Pay for location dependant service using mobile phone payment and mobile positioning

• US 20010027422A1
• Filed: 01/24/2001
• Published: 10/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Brandrud, Knut
• Application Number:
  US09/767,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20010027422A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/42 Confirmation, e.g. check or permission by the legal debtor of payment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems

Abstract

The present invention relates to an arrangement and a method for paying for location dependent service using a mobile phone as a payment device. The location dependent service may include a gas station, car wash or a train or subway station. The user of the mobile device initiates a request/order of the service or goods. The service provider offering the service or goods will determine the geographical position of the cellular device. Based on the approximate geographical position determined, the service location will provide the service or goods.

Claims

1. Arrangement for buying a service/goods at a service location, using a cellular device to pay for the service/goods, characterized in a service location which is the actual instance of a service provider'"'"'s service/goods, i.e. physical entity that provides the service/goods,

a mobile positioning solution which enables the service provider to determine where the cellular device initiating the transaction is located, and based on this, determine which service location that shall offer the goods or service

a communication network which provides the communication between the cellular device and the network-based services.

2. Arrangement as claimed in

claim 1

, characterized in that the mobile positioning solution is based on position services provided in the cellular network.

3. Arrangement as claimed in

claim 2

, characterized in that said cellular based positioning solution is network based, by retrieving and processing information from base stations.

4. Arrangement as claimed in

claim 2

, characterized in that said cellular based positioning solution is client based by using client intelligence that has access to positioning information in the cellular device.

5. Arrangement as claimed in

claim 1

, characterized in that the mobile positioning solution is based on a GPS receiver built into the cellular device.

6. Method for buying service/goods at a service location, using a cellular device to pay for the service/goods, characterized in that the method includes the following steps:

A user of the cellular device initiates a request/order of the actual service/goods, using his/her cellular device

A service provider offering the service/goods determine the actual geographical position of the cellular device

Based on the approximate geographical position determined, the actual service location that will provide the service/goods is/are determined

The payment for the service/goods are handled according to the payment mechanism involved

The service/goods is/are delivered to the user of the cellular device.