SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPLETION OF ITEM DELIVERY AND TRANSACTIONS USING A MOBILE BEACON

• US 20150120504A1
• Filed: 01/14/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Todasco, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/154,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20150120504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

There is provided systems and method for completion of item delivery and transactions using a mobile beacon. A mobile beacon may use short range wireless communications, such as Bluetooth Low Energy, and a wireless communication link with a merchant at a main merchant location. Thus, a mobile merchant for a merchant in a remote location, such as a delivery man, delivery drone, or concession salesperson, may bring the mobile beacon during a sale. The mobile beacon may transmit a request to establish a connection with the merchant to a user device, such as a check-in process. The connection may correspond to a payment made to the merchant based on the service being provided. Additionally, the request may be specific to a user and include an alert of the mobile merchant'"'"'s proximity. In other embodiments, a list of nearby mobile merchants may be presented to the user.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing service provider data comprising service information; and

one or more hardware processors in communication with the non-transitory memory and configured to;

receive a user identifier from a mobile beacon on establishment of a connection between the mobile beacon and a user device corresponding to the user identifier, wherein the mobile beacon transmits a request to establish the connection comprising the service information; and

process check-in information comprising a check-in between the user device and the service provider using the user identifier without user input.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request is transmitted by the mobile beacon using one of near field communication, radio communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, and Bluetooth low energy communication.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the request further comprises a user device alert corresponding to a mobile beacon in proximity to the user device, and wherein the service information is displayed on the user device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the request further comprises item information for an item for sale by the service provider.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

process a transaction between the user device and the service provider using the check-in information, wherein the transaction comprises a payment for at least one item from the service provider.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the transaction is completed using a payment provider.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

receive a user preferences comprising a preference for a mobile service provider at a location corresponding to a user of the user device; and

transmit the user preference to the mobile service provider.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the mobile beacon is located on the mobile service provider, and wherein the mobile service provider receives the user preference from the user device using the mobile beacon.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile beacon corresponds to a mobile service provider, and wherein the service information comprises information of available items or services with the mobile service provider.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the request to establish the connection is specific to the user device.

11. A method comprising:

receiving a user identifier from a mobile beacon on establishment of a connection between the mobile beacon and a user device corresponding to the user identifier, wherein the mobile beacon transmits a request to establish the connection comprising service information; and

processing, using one or more hardware processors of a server, cheek-in information comprising a check-in between the user device and the service provider using the user identifier without user input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the request further comprises a user device alert corresponding to a mobile beacon in proximity to the user device, and wherein the service information is displayed on the user device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the request further comprises item information for an item for sale by the service provider.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

processing a transaction between the user device and the service provider using the check-in information, wherein the transaction comprises a payment for at least one item from the service provider

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the transaction is completed using a payment provider.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving a user preferences comprising a preference for a mobile service provider at a location corresponding to a user of the user device; and

transmitting the user preference to the mobile service provider.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the mobile beacon is located on the mobile service provider, and wherein the mobile service provider receives the user preference from the user device using the mobile beacon.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the mobile beacon corresponds to a mobile service provider, and wherein the service information comprises information of available items or services with the mobile service provider.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the request to establish the connection is specific to the user device.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a server are adapted to cause the server to perform a method comprising:

receiving a user identifier from a mobile beacon on establishment of a connection between the mobile beacon and a user device corresponding to the user identifier, wherein the mobile beacon transmits a request to establish the connection comprising service information; and

processing, using one or more hardware processors of a server, check-in information comprising a check-in between the user device and the service provider using the user identifier without user input.