NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK DATA/PRODUCT TRANSFER

• US 20110076941A1
• Filed: 09/30/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Naaman, Nadav, Stone, Carl, Nahari, Hadi, Taveau, Sebastien
• Application Number:
  US12/570,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20110076941A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/223 based on the use of peer-to-peer networks
• 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 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Methods and systems utilize a shake and transfer process to provide a consumer with an enhanced user experience. In a first embodiment, a purchase is made between two devices using NFC, and a shake and transfer process downloads large data, such as a movie, video, or game, from one device to the other. In a second embodiment, the user can select information or data, such as non-user contacts, photos, or videos, on the phone to transfer during a shake and transfer process. In yet another embodiment, a user may pay for purchases from an unattended merchant, such as a vending machine, using a shake and transfer process, where the user may also receive incentives, based on the user profile and/or purchase, from the unattended merchant.

Claims

1. A method of making a wireless transaction, comprising:

establishing a near field communication (NFC) link between a consumer device and a merchant device;

transferring funds from a consumer account to a merchant account or consumer account using the NFC link for a purchase of a downloadable item;

establishing a communication link between the two devices based on a shake of at least one of the two devices; and

downloading the downloadable item from the merchant device to the consumer device using the communication link.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the downloadable item has proper transfer speed of greater than 424 kbit/s.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the downloadable item comprises a game, a video, or a movie.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link is established based on a shake of both consumer device and the merchant device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the downloadable item is selected after establishing the NFC link and prior to establishing the communication link.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising confirming a successful download to at least one of the consumer device and the merchant device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a confirmation from at least one of the consumer device and the merchant device prior to the downloading and after the establishing of the communication link.

8. A method of transferring data between two devices, comprising:

establishing a communication between a first device and a second device based on at least one of the devices being shaken;

receiving an indication of a selected data to be transferred from the first device to the second device, wherein the selected data comprises a non-user contact, a photo, or a video from the first device; and

transferring the selected data to the second device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the selected data is chosen before the establishing.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising confirming the selected data and parties for the transfer before the transferring.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising confirming, to at least one of the first and second device, the selected data has been transferred successfully.

12. A method of conducting a transaction between a mobile device and an unattended merchant device, comprising:

establishing a communication link between the mobile device and the unattended merchant device based on a shake of at least the mobile device;

receiving an amount to be transferred to an account of the unattended merchant device; and

transferring the amount to the account of the unattended merchant so that a user of the mobile device can receive an item purchased from the unattended merchant.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising confirming the transfer before the transferring.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining an incentive to provide to the user based on a profile of the user.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining an incentive to provide to the user based on the item purchased.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the user further receives an incentive from the unattended merchant based on a profile of the user and/or the item purchased.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the communication link is established based on a shake of a movable feature on the unattended merchant or a pre-registered and known location.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the unattended merchant is a vending machine.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the amount is transferred without additional confirmation if the amount is within a predetermined set of parameters for the user.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the amount is selected by the user from the mobile device.