Credit card processing for a vehicle fleet

Abstract

Credit card transactions are processed and managed for a fleet of motor vehicles for hire. A plurality of simultaneous wireless communication connections is maintained between a respective plurality of vehicles in the fleet and a central control center. A plurality of messages is received at the central control center, each one of said messages including credit card transaction information. For each vehicle, the messages and said credit card transaction information are stored in the central control center in real-time or near real-time. A credit card transaction reconciliation report can be produced at any time, in response to a user request, for a motor vehicle identified in the user request. The credit card transaction reconciliation report utilizes the messages and credit card transaction information collected and stored in the central control center.

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         22 . A method of processing credit card transactions for a fleet of motor vehicles, comprising:
 receiving at a control center a plurality of messages containing credit card transaction information from one or more of the motor vehicles;   assigning merchant information at the central control center to the credit card transaction information, the merchant information including information about a driver, a vehicle, a group of vehicles, or a fleet of vehicles that corresponds to the credit card transaction information; and   controlling authorization and settlement of credit card transactions at the central control center based on the credit card transaction information and the merchant information.   
     
     
         23 . A method of processing credit card transactions for a fleet of motor vehicles, comprising:
 receiving at a control center a plurality of messages containing credit card transaction information from one or more of the motor vehicles, wherein the credit card transaction information is associated with merchant information, the merchant information including information about a driver, a vehicle, a group of vehicles, or a fleet of vehicles that corresponds to the credit card transaction information; and   controlling authorization and settlement of credit card transactions at the central control center based on the credit card transaction information and the merchant information.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 22  further comprising assigning merchant information at the central control center to the credit card transaction information.