchant participating in the transaction using the characteristics of the merchant access device located outside of an electronic display of the merchant access device included in the received image; wherein identifying the merchant access device includes: sending an authorization response message to the merchant access device, wherein the authorization response message indicates whether or not the transaction is approved.