Device, Method and System for Facilitating a Transaction

• US 20110153398A1
• Filed: 04/07/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LID Power Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: LID Power Pty Limited
• Inventors: Tjhai, Phin, Lawrence, Chris
• Application Number:
  US12/936,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20110153398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device, method and system for facilitating a transaction. In particular, it relates to a drinks container lid on which is provided transaction data, such as a machine readable code. The transaction data may be entered into a mobile communications device, such as a mobile phone, by key entry or by scanning. It then may facilitate a transaction. In one embodiment, the transaction data is a program which causes the mobile device to communicate with a remote transaction processing system to implement a transaction.

Claims

1-68. -68. (canceled)

69. A device for facilitating a transaction, comprising:

a drinks container lid bearing transaction data arranged to be utilized to facilitate a transaction by a transaction processing system, the transaction data comprising matter readable by a processing device and loadable onto the processing device and comprising instructions for controlling the processing device to implement a transaction.

70. A device in accordance with claim 69, wherein the transaction data is arranged to be transmitted to the transaction processing system via a communication system.

71. A device in accordance with claim 70, wherein the communication system comprises a mobile communications device.

72. A device in accordance with claim 70, wherein the transaction data comprises a communication system identifier facilitating communications via the communications system.

73. A device in accordance with claim 69, wherein the transaction is a gaming transaction.

74. A device in accordance with claim 73, wherein the transaction data comprises a lottery code, facilitating entry into a lottery.

75. A device in accordance with claim 73, wherein the transaction data comprises a prize code indicating a prize to be awarded to a player.

76. A device in accordance with claim 75, wherein the prize is an “

on the spot”

prize.

77. A device in accordance with claim 69, wherein the transaction is purchase of a product.

78. A device in accordance with claim 77, wherein the transaction data comprises product identification data, arranged to identify the product to the processing system.

79. A device in accordance with claim 77, the drinks container lid further bearing advertising relating to the product.

80. A device in accordance with claim 69, wherein the drinks container lid is the type of lid arranged to fit to the mouth of a cup-type container.

81. A device in accordance with claim 80, wherein the drinks container lid is for a takeaway coffee container.

82. A device in accordance with claim 69, wherein the transaction data is in the form of a computer program arranged to control operation of the processing device.

83. A device in accordance with claim 69, wherein the transaction data is in the form which is scannable for entry into a processing device.

84. A device in accordance with claim 83, wherein the transaction data is in the form of QR code.

85. A transaction processing system, comprising a processor arranged to implement a transaction utilizing transaction data from a device in accordance with claim 69.

86. A transaction processing system in accordance with claim 85, the processor being arranged to implement the transaction in accordance with instructions communicated between a processing device associated with the user and the processor.

87. A transaction processing system in accordance with claim 86, wherein the instructions are in the form of a computer program.

88. A transaction processing system in accordance with claims 87, wherein the instructions are arranged to call into operation a program provided by the transaction processing system.

89. A method of facilitating a transaction, comprising:

receiving transaction data which appears on a drinks container lid, being received by a mobile communication device, and

utilizing the transaction data to facilitate a transaction, the transaction data being readable by the mobile communication device to be loaded on the mobile communication device to control the mobile communication device to implement the transaction.

90. A method in accordance with claim 89, wherein the transaction data includes computer program instructions for controlling the mobile communication device.