Patent ID: 8800868
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of processing credit card transactions for a fleet of motor vehicles for hire, comprising: maintaining a plurality of simultaneous wireless communication connections between a respective plurality of vehicles in a fleet and a central control center; through the plurality of wireless communication connections, receiving a plurality of messages for said plurality of vehicles at said central control center, the plurality of messages including credit card transaction information; and collecting said plurality of messages and said credit card transaction information from said plurality of vehicles and storing said plurality of messages and said credit card transaction information in said central control center in real-time or near real-time; aggregating said credit card transaction information at said central control center for the plurality of vehicles; assigning a merchant information at said central control center to said credit card transaction information, the merchant information including a driver, a vehicle, groups of vehicles or a fleet of vehicle information that corresponds to the credit card transaction information; and controlling authorization and settlement of the credit card transactions at the central control center based on said credit card transaction information received from said plurality of vehicles and said merchant information assigned at said central control center.