Patent ID: 8589225
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a computer-based system for obtaining access to transportation services and from a multiple service transaction device, a location identifier describing a location of a transportation services provider, and a charge request to charge a fee to a financial account in response to an access request to access said transportation services using said multiple service transaction device, wherein said charge request includes information related to said transportation services provider; determining, by said computer-based system, that said location identifier is associated with a predefined geographic area comprising a plurality of service providers, wherein said predefined geographic area comprises at least one of a street, a city, a county, a state, a country, a continent, and a region; determining, by said computer-based system and based on said location identifier, that said transportation services provider is located within said predefined geographic area; adjusting, by said computer-based system, and based upon said determination that said transportation services provider is located within said predefined geographic area, and based upon said charge request and said fee, at least one of: a loyalty account or said financial account associated with said multiple service transaction device; and crediting, by said computer-based system, a transportation services provider account based upon said charge request, in response to said transportation services provider being located within said predefined geographic area, wherein said transportation services provider account is associated with said multiple service transaction device.