Beacon Triggered Device to Device Content Transfer

• US 20160092966A1
• Filed: 12/30/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Vigier, Benjamin, Fugman, Corey G., Krsmanovic, Filip
• Granted Patent: US 10,210,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Techniques and systems for beacon triggered device to device content transfer are disclosed. A described technique includes presenting, at an interactive beacon device, content including an interactive store catalog; receiving, at the interactive beacon device, user input responsive to the content; generating, at the interactive beacon device, a beacon message that can include transaction information based on the user input and the content, the transaction information including a service or product identifier corresponding to a product or service selected from the interactive store catalog; and transmitting, from the interactive beacon device, the beacon message over a short-range communication link to a mobile device. The beacon message can be configured to cause an application on the mobile device to advance a transaction associated with the transaction information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting, at an interactive beacon device, content comprising an interactive store catalog;

receiving, at the interactive beacon device, user input responsive to the content;

generating, at the interactive beacon device, a beacon message that comprises transaction information based on the user input and the content, wherein the transaction information comprises a service or product identifier corresponding to a product or service selected from the interactive store catalog; and

transmitting, from the interactive beacon device, the beacon message over a short-range communication link to a mobile device,

wherein the beacon message is configured to cause an application on the mobile device to advance a transaction associated with the transaction information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive beacon device comprises a touch-sensitive screen, and wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving input via the touch-sensitive screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the beacon message is configured to update a list of products on the mobile device related to the user input and the content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction information is first transaction information, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server, second transaction information from the mobile device, wherein the second transaction information is responsive to the first transaction information and one or more inputs provided by the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more inputs comprise payment information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction information comprises a transaction identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the content comprises displaying content elements comprising information about respective products, wherein the content elements correspond respectively to different beacon message values.

8. A system comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit beacon messages over a short-range communication link;

a screen; and

a processor configured to (i) present content via the screen, the content comprising an interactive store catalog, (ii) receive user input responsive to the content, (iii) generate a beacon message that comprises transaction information based on the user input and the content, the transaction information comprising a service or product identifier corresponding to a product or service selected from the interactive store catalog, and (iv) cause the transmitter to transmit the beacon message over the short-range communication link to a mobile device, wherein the beacon message is configured to cause an application on the mobile device to advance a transaction associated with the transaction information.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the beacon message is configured to cause the application on the mobile device to obtain payment information to fund the transaction.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the beacon message is configured to update a list of products on the mobile device related to the user input and the content.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the transaction information is first transaction information, the system comprising:

a server configured to receive second transaction information from the mobile device, wherein the second transaction information is responsive to the first transaction information and one or more inputs provided by the mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more inputs comprise payment information.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the transaction information comprises a transaction identifier.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to display content elements comprising information about respective products, wherein the content elements correspond respectively to different beacon message values.

15. A system, comprising:

a network interface configured to communicate with mobile devices; and

processor electronics configured to store applications, including an application, for download to the mobile devices via the network interface,

wherein the application comprises instructions to cause a mobile device to perform operations comprising;

receiving a beacon message from an interactive beacon device over a first communication link, the beacon message comprising first transaction information;

presenting a notification based on the first transaction information;

presenting one or more product or service descriptions corresponding to one or more identifiers associated with the first transaction information;

obtaining payment information;

generating second transaction information based on the one or more identifiers and the payment information; and

transmitting the second transaction information to a server over a second communication link, wherein the first communication link and the second communication link are different.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first transaction information comprises the one or more identifiers.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the application is configured to obtain the one or more product or service descriptions from a server.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the first transaction information comprises a transaction identifier, the application is configured to obtain the one or more identifiers from a server based on the transaction identifier.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the second transaction information is encrypted based on a public key associated with the server.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the payment information comprises a credit card number.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the payment information comprises a user account identifier associated with a user account that has a charging capability.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the first communication link is a short-range communication link, and wherein the second communication link is a long-range communication link.