METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION BASED HANDS-FREE PAYMENT
First Claim
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
- in a network comprising a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of point of sale devices;
determining location coordinates of a first of said plurality of mobile devices;
communicating said determined location coordinates to a selected one of said plurality of point of sale devices; and
triggering an authorization to execute a payment transaction when said first of said plurality of mobile devices is within a defined proximity of said selected one of said plurality of point of sale devices.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of a method and system for location based hands-free payment may include a network that comprises a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of point of sale devices. A first mobile device may determine its location coordinates and communicate them to a selected point of sale device. An authorization to execute a payment transaction may be triggered on the first mobile device when it is within a defined proximity of the selected point of sale device. In another embodiment of the invention, a first point of sale device may determine the location coordinates of a selected mobile device and trigger a notification based on a generated geo-fence when the selected mobile device is within a defined proximity of the first point of sale device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a network comprising a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of point of sale devices; determining location coordinates of a first of said plurality of mobile devices; communicating said determined location coordinates to a selected one of said plurality of point of sale devices; and triggering an authorization to execute a payment transaction when said first of said plurality of mobile devices is within a defined proximity of said selected one of said plurality of point of sale devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a network comprising a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of point of sale devices; determining at a first of said plurality of point of sale devices, location coordinates of a selected one of said plurality of mobile devices; and triggering a notification on said first of said plurality of point of sale devices when said selected one of said plurality of mobile devices is within a defined proximity of said first of said plurality of point of sale devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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