Wireless power supply to enable payment transaction

• US 10,242,355 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Neumann, Kai, van Lammeren, Johannes, Brink, Klaas
• Primary Examiner(s): Niquette, Robert R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Liz P
• Application Number:
  US14/081,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20150142653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,957 Days
• Field of Search: 705 44
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• 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: G07F 15/006 dispensed for the electrical charging of other devices than vehicles

Abstract

A method for completing a transaction at a terminal between a terminal and a mobile device including: initiating a transaction at the terminal; initiating communication with the mobile device; determining that the mobile device is without power; transmitting a wireless power signal to power the mobile device; sending a transaction authentication request message to the mobile device after transmitting the wireless power signal; receiving an authentication message from the mobile device; and completing the transaction after receiving the authentication message from the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for completing a transaction at a terminal between a terminal and a mobile device comprising:

initiating, by the terminal, the transaction associated with the mobile device at the terminal;

initiating, by the terminal, communication with the mobile device;

determining, by the terminal, that the mobile device includes a near field communication (NFC) chip;

determining, by the terminal, that the mobile device is without power;

transmitting, by the terminal, a wireless power signal to power the mobile device to complete the transaction based on the determination that the mobile device includes the NFC chip;

sending, by the terminal, a transaction authentication request message to the mobile device after transmitting the wireless power signal;

receiving, by the terminal, a transaction authentication message from the mobile device; and

completing, by the terminal, the transaction after receiving the authentication message from the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the mobile device is without power includes reading information from the NFC chip in the mobile device, wherein the read information indicates that the mobile device is without power.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating communication with the mobile device includes using one of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and near field communication.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating communication with the mobile device includes using a third party network accessible by both the transaction terminal and the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the received authentication message is sent when a user enters one of a personal identification number or a password on the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the received authentication message is sent when a user presents biometric information to the mobile device.

7. A method for completing a transaction between a terminal and a mobile device, wherein the transaction is initiated by the mobile device, comprising:

determining, by the terminal, that the mobile device includes a near field communication (NFC) chip;

determining, by the terminal, that the mobile device is without power;

transmitting, by the terminal, a wireless power signal to power the mobile device to complete the transaction based on the determination that the mobile device includes the NFC chip;

initiating, by the terminal, communication with the mobile device;

determining, by the terminal, that the mobile device would like to perform the transaction;

receiving, by the terminal, a transaction authentication message from the mobile device; and

completing, by the terminal, the transaction after receiving the authentication message from the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining that the mobile device is without power includes reading information from the NFC chip in the mobile device, wherein the read information indicates that the mobile device is without power.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein initiating communication with the mobile device includes using one of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and near field communication.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein initiating communication with the mobile device includes using a third party network accessible by both the transaction terminal and the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the received authentication message is sent when a user enters one of a personal identification number or a password on the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the received authentication message is sent when a user presents biometric information to the mobile device.

13. A transaction terminal system for completing transactions by interacting with a mobile device, comprising:

a user communication interface configured to communicate with the mobile device;

a wireless power supply configured to provide wireless power to the mobile device to complete the transaction; and

a terminal controller configured to control the user communication interface and the wireless power supply and configured to determine whether the mobile device includes a near field communication (NFC) chip and configured to determine when the mobile device is without power and then to control supplying wireless power to the mobile device if the mobile device includes the NFC chip.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the wireless power supply includes a plurality of wireless power supplies configured to provide wireless power in a specified area.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein terminal controller is further configured to initiate a transaction at the terminal.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein terminal controller is further configured to initiate communication with the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein terminal controller is further configured to send a transaction authentication request message to the mobile device after transmitting the wireless power signal, receive an authentication message from the mobile device, and complete the transaction after receiving the authentication message from the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein user communication interface is configured to communicate with the mobile device using one of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and near field communication.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein user communication interface is configured to communicate with the mobile device using a third party network accessible by both the transaction terminal and the mobile device.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein determining that the mobile device is without power includes reading information from the NFC chip in the mobile device,

wherein the read information indicates that the mobile device is without power.