Wireless Dongle Facilitated Mobile Transactions

• US 20170011380A1
• Filed: 09/19/2016
• Published: 01/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Govindarajan, Satish Narayan, Granbery, John Hastings
• Granted Patent: US 10,380,577 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• 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 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3829 involving key management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/201 Multicast operation; Broadcast operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Computing systems and methods for facilitating mobile transactions are disclosed. An example method includes: detecting, via a hardware communication interface, a user check-in request based at least on a communication exchange between a user device and a signaling device at a location. The communication exchange corresponds to a proximity of the user device to the signaling device. The method further includes: determining a user identifier associated with the user device based at least on the user check-in request; and transmitting one or more promotional items to the user device based at least on the user identifier.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising;

detecting, via a hardware communication interface, a user check-in request based at least on a communication exchange between a mobile device and a signaling device at a location, wherein the communication exchange corresponds to a proximity of the mobile device to the signaling device;

determining a user identifier associated with the mobile device based at least on the user check-in request; and

transmitting one or more promotional items to the mobile device based at least on the user identifier.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

broadcasting, using the signaling device, one or more requests to check-in.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more requests to check-in, when received by the mobile device, cause the mobile device to initiate a handshake request with the signaling device on an increased energy level.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a payment request from the mobile device; and

processing a payment from an account identified by the user identifier to a merchant device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the signaling device is self-powered.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprising:

selecting the one or more promotional items based on the location.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein selecting the one or more promotional items based on the location comprises:

identifying a merchandize for sale within a predefined proximity to the location; and

selecting the one or more promotional items based on the identified merchandize.

8. A method, comprising:

detecting, via a hardware communication interface, a user check-in request based at least on a communication exchange between a mobile device and a signaling device at a location, wherein the communication exchange corresponds to a proximity of the mobile device to the signaling device;

determining a user identifier associated with the mobile device based at least on the user check-in request; and

transmitting one or more promotional items to the mobile device based at least on the user identifier.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

broadcasting, using the signaling device, one or more requests to check-in.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more requests to check-in, when received by the mobile device, cause the mobile device to initiate a handshake request with the signaling device on an increased energy level.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a payment request from the mobile device; and

processing a payment from an account identified by the user identifier to a merchant device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the payment request is received wirelessly from the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

selecting the one or more promotional items based on the location.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein selecting the one or more promotional items based on the location comprises:

identifying a merchandize for sale within a predefined proximity to the location; and

selecting the one or more promotional items based on the identified merchandize.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

detecting, via a hardware communication interface, a user check-in request based at least on a communication exchange between a mobile device and a signaling device at a location, wherein the communication exchange corresponds to a proximity of the mobile device to the signaling device;

determining a user identifier associated with the mobile device based at least on the user check-in request; and

transmitting one or more promotional items to the mobile device based at least on the user identifier.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

broadcasting, using the signaling device, one or more requests to check-in.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more requests to check-in, when received by the mobile device, cause the mobile device to initiate a handshake request with the signaling device on an increased energy level.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a payment request from the mobile device; and

processing a payment from an account identified by the user identifier to a merchant device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the payment request is received wirelessly from the mobile device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a merchandize for sale within a predefined proximity to the location; and

selecting the one or more promotional items based on the identified merchandize.