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Community concept for payment using RF ID transponders

  • US 20020178063A1
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Published: 11/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A payment system comprising:

  • a community comprised of a plurality of points of sale;

    a wireless identification tag;

    at least one reader for interrogating the wireless identification tag and reading information from the tag when the tag is in a vicinity of the community; and

    a local computer for receiving the information from the at least one reader and authorizing payment with the tag at a first point of sale, being any point of sale from the plurality of points of sale, upon validation of the tag.

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