VEHICLE INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEVICE
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1. A payment device comprising:
- a vehicle having a unique identifier associated therewith, the unique identifier being associated with and identifying a specific financial payment account to permit a payment transaction for the purchase of goods and/or services.
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Abstract
A payment device including a vehicle having a unique identifier associated therewith. The unique identifier is associated with and identifies a specific financial payment account to permit a payment transaction for the purchase of goods and/or services.
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29 Claims
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1. A payment device comprising:
a vehicle having a unique identifier associated therewith, the unique identifier being associated with and identifying a specific financial payment account to permit a payment transaction for the purchase of goods and/or services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for conducting a payment transaction comprising:
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a vehicle having a Vehicle Identification Number (“
VIN”
) associated therewith, the VIN forming at least part of a financial payment account number to permit a payment transaction based upon the VIN; anda payment apparatus disposed within the vehicle, the payment apparatus including a communicating device for selectively transmitting the VIN, the communicating device being in operative communication with a point of sale device to permit transmission of the VIN to the point of sale device, wherein transmission of the VIN in the point of sale device facilitates the payment transaction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)
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21. The system as defined in claim B, wherein the payment account number corresponds to the VIN.
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24. A method of establishing functionality of a payment device comprising:
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obtaining a vehicle specific vehicle identification number (“
VIN”
);associating the VIN with a particular financial payment account; storing the association on a payment network; and selectively facilitating payment transactions based on the VIN.
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25. A method of conducting a payment transaction comprising:
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providing a vehicle having a unique vehicle identifier associated therewith, the unique identifier being associated with and identifying a specific financial payment account to permit a payment transaction for the purchase of goods and/or services; and communicating a signal including a unique vehicle identifier to a point of sale device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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