Compact protocol and solution for substantially offline messaging between portable consumer device and base device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a message code at a base device from a portable payment device via a direct wireless connection, wherein the message code is received by the base device comprising an RF interface, wherein the message code is associated with a reward program, and wherein the portable payment device comprises a cellular phone;
generating a reward message using the message code and a dictionary associated with the base device; and
providing the reward message after the message code is retrieved.
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Abstract
A method for providing messaging between a portable device and base device is provided. The method included communicating one or more message codes maintained in the portable device to the base device. The base device then composes a message for a user of the portable device using a dictionary of message codes. The message codes have corresponding message values, which are used to generate the message for the one or more message codes. The generated message is then provided to the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a message code at a base device from a portable payment device via a direct wireless connection, wherein the message code is received by the base device comprising an RF interface, wherein the message code is associated with a reward program, and wherein the portable payment device comprises a cellular phone; generating a reward message using the message code and a dictionary associated with the base device; and providing the reward message after the message code is retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a base device configured to receive a message code from a portable payment device via a direct wireless connection, wherein the base device comprises an RF interface, wherein the message code is associated with a reward program, and wherein the portable payment device comprises a cellular phone; and a composer configured to generate a reward message using the retrieved message code and a dictionary and send the reward message to an interface device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a base device configured to receive a message code from a portable payment device via a wireless connection, wherein the base device comprises an RF interface, wherein the message code is associated with a reward program, and wherein the portable payment device comprises a cellular phone; and a composer configured to generate a reward message using the retrieved message code and a dictionary and send the reward message to an interface device wherein the portable payment device and the base device are not connected to a network when the message code is received by the base device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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