Wireless point of sale transaction
First Claim
1. A method of processing a transaction request by a first customer device (Ti) and a transaction system (100), the transaction request being approved by transmitting a first data signal from the first customer device to the transaction system via a wireless communications link (105);
- the method comprising the steps of establishing (113) respective wireless communications links (105,106,107) between the transaction system and a number of customer devices (T1,T2,T3) corresponding to respective customers (A,B,D); and
identifying (114) the first customer device among the number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links as being a customer device carried by a selected customer (A).
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of processing a transaction request by a first customer device (T1) and a transaction system (100), the transaction request being approved by transmitting a data signal from the first customer device the transaction system via a wireless communications link (105). The method comprises the steps of establishing respective wireless communications links between the transaction system and a number of customer devices (T1, T2, T3) corresponding to respective customers (A, B, D); and identifying the first customer device among the number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links (105, 106, 107) as being a customer device carried by a selected customer (A)
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23 Claims
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1. A method of processing a transaction request by a first customer device (Ti) and a transaction system (100), the transaction request being approved by transmitting a first data signal from the first customer device to the transaction system via a wireless communications link (105);
- the method comprising the steps of
establishing (113) respective wireless communications links (105,106,107) between the transaction system and a number of customer devices (T1,T2,T3) corresponding to respective customers (A,B,D); and
identifying (114) the first customer device among the number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links as being a customer device carried by a selected customer (A). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23)
- the method comprising the steps of
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14. A system for processing a transaction request, the system including a transaction component and a number of customer devices (T1,T2,T3) carried by respective customers (A,B,D), a transaction request being approved by transmitting a first data signal from a customer device to the transaction component via a wireless communications link (105,106,107);
- the system comprising
communications means (102) for establishing respective wireless communications links between the transaction component and corresponding ones of the number of customer devices; and
means for identifying a first one (Ti) of the number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links as being a customer device carried by a selected one (A) of the customers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- the system comprising
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19. A customer device for processing a transaction request from a transaction system, a transaction request being approved by transmitting a first data signal from the customer device to the transaction system via a wireless communications link;
- the customer device comprising
communications means for establishing a wireless 35 communications link between the customer device and the transaction system; and
means for assisting the transaction system in identifying the customer device among a number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links as being a customer device carried by a selected customers. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- the customer device comprising
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21. A transaction system for processing a transaction request to be approved by a first customer device by transmitting a first data signal from the first customer device to the transaction system via a wireless communications link;
- the transaction system comprising
communications means for establishing respective wireless communications links between the transaction system and a number of customer devices; and
means for identifying the first customer device among the number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links as being a customer device carried by a selected customer.
- the transaction system comprising
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