Value-added services data and protocol and transactions involving vehicle specific data
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling a value-added transaction involving a vehicle and a merchant via a mobile device, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- broadcasting merchant information from a merchant terminal via a wireless signal, said merchant terminal comprising a point-of-sale device for processing a vehicle-based intended transaction and the value-added transaction;
wherein the mobile device is configured to receive and process the wireless signal via a software program installed thereon;
receiving, at the merchant terminal, a data packet via the wireless signal generated by the mobile device in response to the broadcasted merchant information, wherein the data packet includes the merchant information and vehicle specific data received by the mobile device from an on-board diagnostic portal of the vehicle, wherein the mobile device, via the software program, is in communication with the on-board diagnostic portal of the vehicle, said mobile device being a separate device from the vehicle;
wherein the mobile device is configured to receive payment data from a user via input interfaces of the mobile device;
triggered by the received vehicle specific data in the data packet, providing, by the merchant terminal, transaction data to the mobile device to initiate the vehicle-based intended transaction, said vehicle-based intended transaction comprising at least one of the following;
parking, drive-thru, gas station, charging station, and order pickup;
in response to the provided transaction data of the vehicle-based intended transaction, exchanging between a payment network server and the mobile device an authentication token to authenticate the vehicle-based intended transaction;
receiving payment data, from the mobile device, in the data packet with the authentication token and the vehicle specific data at the merchant terminal in response to the provided transaction data;
before completing the intended transaction, by the payment network server, determining additional data of a value-added transaction offer to be transmitted to the mobile device, said value-added transaction offer being a non-vehicle-based transaction offer;
transmitting, from the payment network server, to the mobile device the additional data of the value-added transaction offer;
in response to the transmitted additional data with the value-added transaction offer, receiving an acceptance of the value-added transaction offer in the data packet from the mobile device; and
completing, by the merchant terminal, the intended transaction and the value-added transaction offer as a single transaction when processing the data packet.
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Abstract
A method for enabling a value-added transaction involving a vehicle and a merchant via a mobile device is disclosed. Merchant information may be broadcasted from a merchant terminal. Vehicle specific data may be received at the merchant terminal identifying the vehicle in response to the broadcasted merchant information. Transaction data may be provided to the mobile device to initiate an intended transaction. Payment data may be received from the mobile device at the merchant terminal in response to the provided transaction data. Before completing the intended transaction, a value-added transaction offer may be provided to the mobile device. In response to the provided value-added transaction offer, an acceptance of the value-added transaction offer may be received. The intended transaction and the value-added transaction offer may be completed as a single transaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling a value-added transaction involving a vehicle and a merchant via a mobile device, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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broadcasting merchant information from a merchant terminal via a wireless signal, said merchant terminal comprising a point-of-sale device for processing a vehicle-based intended transaction and the value-added transaction; wherein the mobile device is configured to receive and process the wireless signal via a software program installed thereon; receiving, at the merchant terminal, a data packet via the wireless signal generated by the mobile device in response to the broadcasted merchant information, wherein the data packet includes the merchant information and vehicle specific data received by the mobile device from an on-board diagnostic portal of the vehicle, wherein the mobile device, via the software program, is in communication with the on-board diagnostic portal of the vehicle, said mobile device being a separate device from the vehicle; wherein the mobile device is configured to receive payment data from a user via input interfaces of the mobile device; triggered by the received vehicle specific data in the data packet, providing, by the merchant terminal, transaction data to the mobile device to initiate the vehicle-based intended transaction, said vehicle-based intended transaction comprising at least one of the following;
parking, drive-thru, gas station, charging station, and order pickup;in response to the provided transaction data of the vehicle-based intended transaction, exchanging between a payment network server and the mobile device an authentication token to authenticate the vehicle-based intended transaction; receiving payment data, from the mobile device, in the data packet with the authentication token and the vehicle specific data at the merchant terminal in response to the provided transaction data; before completing the intended transaction, by the payment network server, determining additional data of a value-added transaction offer to be transmitted to the mobile device, said value-added transaction offer being a non-vehicle-based transaction offer; transmitting, from the payment network server, to the mobile device the additional data of the value-added transaction offer; in response to the transmitted additional data with the value-added transaction offer, receiving an acceptance of the value-added transaction offer in the data packet from the mobile device; and completing, by the merchant terminal, the intended transaction and the value-added transaction offer as a single transaction when processing the data packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling value-added transaction involving a vehicle and a merchant via a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a wireless signal emitting device of a merchant configured for broadcasting merchant information via a wireless signal, said wireless signal emitting device comprising a point-of-sale device for processing a vehicle-based intended transaction and the value-added transaction; wherein the mobile device is configured to receive and process the wireless signal via a software program installed thereon; wherein the wireless signal emitting device of the merchant is configured for receiving a data packet via the wireless signal generated by the mobile device in response to the broadcasted merchant information, wherein the data packet includes the merchant information and vehicle specific data identifying the vehicle, received by the mobile device from an on-board diagnostic portal of the vehicle, said mobile device being a separate device from the vehicle; wherein the mobile device is configured to receive payment data from a user via input interfaces of the mobile device; and a processor in communication with the wireless signal emitting device and being configured for executing computer-executable instructions to provide transaction data to the mobile device to initiate the vehicle-based intended transaction triggered by the vehicle specific data, said vehicle-based intended transaction comprising at least one of the following;
parking, drive-thru, gas station, charging station, and order pickup;wherein, in response to the provided transaction data of the vehicle-based intended transaction, the processor is configured for exchanging an authentication token with the mobile device to authenticate the vehicle-based intended transaction; wherein the wireless signal emitting device is configured for receiving payment data in the data packet with the authentication token and the vehicle specific data from the mobile device in response to the provided transaction data; wherein the processor is configured for executing the computer-executable instructions to determine additional data of a value-added transaction offer to be transmitted to the mobile device, said value-added transaction offer being a non-vehicle-based transaction offer; wherein the processor is configured to transmit to the mobile device the additional data of the value-added transaction offer; wherein the wireless signal emitting device is configured for receiving an acceptance of the value-added transaction offer in the data packet from the mobile device in response to the provided value-added transaction offer; and wherein the processor is configured for executing the computer-executable instructions to process the data packet to complete the intended transaction and the value-added transaction offer as a single transaction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium stored thereon computer-executable instructions for enabling a value-added transaction involving a vehicle and a merchant via a mobile device, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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broadcasting, by and from a merchant terminal, merchant information via a wireless signal, said merchant terminal comprising a point-of-sale device for processing a vehicle-based intended transaction and the value-added transaction; wherein the mobile device is configured to receive and process the wireless signal via a software program installed thereon; receiving, at the merchant terminal, a data packet via the wireless signal generated by the mobile device in response to the broadcasted merchant information, wherein the data packet includes the merchant information and vehicle specific data, received by the mobile device from an on-board diagnostic portal of the vehicle, said mobile device being a separate device from the vehicle; wherein the mobile device is configured to receive payment data from a user via input interfaces of the mobile device; triggered by the received vehicle specific data in the data packet, providing transaction data to the mobile device to initiate the vehicle-based intended transaction, said vehicle-based intended transaction comprising at least one of the following;
parking, drive-thru, gas station, charging station, and order pickup;in response to the provided transaction data of the vehicle-based intended transaction, exchanging between a payment network server and the mobile device an authentication token to authenticate the vehicle-based intended transaction; receiving payment data at the merchant terminal from the mobile device, in the data packet with the authentication token and the vehicle specific data in response to the provided transaction data; before completing the intended transaction, by the payment network server, determining additional data of a value-added transaction offer to be transmitted to the mobile device, said value-added transaction offer being a non-vehicle-based transaction offer; transmitting to the mobile device the additional data of the value-added transaction offer; in response to the transmitted additional data with the value-added transaction data, receiving an acceptance of a value-added transaction offer specified in the offer data field of the data packet from the mobile device; and completing, by the merchant terminal, the intended transaction and the value-added transaction offer as a single transaction when processing the data packet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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