Method and system for facilitation of wireless e-commerce transactions

• US 20110202419A1
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aeritas LLC
• Original Assignee: Aeritas LLC
• Inventors: Whatley, Tim, Bomar, Kevin, Grant, Curtis, Mamdani, Malik, Johnson, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 9,779,391 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/385 using an alias or single-use codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/105 Financial transactions and auctions, e.g. bidding
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A method for facilitating a wireless transaction includes receiving, by a transaction fulfillment system, a transaction request from a transaction requester and verifying an identity of the transaction requester. After verifying the identity of the transaction requester, a transaction code is communicated from the transaction fulfillment system to a wireless communication device. After receiving the transaction code, the transaction code is optically scanned from a visual display of the wireless communication device by the transaction fulfillment system.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating a wireless transaction, comprising:

receiving, at a transaction system and at least in part over a wireless communication link, a transaction request for a user-selected wireless transaction, the transaction request associated with a wireless transaction comprising an authorization with respect to a product or service, and a fulfillment event associated with the authorization, the fulfillment event occurring at a fulfillment location;

in response to the received user-selected transaction request, determining whether the authorization has been obtained;

if the authorization has been obtained, communicating an transaction code from the transaction system to a wireless communication device, the transaction code that, at a first point in time, is capable of being received from the wireless communication device at the fulfillment location over a short-range radio link to partially complete the wireless transaction; and

at a second point in time and while the wireless transaction remains only partially complete, completing the wireless transaction at the fulfillment location by receiving a transaction code from the wireless communication device over the short-range radio link.

2. The method as described in claim 1 wherein the short-range radio link is a short-range wireless radio link.

3. The method as described in claim 2 wherein the short-range wireless radio link is Bluetooth.

4. The method as described in claim 1 further including authenticating a user of the wireless communication device prior to seeking the authorization for the user-selected transaction request.

5. The method of claim 1 including the further step of reducing an available inventory associated with the product or service upon receiving and verifying the transaction code.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the transaction code communicated from the transaction system is the same transaction code received from the wireless communication device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the transaction code communicated from the transaction system differs from the transaction code received from the wireless communication device.

8. A system for facilitating a wireless transaction using a wireless communication device that receives and displays one or more transaction codes, comprising:

a first subsystem;

receiving, at least in part over a wireless communication link, a wireless transaction request from a transaction requester, the wireless transaction request associated with a wireless transaction that begins with a purchase action with respect to a product or service, and that concludes with a fulfillment action associated with the purchase action, the fulfillment action including personal bodily entry into or through a physical structure using the wireless communication device;

verifying an identity associated with the transaction requester;

approving the purchase action with respect to the product or service; and

communicating a transaction code to the wireless communication device; and

a second subsystem coupled to the first subsystem;

at a first time, receiving the transaction code from the wireless communication device to permit personal bodily entry into or through a physical structure to partially complete the wireless transaction; and

at a second time distinct from the first time and while the wireless transaction remains only partially complete, receiving the transaction code from wireless communication device to complete the wireless transaction and authorize personal bodily entry or through the physical structure;

wherein the transaction code is received from the wireless communication device at one of the first and second locations over a short-range radio link.

9. The system as described in claim 8 wherein the short-range radio link is a short-range wireless radio link.

10. The system as described in claim 9 wherein the short-range wireless radio link is Bluetooth.

11. A method for facilitating a wireless transaction, comprising:

upon authenticating a user and authorizing a wireless transaction, communicating a transaction code from a transaction system to the user'"'"'s wireless communication device;

at a first point in time, receiving a transaction code from the wireless communication device over a short-range radio link to partially complete the wireless transaction; and

at a second point in time, distinct from the first point in time, and while the wireless transaction remains only partially complete, completing the wireless transaction by receiving a transaction code from the wireless communication device over the short-range radio link.