Mobile barcode generation and payment

• US 10,176,474 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2014
• Issued: 01/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wong, Catherine A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Eric T
• Application Number:
  US14/511,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20150095234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/22 Payment schemes or models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

An application on user'"'"'s mobile device (having a display screen) generates a transaction-specific barcode on the display, where the barcode contains a plurality of funding sources for the transaction and/or merchant loyalty, reward, or membership numbers. The barcode can be scanned to make purchases at a point of sale (POS).

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising;

receiving geo-location data from a mobile device of a user;

accessing, from a database, user data associated with the user;

determining, based on the geo-location data and the user data, a plurality of funding sources for the user;

determining, based on the geo-location data, a local offer;

generating a machine-readable code comprising funding data identifying the plurality of funding sources and the local offer;

communicating the machine-readable code to the mobile device;

receiving, from a merchant device, transaction data for a transaction, wherein the transaction data comprises the machine-readable code and item data directed to items associated with the transaction;

determining, from the funding data of the machine-readable code received from the merchant device, the plurality of funding sources and the local offer;

selecting, based on the geo-location data and the item data, one or more of the plurality of funding sources for use in the transaction;

determining, based on the item data, that the local offer can be applied to the transaction;

applying the local offer to the transaction; and

processing a payment for the transaction utilizing the selected one or more funding sources.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the selecting is further based on the user data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of funding sources comprises one or more loyalty cards.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the transaction data further comprises conditions for use that are predetermined by the user.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the conditions comprise at least one of a maximum amount per transaction, a maximum number of transactions per time period, a maximum amount of transactions per time period, or a maximum amount for a merchant.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine-readable code further comprises data indicating an expiration date for the machine-readable code.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise:

authenticating the transaction data by determining that the machine-readable code was not expired when scanned.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

analyzing at least one of user settings, user preferences, merchant information, transaction location, or expiration of funding sources, wherein the determining the plurality of funding sources is further based on the analyzing.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the authenticating the transaction data further comprises determining whether the plurality of funding sources can be used in the transaction.

10. A method of facilitating payment on a mobile device comprising:

receiving, by a communication component, geo-location data from a mobile device of a user;

accessing, by a processing component from a database, user data associated with the user;

determining, by the processing component and based on the geo-location data and the user data, a plurality of funding sources for the user;

determining, by the processing component based on the geo-location data, a local offer;

generating, by the processing component, a machine-readable code comprising funding data identifying the plurality of funding sources and the local offer;

transmitting, by the communication component, the machine-readable code to the mobile device;

receiving, by the communication component, transaction data for a transaction from a merchant device, wherein the transaction data comprises the machine-readable code and item data directed to items associated with the transaction;

determining, by the processing component and from the funding data of the machine-readable code received from the merchant device, the plurality of funding sources and the local offer;

selecting, by the processing component and based on the geo-location data and the item data, one or more of the plurality of funding sources for use in the transaction;

determining, by the processing component and based on the item data, the local offer can be applied to the transaction;

applying, by the processing component, the local offer to the transaction; and

processing, by the processing component, a payment for the transaction utilizing the selected one or more funding sources.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the selecting is further based on the user data.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the transaction data further comprises conditions for use that are predetermined by the user.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the machine-readable code is valid for only one transaction.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the transaction data is generated after items for purchase are scanned.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising authenticating, by the processing component, a merchant for the merchant device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein authenticating the merchant comprises determining whether the merchant has a valid account with a payment service provider.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving geo-location data from a mobile device of a user;

accessing, from a database, user data associated with the user;

determining, based on the geo-location data and the user data, a plurality of funding sources for the user;

determining, based on the geo-location data, a local offer;

generating a machine-readable code comprising funding data identifying the plurality of funding sources and the local offer;

communicating the machine-readable code to the mobile device;

receiving, by a communication component from a merchant device, transaction data for a transaction, wherein the transaction data comprises the machine-readable code and item data directed to items associated with the transaction;

determining, from the funding data of the machine-readable code received from the merchant device, the plurality of funding sources and the local offer;

selecting, based on the geo-location data and the item data, one or more of the plurality of funding sources for use in the transaction;

determining, based on to the item data, that the local offer can be applied to the transaction;

applying the local offer to the transaction; and

processing, a payment for the transaction utilizing the selected one or more funding sources.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the selecting is further based on the user data.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the plurality of funding sources comprises one or more loyalty cards.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the transaction data is generated after items for purchase are scanned.