ENABLING PAYMENT FOR ITEMS USING A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20130097079A1
• Filed: 10/18/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Bruder, Felix
• Application Number:
  US13/275,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20130097079A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/30 Security of mobile devices; Security of mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for enabling payment for items using a mobile device may include: authenticating the mobile device with a service provider; confirming, by a device manager, authentication of the mobile device; activating the authenticated mobile device by an activation signal; responding to the activation signal by sending an identification signal from the authenticated mobile device to the device manager; identifying, by the device manager, the authenticated mobile device using the identification signal; receiving, by the identified mobile device, an identifier list, the identifier list including a first item identifier identifying a first set of items, where the identifier list is received after the confirmation of the authentication of the mobile device by the device manager; and sending, by the identified mobile device to the device manager, an indication of a selection of the first item identifier.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for enabling payment for items using a mobile device, the method comprising:

authenticating the mobile device with a service provider;

confirming, by a device manager, authentication of the mobile device;

activating the authenticated mobile device by means of an activation signal;

responding to the activation signal by sending an identification signal from the authenticated mobile device to the device manager;

identifying, by the device manager, the authenticated mobile device using the identification signal;

receiving, by the identified mobile device, an identifier list, the identifier list including a first item identifier identifying a first set of items, wherein the identifier list is received after the confimiation of the authentication of the mobile device by the device manager; and

sending, by the identified mobile device to the device manager, an indication of a selection of the first item identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the authenticated mobile device further comprises:

receiving the activation signal from the device manager, or

generating the activation signal on the authenticated mobile device when the authenticated mobile device is in a predetermined location, the generating optionally comprising determining that the authenticated mobile device is in the predetermined location by means of a location identifier on the authenticated mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier list is received from:

the device manager, or

a data server such as a web server, wherein the identifier list is received from the data server in response to a request from the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

selecting, by a first user, the first set of items;

identifying individual items in the first set of items, wherein the identifying of the individual items is carried out by the mobile device or an item identification device;

determining the first item identifier identifying the first set of items, wherein the first item identifier corresponds to the first set of items and/or the first user; and

adding the first item identifier to the identifier list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the following applies:

the activation signal and/or the identifier list is received by means of WiFi, SMS or Bluetooth;

the identification signal and/or the indication of the selection is sent by means of WiFi, SMS or Bluetooth.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

confirming, by the device manager, payment authorization for the first set of items by means of the first item identifier and the confirmation of the authentication.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the distance between the authenticated mobile device and the device manager is greater than the maximum range of Near Field Communication (NFC).

11. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the mobile device comprises activating an application on the authenticated mobile device, and/or

wherein identifying the mobile device comprises determining that the application can be used to pay for the first set of items.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the application causes the authenticated mobile device to send the identification signal, and wherein the application causes the identified mobile device to send the indication of the selection of the first identifier.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authorizing payment for the first set of items by means of the mobile device, wherein authorizing payment optionally comprises moving the mobile device to a predetermined location, thereby causing an authorization signal to be sent from the mobile device to the service provider;

receiving, by the device manager, confirmation of payment execution for the first set of items; and

deleting, by the device manager, the first item identifier from the identifier list after receiving the confirmation of payment.

14. A computer program product comprising

computer-readable instructions, which, when loaded and executed on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations according to the method of claim 1.

5. The method of claim 5,

wherein the identifier list includes a second item identifier identifying a second set of items;

and wherein;

the second item identifier differs from the first item identifier;

or

when the second item identifier is equal to the first item identifier, the method further comprises adjusting the second item identifier so that the second item identifier differs from the first item identifier.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the identifier list is received at a group address, such as a broadcast address or a multicast address.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a plurality of mobile devices are within range of the device manager, the method further comprising:

associating the identified mobile device with the first item identifier; and

optionally, associating the second item identifier with a further mobile device, wherein the further mobile device has been authenticated with the service provider and identified by the device manager;

wherein the group address designates one or more mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the group address only designates mobile devices that have been identified by the device manager and are associated with an item identifier on the list of item identifiers, and wherein the one or more mobile devices includes the identified mobile device and optionally includes the further mobile device.

15. A computer system comprising a mobile device coupled to a device manager, the mobile device enabling payment for items, the mobile device comprising:

an authenticator for authenticating with a service provider;

an activator for activating an application on the mobile device by means of an activation signal after authentication of the mobile device with the service provider;

a responder for responding to the activation signal by sending an identification signal to the device manager;

a receiver for receiving an identifier list after the responder sends the identification signal, the identifier list including a first item identifier identifying a first set of items; and

a distributor for sending an indication of a selection of the first item identifier to

the device manager;

the device manager comprising;

a confirmer for confirming authentication of the mobile device; and

an identity establisher for identifying the mobile device after confirming authentication of the mobile device.