METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ORDERING AND PAYMENT
First Claim
1. A method of ordering goods or services, comprising the steps of:
- generating a code corresponding to the goods or services, the code including an optical code with encoding identifying information of the goods or services and information of a provider of the goods or services;
receiving transmitted data from a mobile device of a user, the transmitted data including decoded information of the optical code obtained by imaging of the optical code by the mobile device; and
providing the goods or services to the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for ordering and payment using a mobile device such as a mobile telephone. A graphical code element corresponding to goods to be ordered is scanned or photographed using a camera function on the mobile phone, the code is decoded by the phone, and an order for the goods is transmitted by the phone. The order transmission may include user address information for the delivery of the goods and payment information. Payment for goods or services includes scanning or photographing a code with price and payee information using the mobile device. The code is decoded and payment information is sent by the mobile device. The code for the payment may be presented to the purchaser by a seller as a displayed code on a mobile device of the seller, such as on a mobile device of a delivery person delivering the goods. The purchaser images the displayed code using the purchaser'"'"'s mobile device to initiate the payment.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of ordering goods or services, comprising the steps of:
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generating a code corresponding to the goods or services, the code including an optical code with encoding identifying information of the goods or services and information of a provider of the goods or services; receiving transmitted data from a mobile device of a user, the transmitted data including decoded information of the optical code obtained by imaging of the optical code by the mobile device; and providing the goods or services to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of receiving payment for goods or services, comprising the steps of:
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providing goods or services to a customer; generating an optical code corresponding to the goods or services and including code information of the seller of the goods or services; displaying the optical code to the customer; receiving transmitted data from a mobile device of the user, the transmitted data including decoded information of the optical code and including payment information for the goods or services. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for ordering goods or services, comprising:
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a mobile electronic device including; a mobile transceiver component operable for transmitting and receiving data signals; an optical reader component operable to read optical codes; a graphical code decoding component operable to decode optical codes read by said optical reader component, said graphical code decoding component decoding codes corresponding to the goods or services; a user identification component operable to add user information to the codes corresponding to the goods or services; and said mobile transceiver component being operable to transmit order information, said order information including information corresponding to the goods or services and user information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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