MOBILE PAYMENTS USING PROXIMITY-BASED PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION AND AN INTENT-TO-PAY GESTURE
First Claim
1. A method for making a mobile payment, comprising:
- detecting, on a mobile device, an intent-to-pay gesture indicating that the mobile device was gestured against a passive target lacking a communication interface based on one or more signals generated with one or more sensors on the mobile device;
receiving transaction details at the mobile device over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to detecting the intent-to-pay gesture; and
sending a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete the mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details.
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Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to mobile payments using proximity-based peer-to-peer (P2P) communication and an intent-to-pay gesture. In particular, a mobile device may detect a distinctive intent-to-pay gesture from one or more signals generated with one or more sensors on the mobile device. For example, the signals may indicate that the mobile device was gestured against a passive target that may resonate to indicate that the intent-to-pay gesture was made. The mobile device may then receive transaction details over a proximal P2P connection in response to detecting the intent-to-pay gesture and send a message over the proximal P2P connection to complete the mobile payment in response to receiving an input confirming the transaction details. Furthermore, the passive target may be constructed to produce a distinct resonant response that can be used to identify the passive target (e.g., using a microphone on the mobile device).
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34 Claims
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1. A method for making a mobile payment, comprising:
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detecting, on a mobile device, an intent-to-pay gesture indicating that the mobile device was gestured against a passive target lacking a communication interface based on one or more signals generated with one or more sensors on the mobile device; receiving transaction details at the mobile device over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to detecting the intent-to-pay gesture; and sending a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete the mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to generate one or more signals indicating that the mobile device was gestured against a passive target lacking a communication interface; one or more processors configured to detect an intent-to-pay gesture based on the one or more signals that the one or more sensors generated; and a network interface configured to receive transaction details over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to the intent-to-pay gesture and to send a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete a mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting an intent-to-pay gesture indicating that the apparatus was gestured against a passive target lacking a communication interface; means for receiving transaction details over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to the intent-to-pay gesture; and means for sending a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete a mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions recorded thereon, wherein executing the computer-executable instructions on a mobile device causes the mobile device to:
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detect an intent-to-pay gesture indicating that the mobile device was gestured against a passive target lacking a communication interface based on one or more signals generated with one or more sensors on the mobile device; receive transaction details at the mobile device over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to detecting the intent-to-pay gesture; and send a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete a mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details.
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25. A method for making a mobile payment, comprising:
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detecting, on a mobile device, an intent-to-transact based on information captured using a camera on the mobile device; receiving transaction details at the mobile device over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to detecting the intent-to-transact; and sending a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete the mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A mobile device, comprising:
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a camera; one or more processors configured to detect an intent-to-transact based on information captured using the camera; and a network interface configured to receive transaction details over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to the one or more processors detecting the intent-to-transact and to send a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete a mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting an intent-to-transact based on information captured using a camera; means for receiving transaction details over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to detecting the intent-to-transact; and means for sending a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete a mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions recorded thereon, wherein executing the computer-executable instructions on a mobile device causes the mobile device to:
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detect an intent-to-transact based on information captured using a camera; receive transaction details over a proximal peer-to-peer connection in response to detecting the intent-to-transact; and send a message over the proximal peer-to-peer connection to complete a mobile payment in response to an input confirming the transaction details.
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