Vehicular-Based Mobile Payment System And Method
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a body carriage having rotatable wheels mounted thereunder, the rotatable wheels configured to roll along a surface of a pavement, each of the rotatable wheels including a tire mounted on a rim, wherein an outer surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire define an inner space there-between;
a mobile payment extension system configured to communicate wirelessly with a merchant system via an in-pavement vehicle detection system embedded on or below the surface of the pavement, the mobile payment extension system comprising;
a plurality of road contact modules mounted on the outer surface of the rim of at least one of the rotatable wheels and configured so that the plurality of road contact modules protrude away from the outer surface of the rim and into the inner space, the plurality of road contact modules configured so that at least one of the plurality of road contact modules is no more than a predetermined distance from the in-pavement vehicle detection system when the tire of the at least one of the rotatable wheels is positioned on the surface of the pavement, the plurality of road contact modules configured to store information about the apparatus and configured to transmit information about one or more users;
a dashboard module comprising a wireless communication device configured to communicate with one or more personal mobile communication devices;
an extension circuitry module electrically connected to the plurality of road contact modules and the dashboard module and comprising a computer processor, a memory, and software to control and to manage communications between the dashboard module and the merchant system, and the extension circuitry module configured to receive one or more personal settings from the one or more personal mobile communication devices and configured to store the one or more personal settings;
wherein the apparatus is configured to communicate with the in-pavement vehicle detection system coupled to a merchant system and when a personal mobile communication device containing an identity of the user is placed in close proximity to the dashboard module, the apparatus is configured to;
dynamically extract identifying information on an identity of one or more users inside the apparatus;
andextract an identity of the merchant from the in-pavement vehicle detection system.
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Abstract
A vehicular-based mobile payment system and method including a merchant system for sending and receiving information; a vehicle detection system connected to the merchant system; a vehicle comprising a mobile payment extension system, where the mobile payment extension system is adapted to communicate with the merchant system via the vehicle detection system; and a mobile device for sending and receiving information, where the mobile device is adapted to communicate with the mobile payment extension system of the vehicle. Also, a vehicular-based security system and method including a vehicle comprising a mobile communication system and a security system operatively connected with an ignition or starter system of the vehicle; and a mobile device for sending and receiving information, where the mobile device is adapted to communicate with the mobile communication system of the vehicle, and the mobile communication system is adapted to communicate with the security system.
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51 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a body carriage having rotatable wheels mounted thereunder, the rotatable wheels configured to roll along a surface of a pavement, each of the rotatable wheels including a tire mounted on a rim, wherein an outer surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire define an inner space there-between; a mobile payment extension system configured to communicate wirelessly with a merchant system via an in-pavement vehicle detection system embedded on or below the surface of the pavement, the mobile payment extension system comprising; a plurality of road contact modules mounted on the outer surface of the rim of at least one of the rotatable wheels and configured so that the plurality of road contact modules protrude away from the outer surface of the rim and into the inner space, the plurality of road contact modules configured so that at least one of the plurality of road contact modules is no more than a predetermined distance from the in-pavement vehicle detection system when the tire of the at least one of the rotatable wheels is positioned on the surface of the pavement, the plurality of road contact modules configured to store information about the apparatus and configured to transmit information about one or more users; a dashboard module comprising a wireless communication device configured to communicate with one or more personal mobile communication devices; an extension circuitry module electrically connected to the plurality of road contact modules and the dashboard module and comprising a computer processor, a memory, and software to control and to manage communications between the dashboard module and the merchant system, and the extension circuitry module configured to receive one or more personal settings from the one or more personal mobile communication devices and configured to store the one or more personal settings; wherein the apparatus is configured to communicate with the in-pavement vehicle detection system coupled to a merchant system and when a personal mobile communication device containing an identity of the user is placed in close proximity to the dashboard module, the apparatus is configured to; dynamically extract identifying information on an identity of one or more users inside the apparatus; and extract an identity of the merchant from the in-pavement vehicle detection system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 50, 51)
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2. (canceled)
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4-5. -5. (canceled)
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8-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A method comprising:
by an apparatus comprising a body carriage having rotatable wheels mounted thereunder, the rotatable wheels configured to roll along a surface of a pavement, each of the rotatable wheels including a tire mounted on a rim, wherein an outer surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire define an inner space there-between, and a mobile payment extension system including a plurality of road contact modules mounted on the outer surface of the rim of at least one of the rotatable wheels and configured so that the plurality of road contact modules protrude away from the outer surface of the rim and into the inner space, the plurality of road contact modules configured so that at least one of the plurality of road contact modules is no more than a predetermined distance from an in-pavement vehicle detection system embedded on or below the surface of the pavement when the tire of the at least one of the rotatable wheels is positioned on the surface of the pavement, the plurality of road contact modules configured to store information about the apparatus and configured to transmit information about one or more users, the mobile payment extension system configured to communicate wirelessly with a merchant system via the in-pavement vehicle detection system and configured to receive one or more personal settings from the one or more personal mobile communication devices and to store the one or more personal settings; sending and receiving information between the merchant system and the apparatus via the in-pavement vehicle detection system and the mobile payment extension system wirelessly; and sending and receiving information between the one or more personal mobile communication devices and the apparatus, the received information rendered on the one or more personal mobile communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 43)
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19. (canceled)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processing units at a computer comprising instructions for:
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by an apparatus comprising a mobile payment extension system configured to communicate wirelessly with a merchant system via an in-pavement vehicle detection system embedded on or below the surface of the pavement, the mobile payment extension system comprising; a plurality of road contact modules mounted on a wheel configured to roll along a surface of the pavement, the wheel including a tire mounted on a rim, the plurality of road contact modules configured so that at least one of the plurality of road contact modules is no more than a predetermined distance from the in-pavement vehicle detection system when the tire is positioned on the surface of the pavement, the plurality of road contact modules configured to store information about the apparatus and configured to transmit information about one or more users; a dashboard module comprising a wireless communication device configured to communicate with one or more personal mobile communication devices; an extension circuitry module electrically connected to the plurality of road contact modules and the dashboard module and comprising a computer processor, a memory, and software to control and to manage communications between the dashboard module and the merchant system, and the extension circuitry module configured to receive one or more personal settings from the one or more personal mobile communication devices and to store the one or more personal settings; communicating with the in-pavement vehicle detection system coupled to a merchant system; and when the one or more personal mobile communication devices containing an identity of the one or more users is placed in close proximity to the dashboard module, dynamically extracting from the personal mobile communication device, identifying information on an identity of one or more users inside the apparatus; and extracting an identity of the merchant from the in-pavement vehicle detection system. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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