Invention Application
- Patent Title: SURCHARGE AUDITING
- Patent Title (中): 投资审查
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Application No.: US14476958Application Date: 2014-09-04
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Publication No.: US20140372238A1Publication Date: 2014-12-18
- Inventor: Matthew D. Murphy , William S. Ivey
- Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
- Main IPC: G06Q20/40
- IPC: G06Q20/40 ; G06Q20/20

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for auditing a transaction record are provided. The transaction record may correspond to a credit card transaction. The auditing may include identifying a surcharge violation. The surcharge violation may be an unlawful surcharge. The auditing may identify patterns of double surcharging. Transaction-level auditing may include ensuring that a surcharge is returned upon a product return. A mobile wallet application may allow consumers to access and/or report merchant surcharge compliance activity. Functionality may include surcharge receipt scanning for use in crosschecking authenticity of a consumer report. Additional crosscheck functionality provided by geographic location support. Embodiments may include a registry for merchants that certify their surcharge calculations.
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