Wireless transfer of account data and signature from hand-held device to electronic check generator
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a portable hand-held customer device including a programmable memory,wherein the memory includes financial account data stored therein,wherein the memory includes electronic signature data stored therein,wherein the customer device is operable by a customer during a transaction with a merchant,a merchant transaction system,wherein the transaction system is operative to receive the account data and the electronic signature data from the customer device via wireless communication during the transaction,wherein the transaction system includes an electronic check template,wherein the check template comprises software operative to generate an electronic check using the account data and the electronic signature data.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for purchasing an item via a self-service checkout at a merchant store. The item is associated with a bar code and an anti-theft device. A customer uses their phone to establish communication with the store'"'"'s transaction host. The phone includes a camera and a programmable memory. The memory includes customer account data. The camera is used to capture and transmit an image of the bar code to the host. The host determines the item'"'"'s cost from the received bar code image. The customer can wirelessly transmit their account data from the phone to an in-store terminal. The terminal can transmit the account data to the host. The host can accept and use the account data in payment for the item. After customer payment for the item, the host causes the anti-theft device to be neutralized.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a portable hand-held customer device including a programmable memory, wherein the memory includes financial account data stored therein, wherein the memory includes electronic signature data stored therein, wherein the customer device is operable by a customer during a transaction with a merchant, a merchant transaction system, wherein the transaction system is operative to receive the account data and the electronic signature data from the customer device via wireless communication during the transaction, wherein the transaction system includes an electronic check template, wherein the check template comprises software operative to generate an electronic check using the account data and the electronic signature data.
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2. Apparatus comprising:
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a portable hand-held customer device including a programmable memory, wherein the memory includes financial account data stored therein, wherein the memory includes electronic signature data stored therein, wherein the customer device is operable by a customer to provide payment during a purchase transaction, a merchant transaction system, wherein the merchant transaction system is operative to accept transaction payment, wherein the merchant transaction system is operative to receive the account data and the electronic signature data from the customer device via wireless communication during a transaction, wherein the merchant transaction system includes an electronic check template, wherein the check template comprises software operative to generate an electronic check using the account data and the electronic signature data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus comprising:
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a portable hand-held device including a programmable memory, wherein the memory includes financial account data stored therein, wherein the memory includes electronic signature data stored therein, a transaction system, wherein the transaction system is operative to receive the account data and the electronic signature data from the hand-held device via wireless communication during a transaction, wherein the transaction system includes an electronic check template, wherein the check template includes software operative to use the account data and the electronic signature data in generating an electronic check having a check routing number, wherein the check routing number includes a number representative of a financial institution and a number representative of a customer checking account.
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20. Apparatus comprising:
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a portable hand-held customer device including a programmable memory, wherein the memory includes checking account data stored therein, wherein the memory includes electronic signature data stored therein, wherein the electronic signature data comprises data representative of a user-identifying written signature, wherein the hand-held customer device is operable by a customer to provide payment during a purchase transaction, a merchant transaction system, wherein the merchant transaction system includes a customer approachable checkout terminal, wherein the checkout terminal is operative to determine a purchase amount, wherein the checkout terminal is operative to receive customer payment for the purchase amount, wherein the checkout terminal is operative to receive the checking account data and the electronic signature data from the hand-held customer device via wireless communication, wherein the merchant transaction system comprises stored merchant information, wherein the merchant information includes a merchant identifier, wherein the merchant transaction system includes an electronic check template, wherein the check template comprises software operative to generate a dated electronic check using the checking account data, the electronic signature data, the purchase amount, and the merchant identifier.
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