Alan Gregory Sims

US Patent:

7783572, Aug 24, 2010

Filed:

Nov 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/993767

Inventors:

Alan J. Sims - Carrollton TX, US

Assignee:

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705 50, 705 65, 705 68, 705 75

Abstract:

Downloading configuration data to program card terminals and providing real-time data of activity occurring at card terminals. A merchant can log on to a system server and enter information to program options for its card terminals such as via a web page on an Internet site. The system server formats the information into a file based upon a communication protocol and programming rules for the card terminal, and downloads the file to it as a data stream. The card terminal programs itself according to the configuration data. A merchant can also view data for activity occurring at its card terminals, possibly in real-time proximate to detection of the activity by the system server. In conjunction with processing transactions or other activity from the card terminals, the system server replicates the records for the activity and makes them available to merchants such as via a web page on an Internet site. Both the entry of configuration data and viewing of real-time activity can occur at a network connection remote from the card terminals, allowing the merchants to program the card terminals and view their activity at any location having network access.

US Patent:

8015110, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

Mar 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/092529

Inventors:

Alan Sims - Carrollton TX, US
Brian Rubarts - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. - Frisco TX

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 40

Abstract:

A system and method of aggregating multiple transactions over a network-based electronic payment transaction processing system is provided. The system includes a transport-aggregating clear-text Internet transaction (TACIT) server designed to allow conventional electronic payment transaction processing systems to work over networks which rely on the Internet Protocol, and to still support the fault-tolerance and load balancing. In one embodiment, the system aggregates multiple transmission control protocol sockets into a single socket to a back-end payment processing system in a single application. The transport-aggregating, cleartext Internet transaction (TACIT) server resides on an intermediate system that is positioned between the Internet endpoints and a payment transaction processing system (TPS).