System and method for mobile payments in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A payment server configured to share payments among occupants of a vehicle, wherein the payment server is configured to:
- receive, from a respective mobile device associated with a corresponding occupant, an identification and seat position of each occupant of the vehicle, wherein the identification and the seat position of each occupant are computed by the respective mobile device associated with the corresponding occupant;
receive, from a payment station, a payment request comprising a payment amount and a vehicle identification;
access, in a database associated with the payment server, a record associated with the vehicle identification, wherein the record includes the identification and the seat position of each occupant of the vehicle; and
transmit, to an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system in the vehicle a first billing message associated with the payment request, the first billing message configured to be displayed on a screen of an IVI head unit in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A payment server configured to share payments among occupants of a vehicle. The payment server receives a payment request comprising a payment amount and a vehicle identification, accesses a database record associated with the vehicle identification, the record including an identification and seat position of each vehicle occupant as determined from a mobile device of each occupant, and identifies the vehicle driver. The server transmits to an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system a first billing message associated with the payment request, the IVI system displaying the first billing message on a screen of an IVI head unit. The first billing message offers the driver an option to share the payment amount with a second occupant of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A payment server configured to share payments among occupants of a vehicle, wherein the payment server is configured to:
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receive, from a respective mobile device associated with a corresponding occupant, an identification and seat position of each occupant of the vehicle, wherein the identification and the seat position of each occupant are computed by the respective mobile device associated with the corresponding occupant; receive, from a payment station, a payment request comprising a payment amount and a vehicle identification; access, in a database associated with the payment server, a record associated with the vehicle identification, wherein the record includes the identification and the seat position of each occupant of the vehicle; and transmit, to an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system in the vehicle a first billing message associated with the payment request, the first billing message configured to be displayed on a screen of an IVI head unit in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of sharing payments among occupants of a vehicle, wherein one or more mobile devices are associated with corresponding ones of a number of occupants of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a respective mobile device associated with a corresponding occupant, an identification and seat position of each occupant of the vehicle, wherein the identification and the seat position of each occupant are computed by the respective mobile device associated with the corresponding occupant; receiving, by a payment server from a payment station, a payment request comprising a payment amount and a vehicle identification; accessing a record associated with the vehicle identification, wherein the record is located in a database associated with the payment server and includes an identification and seat position for each of the number of occupants of the vehicle; and transmitting, to an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system in the vehicle, a first billing message associated with the payment request, the first billing message configured to be displayed on a screen of an IVI head unit in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, is configured to cause the processor to:
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receive, from a respective mobile device associated with a corresponding occupant, an identification and seat position of each occupant of a vehicle, wherein the identification and the seat position of each occupant are computed by the respective mobile device associated with the corresponding occupant; receive, from a payment station, a payment request comprising a payment amount and a vehicle identification; access, in a database associated with a payment server, a record associated with the vehicle identification, wherein the record includes an identification and seat position of each occupant of the vehicle; and transmit, to an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system in the vehicle, a first billing message associated with the payment request, the first billing message configured to be displayed on a screen of an IVI head unit in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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