Abstract: An expedited automated merchant boarding system in association with a distributed enhanced payment processing system includes a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (EPMS). The remote EPMS pre-boards anticipated POS terminal system components and records pre-boarding results information. The POS terminal system initiates merchant boarding by transmitting merchant account information. The remote EPMS receives merchant account information and establishes a merchant account. The POS terminal system utilizes protocol transactions including auto-boarding information to initiate auto-boarding with the remote EPMS. The remote EPMS auto-boards the POS terminal system utilizing received auto-boarding information and recorded pre-boarding results. The remote EPMS turns up selected payment management services for the merchant POS terminal system.

Abstract: Cost altering payment services (“CAPS”) system in association with a distributed enhanced payment (“DEP”) processing system includes a merchant point of sale (“POS”) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (“EPMS”). The remote EPMS receives payment transactions including additional risk mitigating payment transaction (“RMPT”) information and based on that additional RMPT information provides altered transaction costs. The remote EPMS provides facilities for the merchant to review and revise payment management services so as to utilize additional RMPT information received from the merchant POS terminal system so as to alter transaction costs. Such facilities provide information to determine the relative potential transaction cost benefits of various payment management service sets utilizing cost profiles that represent the costs of archival, recorded and projected future transactions.

Abstract: Cost altering payment services (“CAPS”) system in association with a distributed enhanced payment (“DEP”) processing system includes a merchant point of sale (“POS”) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (“EPMS”). The remote EPMS receives payment transactions including additional risk mitigating payment transaction (“RMPT”) information and based on that additional RMPT information provides altered transaction costs. The remote EPMS provides facilities for the merchant to review and revise payment management services so as to utilize additional RMPT information received from the merchant POS terminal system so as to alter transaction costs. Such facilities provide information to determine the relative potential transaction cost benefits of various payment management service sets utilizing cost profiles that represent the costs of archival, recorded and projected future transactions.

Abstract: An expedited automated merchant boarding system in association with a distributed enhanced payment processing system includes a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (EPMS). The remote EPMS pre-boards anticipated POS terminal system components and records pre-boarding results information. The POS terminal system initiates merchant boarding by transmitting merchant account information. The remote EPMS receives merchant account information and establishes a merchant account. The POS terminal system utilizes protocol transactions including auto-boarding information to initiate auto-boarding with the remote EPMS. The remote EPMS auto-boards the POS terminal system utilizing received auto-boarding information and recorded pre-boarding results. The remote EPMS turns up selected payment management services for the merchant POS terminal system.

Abstract: Cost altering payment services (“CAPS”) system in association with a distributed enhanced payment (“DEP”) processing system includes a merchant point of sale (“POS”) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (“EPMS”). The remote EPMS receives payment transactions including additional risk mitigating payment transaction (“RMPT”) information and based on that additional RMPT information provides altered transaction costs. The remote EPMS provides facilities for the merchant to review and revise payment management services so as to utilize additional RMPT information received from the merchant POS terminal system so as to alter transaction costs. Such facilities provide information to determine the relative potential transaction cost benefits of various payment management service sets utilizing cost profiles that represent the costs of archival, recorded and projected future transactions.

Abstract: Cost altering payment services (“CAPS”) system in association with a distributed enhanced payment (“DEP”) processing system includes a merchant point of sale (“POS”) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (“EPMS”). The remote EPMS receives payment transactions including additional risk mitigating payment transaction (“RMPT”) information and based on that additional RMPT information provides altered transaction costs. The remote EPMS provides facilities for the merchant to review and revise payment management services so as to utilize additional RMPT information received from the merchant POS terminal system so as to alter transaction costs. Such facilities provide information to determine the relative potential transaction cost benefits of various payment management service sets utilizing cost profiles that represent the costs of archival, recorded and projected future transactions.

Abstract: An expedited automated merchant boarding system in association with a distributed enhanced payment processing system includes a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (EPMS). The remote EPMS pre-boards anticipated POS terminal system components and records pre-boarding results information. The POS terminal system initiates merchant boarding by transmitting merchant account information. The remote EPMS receives merchant account information and establishes a merchant account. The POS terminal system utilizes protocol transactions including auto-boarding information to initiate auto-boarding with the remote EPMS. The remote EPMS auto-boards the POS terminal system utilizing received auto-boarding information and recorded pre-boarding results. The remote EPMS turns up selected payment management services for the merchant POS terminal system.

Abstract: A system and method for providing location information for communications through an access network in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The system and method involve receiving a communication including a message from an origination device. The communication includes access point information and the message includes an identifier of the communication. The access point information from the communication is extracted and the access point information or geographic data based on the access point information is stored in a database. The message including the identifier is sent to a destination device of the message. The storing of the access point information or the geographic data in the database enables the destination device to obtain the access point information or the geographic data using the identifier included in the message by querying the database.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting future locations of mobile communication devices utilizes connection-related data from a mobile access network supporting the mobile communication devices to determine latest locations of the mobile communication devices, which are used to predict the future locations of the mobile communication devices. In addition to the determined locations of the mobile communication devices, carrier-provided location predictive indicators and/or non-carrier location predictive indicators may be used to improve the accuracy of the predicted future locations.

Abstract: A system and method for providing location information for communications through an access network in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The system and method involve receiving a communication including a message from an origination device. The communication includes access point information and the message includes an identifier of the communication. The access point information from the communication is extracted and the access point information or geographic data based on the access point information is stored in a database. The message including the identifier is sent to a destination device of the message. The storing of the access point information or the geographic data in the database enables the destination device to obtain the access point information or the geographic data using the identifier included in the message by querying the database.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting future locations of mobile communication devices utilizes connection-related data from a mobile access network supporting the mobile communication devices to determine latest locations of the mobile communication devices, which are used to predict the future locations of the mobile communication devices. In addition to the determined locations of the mobile communication devices, carrier-provided location predictive indicators and/or non-carrier location predictive indicators may be used to improve the accuracy of the predicted future locations.

Abstract: A system and method for providing location information for communications through an access network in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The system and method involve receiving a communication including a message from an origination device. The communication includes access point information and the message includes an identifier of the communication. The access point information from the communication is extracted and the access point information or geographic data based on the access point information is stored in a database. The message including the identifier is sent to a destination device of the message. The storing of the access point information or the geographic data in the database enables the destination device to obtain the access point information or the geographic data using the identifier included in the message by querying the database.

Abstract: Cost altering payment services (“CAPS”) system in association with a distributed enhanced payment (“DEP”) processing system includes a merchant point of sale (“POS”) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (“EPMS”). The remote EPMS receives payment transactions including additional risk mitigating payment transaction (“RMPT”) information and based on that additional RMPT information provides altered transaction costs. The remote EPMS provides facilities for the merchant to review and revise payment management services so as to utilize additional RMPT information received from the merchant POS terminal system so as to alter transaction costs. Such facilities provide information to determine the relative potential transaction cost benefits of various payment management service sets utilizing cost profiles that represent the costs of archival, recorded and projected future transactions.

Abstract: An expedited automated merchant boarding system in association with a distributed enhanced payment processing system includes a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal system and a remote enhanced payment management system (EPMS). The remote EPMS pre-boards anticipated POS terminal system components and records pre-boarding results information. The POS terminal system initiates merchant boarding by transmitting merchant account information. The remote EPMS receives merchant account information and establishes a merchant account. The POS terminal system utilizes protocol transactions including auto-boarding information to initiate auto-boarding with the remote EPMS. The remote EPMS auto-boards the POS terminal system utilizing received auto-boarding information and recorded pre-boarding results. The remote EPMS turns up selected payment management services for the merchant POS terminal system.

Abstract: A system and method for providing location information for communications through an access network in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The system and method involve receiving a communication including a message from an origination device. The communication includes access point information and the message includes an identifier of the communication. The access point information from the communication is extracted and the access point information or geographic data based on the access point information is stored in a database. The message including the identifier is sent to a destination device of the message. The storing of the access point information or the geographic data in the database enables the destination device to obtain the access point information or the geographic data using the identifier included in the message by querying the database.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting future locations of mobile communication devices utilizes connection-related data from a mobile access network supporting the mobile communication devices to determine latest locations of the mobile communication devices, which are used to predict the future locations of the mobile communication devices. In addition to the determined locations of the mobile communication devices, carrier-provided location predictive indicators and/or non-carrier location predictive indicators may be used to improve the accuracy of the predicted future locations.

Abstract: In a sulfur-curable conjugated diene rubber compound formulation containing a silica reinforcing filler and a mercaptoalkyltrialkoxysilane coupling agent, the improvement which comprises increasing time-to-scorch by employing benzothiazyl sulfenamide accelerators at levels of above at least 1.5 phr.

Abstract: Smoke containing unagglomerated carbon black is subjected to sonic carbon black agglomeration thereby reducing the filter load and the danger of heat exchanger blockage.

Abstract: A fixed fluidized particulate solids bed heat recovery vessel or steam generator having indirect heat exchange means within a bed of fluidized carbonaceous solids, such as coke, pelleted carbon black and the like, and introduction of a gas containing entrained solids to effect fluidization of the bed of carbonaceous solids wherein in a preferred embodiment, the reaction effluent from a carbon black reaction zone comprising carbon black suspended in a non-oxidizing gas is preferably quenched, e.g., using water and/or cooled recycled reaction effluent and is then further cooled using a fluidized fixed bed of carbonaceous solids having a cooling coil within the fluidized bed.

Abstract: A blend comprising (1) 5-60 parts by weight of a solution polymerized resinous radial block copolymer and (2) 100 parts by weight of a rubbery solution polymerized copolymer having 65-90 percent polymerized conjugated diene. Such blends have been found to possess outstanding flex life and good hardness making them of particular utility in applications such as shoe soles.