Systems and Methods for Purchases on a Mobile Communication Device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving in a computing device a web request from a mobile phone of a user, in response to the user selecting a user interface element within a mobile application executed separately from a browser application on the mobile phone, the user interface element being pre-associated with a merchant for a pre-defined purchase;
in response to the web request, providing by the computing device a web page to the mobile phone to confirm the pre-defined purchase in the browser application executed on the mobile phone of the user;
in response to the user confirming the pre-defined purchase via the web page presented in the browser application executed on the mobile phone, transmitting by the computing device at least one premium message to the mobile phone to obtain funds, according to at least one predetermined price of the at least one premium message, via a telecommunication carrier of the mobile phone; and
communicating by the computing device with the merchant to make the pre-defined purchase using the funds on behalf of the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to facilitate online transactions via mobile communications. In one aspect, a system includes a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers in different formats for delivery of premium messages; and a common format processor coupled with the plurality of converters in a common format to send the premium messages. In one embodiment, the common format processor is to receive a web request from a mobile phone, in response to a user selection within a mobile application executed separately from a browser application on the mobile phone, to provide a web page in response to confirm a pre-defined purchase, to transmit at least one premium message to the mobile phone using a first converter to obtain funds for the pre-defined purchase, and to communicate with the merchant to make the pre-defined purchase on behalf of the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving in a computing device a web request from a mobile phone of a user, in response to the user selecting a user interface element within a mobile application executed separately from a browser application on the mobile phone, the user interface element being pre-associated with a merchant for a pre-defined purchase; in response to the web request, providing by the computing device a web page to the mobile phone to confirm the pre-defined purchase in the browser application executed on the mobile phone of the user; in response to the user confirming the pre-defined purchase via the web page presented in the browser application executed on the mobile phone, transmitting by the computing device at least one premium message to the mobile phone to obtain funds, according to at least one predetermined price of the at least one premium message, via a telecommunication carrier of the mobile phone; and communicating by the computing device with the merchant to make the pre-defined purchase using the funds on behalf of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage media storing instructions, the instructions causing a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving in the computing device a web request from a mobile phone of a user, in response to the user selecting a user interface element within a mobile application executed separately from a browser application on the mobile phone, the user interface element being pre-associated with a merchant for a pre-defined purchase; in response to the web request, providing by the computing device a web page to the mobile phone to confirm the pre-defined purchase in the browser application executed on the mobile phone of the user; in response to the user confirming the pre-defined purchase via the web page presented in the browser application executed on the mobile phone, transmitting by the computing device at least one premium message to the mobile phone to obtain funds, according to at least one predetermined price of the at least one premium message, via a telecommunication carrier of the mobile phone; and communicating by the computing device with the merchant to make the pre-defined purchase on behalf of the user.
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20. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers for delivery of premium messages sent by the system to collect funds, the converters to communicate with the controllers in different formats; and a common format processor coupled with the plurality of converters to send the premium messages, the converters to communicate with the common format processor in a common format, the common format processor to receive a web request from a mobile phone of a user, in response to the user selecting a user interface element within a mobile application executed separately from a browser application on the mobile phone, the user interface element being pre-associated with a merchant for a pre-defined purchase, provide a web page in response to the web request to the mobile phone to confirm the pre-defined purchase in the browser application executed on the mobile phone of the user, in response to the user confirming the pre-defined purchase via the web page presented in the browser application executed on the mobile phone, transmit at least one premium message to the mobile phone using a first converter to obtain funds, according to at least one predetermined price of the at least one premium message, via a first controller of a telecommunication carrier of the mobile phone, and communicate with the merchant to make the pre-defined purchase on behalf of the user.
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