System, method and article of manufacture to conserve power in a mobile device by temporarily displaying a scanning code without unlocking a mobile device

• US 10,425,892 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2016
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RAID One IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Avant-Garde IP, LLC
• Inventors: Soundararajan, Ramraj
• Primary Examiner(s): Ade, Garcia
• Application Number:
  US15/134,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234775A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,251 Days
• Field of Search: 705 16
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3221 Access to banking information through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of 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 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0209 in terminal devices terminal devices per se H04W88/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Power is conserved in a mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper by (1) identifying when the mobile device is at a business location, (2) temporarily replacing the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device to an image having a scanning code (e.g., a QR code, a barcode, etc.), the scanning code encoding payment information for conducting a transaction at the business location, (3) activating a display of the mobile device and rendering the image having the scanning code as the lock screen wallpaper on the activated display of the mobile device which remains in the screen locked state, and (4) conserving power in the mobile device by providing the image having the scanning code as the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device, without having to unlock the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method to conserve power in a mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper, the method comprising:

identifying the mobile device is at a business location;

temporarily replacing the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device to an image having a QR code, the QR code encoding payment information for conducting a transaction at the business location;

activating a display of the mobile device and rendering the image having the QR code as the lock screen wallpaper on the activated display of the mobile device which remains in the screen locked state; and

conserving power in the mobile device by providing the image having the QR code as the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device, without having to unlock the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indication of a completion of the transaction based on the QR code and, upon receiving the indication, reverting the lock screen wallpaper to a default lock screen wallpaper.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indication of a completion of a transaction based on the QR code and, upon receiving the indication, updating the lock screen wallpaper to another image showing a balance left on an account associated with the QR code.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises reverting the lock screen wallpaper to a default lock screen wallpaper upon leaving the business location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based on GPS data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based upon any of the following interactions with a device at the business location:

(a) a near field communication (NFC) interaction, (b) an RFID interaction, or (c) a Bluetooth interaction.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based upon either an NFC or RFID interaction with a device at the business location, and the device at the business location is an NFC tag in case of NFC interaction or an RFID tag in case of RFID interaction.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the NFC tag or RFID tag is either integrated into a point-of-sale terminal or is attached to a point-of-sale terminal at the business location.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the QR code encodes user defined customization data in addition to the payment information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is any of the following:

a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable gaming device or a digital music player.

11. A method to conserve power in a mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper, the method comprising:

identifying the mobile device is at a business location;

temporarily replacing the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device to an image having a barcode, the barcode encoding payment information for conducting a transaction at the business location;

activating a display of the mobile device and rendering the image having the barcode as the lock screen wallpaper on the activated display of the mobile device which remains in the screen locked state; and

conserving power in the mobile device by providing the image having the barcode as the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device, without having to unlock the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indication of a completion of the transaction based on the barcode and, upon receiving the indication, reverting the lock screen wallpaper to a default lock screen wallpaper.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indication of a completion of a transaction based on the barcode and, upon receiving the indication, updating the lock screen wallpaper to another image showing a balance left on an account associated with the barcode.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises reverting the lock screen wallpaper to a default lock screen wallpaper upon leaving the business location.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based on GPS data.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based upon any of the following interactions with a device at the business location:

(a) a near field communication (NFC) interaction, (b) an RFID interaction, or (c) a Bluetooth interaction.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based upon either an NFC or RFID interaction with a device at the business location, and the device at the business location is an NFC tag in case of NFC interaction or an RFID tag in case of RFID interaction.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the NFC tag or RFID tag is either integrated into a point-of-sale terminal or is attached to a point-of-sale terminal at the business location.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the barcode encodes user defined customization data in addition to the payment information.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the mobile device is any of the following:

a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable gaming device or a digital music player.

21. A mobile device comprising:

a processor;

a display;

storage storing computer readable programmable code, which when executed by the processor implements a method to conserve power in the mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper, the storage comprising computer readable program code to;

identify the mobile device is at a business location;

temporarily replace the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device to an image having a scanning code, the scanning code encoding payment information for conducting a transaction at the business location;

activate a display of the mobile device and render the image having the scanning code as the lock screen wallpaper on the activated display of the mobile device which remains in the screen locked state; and

conserve power in the mobile device by providing the image having the scanning code as the lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device, without having to unlock the mobile device.

22. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein the scanning code is a QR code.

23. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein the scanning code is a barcode.

24. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein the mobile device is any of the following:

a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable gaming device or a digital music player.