WIRELESS PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEMS
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Abstract
A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
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40 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method for conducting a transaction comprising:
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establishing trust between a first portable electronic device and a second portable electronic device; using the first portable electronic device, directly transmitting a request for payment to the second portable electronic device through a wireless link; and receiving approval of the request for payment at the first portable electronic device, wherein the approval is sent directly from the second portable electronic device to the first portable electronic device through the wireless link, wherein the first and second portable consumer devices are configured to support transmission encryption. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable medium comprising:
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code for establishing trust between a first portable electronic device and a second portable electronic device; code for using the first portable electronic device, directly transmitting a request for payment to the second portable electronic device through a wireless link; and code for receiving approval of the request for payment at the first portable electronic device, wherein the approval is sent directly from the second portable electronic device to the first portable electronic device through the wireless link, wherein the first and second portable consumer devices are configured to support transmission encryption. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of facilitating a transaction comprising:
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receiving an approval of a request for payment at a server computer at a payment hub service, wherein the approval of the request for payment was obtained after a first portable electronic device directly transmitted a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link, and after the approval of the request was received at the first portable electronic device, wherein the approval was sent directly from the second portable electronic device to the first portable electronic device through the wireless link; and
thenfacilitating payment from a payer'"'"'s account to a payee'"'"'s account. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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