Personal Communications Applications, Devices and Systems
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1. A method comprising:
- a client device receiving an offer from a tandem device, wherein the offer includes an indication of a location and a cost;
in response to receiving the offer, the client device displaying a representation of the offer;
the client device receiving acceptance of the offer; and
in response to receiving the acceptance of the offer, the client device transmitting an indication of the acceptance to the tandem device, wherein the indication includes an encrypted payment token, and wherein the encrypted payment token includes an encrypted instruction to (i) debit a first account associated with the client device based on the cost, and (ii) credit a second account associated with the tandem device based on the cost.
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Abstract
A client device may receive an offer from a tandem device. The offer may include an indication of a location and a cost. In response to receiving the offer, the client device may display a representation of the offer. The client device may receive acceptance of the offer. In response to receiving the acceptance of the offer, the client device may transmit an indication of the acceptance to the tandem device. The indication may include an encrypted payment token, and the encrypted payment token may include an encrypted instruction to (i) debit a first account associated with the client device based on the cost, and (ii) credit a second account associated with the tandem device based on the cost.
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1. A method comprising:
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a client device receiving an offer from a tandem device, wherein the offer includes an indication of a location and a cost; in response to receiving the offer, the client device displaying a representation of the offer; the client device receiving acceptance of the offer; and in response to receiving the acceptance of the offer, the client device transmitting an indication of the acceptance to the tandem device, wherein the indication includes an encrypted payment token, and wherein the encrypted payment token includes an encrypted instruction to (i) debit a first account associated with the client device based on the cost, and (ii) credit a second account associated with the tandem device based on the cost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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a tandem device broadcasting an offer, wherein the offer includes an indication of a location and a cost; the tandem device receiving, from a client device, an acceptance of the offer and an encrypted payment token, wherein the encrypted payment token includes an encrypted instruction to (i) debit a first account associated with the client device by the cost, and (ii) credit a second account associated with the tandem device based on the cost; in response to receiving the acceptance of the offer, the tandem device transmitting a verification request to a computing system, wherein the verification request includes indications of the location, the cost, and the encrypted payment token; and in response to receiving a payment verification from the computing system, the tandem device transmitting the payment verification to the client device, wherein the payment verification verifies a payment associated with the verification request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing system comprising:
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a processor; data storage; and program instructions, stored in the data storage, when executed by the processor cause the computing system to perform operations comprising; receiving a representation of a transaction from a tandem device, wherein the transaction occurred between a client device and the tandem device, and wherein the transaction is associated with a cost; determining that the cost includes a service cost and a tax cost, wherein the service cost is a payment from a first entity associated with the client device to a second entity associated with the tandem device, and wherein the tax cost is a payment for the transaction to a first governmental entity; and in response to determining that the cost includes a service cost and a tax cost, (i) debiting the cost from a first account associated with the first entity, (ii) crediting the service cost to a second account associated with the second entity, (iii) crediting at least part of the tax cost to a third account associated with the second entity, and (iv) reporting the credited tax cost to the first governmental entity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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