Method, apparatus, and computer program product for network data linking and transmission thereof

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for improving network database functionalities are discussed therein, such as a computer-implemented method including generating, in a network database, a first dataset associated with a client account, wherein the first dataset indicates a restricted value; receiving, from a client device associated with the client account, a first data linking query to associate the first dataset with an instrument identifier; generating, in the network database, a dataset pointer mapping the first dataset with the instrument identifier, wherein the instrument identifier is associated with a physical instrument; receiving a transmission indication associated with the physical instrument, wherein the transmission indication indicates the instrument identifier and a partial amount associated with the first dataset; updating, in the network database, the first dataset based on the transmission indication; and outputting, to the client device, a transmission notification indicating the updated first dataset.

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         21 . An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
 in response to receiving a dataset generation request from a client device associated with a client account, generate a dataset associated with the client account in a network database;   in response to receiving a data linking query associated with the dataset from the client device, determine whether the client account is associated with at least one instrument identifier;   in response to determining that the client account is not associated with the at least one instrument identifier, transmit an instrument identifier request to the client device;   receive an instrument identifier associated with a physical instrument from the client device; and   generate a dataset pointer that establishes a data connection between the dataset and the instrument identifier.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
 in response to receiving the data linking query associated with the dataset from the client device, determine whether the dataset is linkable.   
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
 in response to determining that the dataset is not linkable, output, to the client device, an electronic notification indicating that the data linking query is not completed.   
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the dataset generation request is associated with a completed transaction indication, wherein the dataset indicates a restricted value from the completed transaction indication. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
 in response to receiving a transmission indication between the physical instrument and a terminal device, trigger updating the dataset in the network database based on the transmission indication.   
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the dataset indicates a restricted value, wherein the transmission indication indicates the instrument identifier and a partial amount associated with the dataset. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
 determine whether the partial amount satisfies the restricted value; and   in response to determining that the partial amount does not satisfy the restricted value, decrease the restricted value based on the partial amount.   
     
     
         28 . A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer executable code portions stored therein, the computer executable code portions comprising program code instructions configured to:
 in response to receiving a dataset generation request from a client device associated with a client account, generate a dataset associated with the client account in a network database;   in response to receiving a data linking query associated with the dataset from the client device, determine whether the client account is associated with at least one instrument identifier;   in response to determining that the client account is not associated with the at least one instrument identifier, transmit an instrument identifier request to the client device;   receive an instrument identifier associated with a physical instrument from the client device; and   generate a dataset pointer that establishes a data connection between the dataset and the instrument identifier.   
     
     
         29 . The computer program product of  claim 28 , wherein the computer executable code portions comprise the program code instructions configured to:
 in response to receiving the data linking query associated with the dataset from the client device, determine whether the dataset is linkable.   
     
     
         30 . The computer program product of  claim 29 , wherein the computer executable code portions comprise the program code instructions configured to:
 in response to determining that the dataset is not linkable, output, to the client device, an electronic notification indicating that the data linking query is not completed.   
     
     
         31 . The computer program product of  claim 28 , wherein the dataset generation request is associated with a completed transaction indication, wherein the dataset indicates a restricted value from the completed transaction indication. 
     
     
         32 . The computer program product of  claim 28 , wherein the computer executable code portions comprise the program code instructions configured to:
 in response to receiving a transmission indication between the physical instrument and a terminal device, trigger updating the dataset in the network database based on the transmission indication.   
     
     
         33 . The computer program product of  claim 32 , wherein the dataset indicates a restricted value, wherein the transmission indication indicates the instrument identifier and a partial amount associated with the dataset. 
     
     
         34 . The computer program product of  claim 33 , wherein the computer executable code portions comprise the program code instructions configured to:
 determine whether the partial amount satisfies the restricted value; and   in response to determining that the partial amount does not satisfy the restricted value, decrease the restricted value based on the partial amount.   
     
     
         35 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 in response to receiving a dataset generation request from a client device associated with a client account, generating a dataset associated with the client account in a network database;   in response to receiving a data linking query associated with the dataset from the client device, determining whether the client account is associated with at least one instrument identifier;   in response to determining that the client account is not associated with the at least one instrument identifier, transmitting an instrument identifier request to the client device;   receiving an instrument identifier associated with a physical instrument from the client device; and   generating a dataset pointer that establishes a data connection between the dataset and the instrument identifier.   
     
     
         36 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 in response to receiving the data linking query associated with the dataset from the client device, determining whether the dataset is linkable.   
     
     
         37 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 36 , further comprising:
 in response to determining that the dataset is not linkable, outputting, to the client device, an electronic notification indicating that the data linking query is not completed.   
     
     
         38 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 35 , wherein the dataset generation request is associated with a completed transaction indication, wherein the dataset indicates a restricted value from the completed transaction indication. 
     
     
         39 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 in response to receiving a transmission indication between the physical instrument and a terminal device, triggering updating the dataset in the network database based on the transmission indication.   
     
     
         40 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 39 , wherein the dataset indicates a restricted value, wherein the transmission indication indicates the instrument identifier and a partial amount associated with the dataset.