Mobile commerce method and device

• US 20070254712A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chitti, Sriram
• Granted Patent: US 7,907,896 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/353 Payments by cards read by M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0062 in RFID [Radio Frequency Identification] Systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/02 using transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation

Abstract

Disclosed are methods for a near-field communication/RFID enabled mobile communication device. The methods include receiving from a first affiche a first near-field communication that initiates a process of an application of the mobile communication device, and receiving from a second affiche a second near-field communication that finalizes the process of the application of the mobile communication device. Also disclosed is a system including a first affiche having a near-field communication device configured to communicate with a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device initiates a process of an application, and a second affiche having a near-field communication device configured to communicate with the mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device finalizes a process of the application. Further disclosed is a mobile communication device having a near-field communication reader and including an application stored in the memory and responsive to a signal from the near-field communication reader.

Claims

1. A near-field communication method of a mobile communication device, comprising:

receiving from a first affiche a first near-field communication that initiates a process of an application of the mobile communication device;

receiving from a second affiche a second near-field communication that finalizes the process of the application of the mobile communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting automatically an electronic card.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting automatically a payment method.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying automatically a vendor.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying automatically a product to purchase.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving authorization to authorize payment to a vendor.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving from the first affiche a first near-field communication comprises:

receiving an RFID signal by an RFID reader of the mobile communication device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the first affiche comprises:

indicating indicia for a indicating a position of an RFID tag on the affiche.

9. A near-field communication system, comprising:

a first affiche comprising a near-field communication device configured to communicate with a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device initiates a process of an application; and

a second affiche comprising a near-field communication device configured to communicate with the mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device finalizes the process of the application.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic selection of an electronic card.

11. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic selection of a payment method.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic identification of a vendor.

13. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic identification of a product to purchase.

14. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an authorization of a payment to a vendor.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the first affiche comprises indicia.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the near-field communication device of the first affiche is an RFID tag.

17. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a controller;

a memory coupled to the controller;

a near-field communication reader device coupled to the controller;

an application stored in the memory and responsive to a signal from the near-field communication reader, the application comprising;

an initiation module configured for initiation of a process of the application upon receiving a signal from a first near-field communication device embedded in a first affiche; and

a finalization module configured for finalization of a process of the application upon receiving a signal from a second near-field communication device embedded in a second affiche.

18. The device of claim 17, further comprising:

an electronic card selection module configured for automatic selection of an electronic card.

19. The device of claim 17 further comprising:

a payment method selection module configured for automatic selection of a payment method.

20. The device of claim 17 wherein the near-field communication reader is an RFID reader.