Mobile commerce method and device

• US 7,907,896 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Issued: 03/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chitti, Sriram
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US11/413,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20070254712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,782 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/558, 455/456.1, 455/517
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/353 Payments by cards read by M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation

Abstract

Disclosed are methods for a near-field communication/RFID enabled mobile communication device. The methods include receiving from a first affiche a first near-field communication that initiates a process of an application of the mobile communication device, and receiving from a second affiche a second near-field communication that finalizes the process of the application of the mobile communication device. Also disclosed is a system including a first affiche having a near-field communication device configured to communicate with a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device initiates a process of an application, and a second affiche having a near-field communication device configured to communicate with the mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device finalizes a process of the application. Further disclosed is a mobile communication device having a near-field communication reader and including an application stored in the memory and responsive to a signal from the near-field communication reader.

Claims

1. A near-field communication method of a mobile communication device, comprising:

receiving from a first affiche a first near-field communication that initiates a process of an application of the mobile communication device; and

receiving from a second affiche a second near-field communication that finalizes the process of the application of the mobile communication device,

wherein the first affiche and the second affiche are different.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting automatically an electronic card.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting automatically a payment method.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying automatically a vendor.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying automatically a product to purchase.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving authorization to authorize payment to a vendor.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving from the first affiche a first near-field communication comprises:

receiving an RFID signal by an RFID reader of the mobile communication device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the first affiche comprises:

indicating indicia for a indicating a position of an RFID tag on the affiche.

9. A near-field communication system, comprising:

a first affiche comprising a near-field communication device configured to communicate with a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device initiates a process in an electronic wallet application; and

a second affiche comprising a near-field communication device configured to communicate with the mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device executes a transaction finalizes the process with the electronic wallet application;

wherein the first affiche and the second affiche are different.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic selection of an electronic card.

11. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic selection of a payment method.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic identification of a vendor.

13. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic identification of a product to purchase.

14. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an authorization of a payment to a vendor.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the first affiche comprises indicia.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the near-field communication device of the first affiche is an RFID tag.

17. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a controller;

a memory coupled to the controller;

a near-field communication reader device coupled to the controller;

an application capable of executing an electronic transaction stored in the memory and responsive to a signal from the near-field communication reader, the application comprising;

an initiation module configured for initiation of a process of the application upon the near-field communication reader being proximately located with and receiving a signal from a first near-field communication device embedded in a first affiche; and

a finalization module configured to execute the electronic transaction of the application upon the near-filed communication reader being proximately located with and receiving a signal from a second near-field communication device embedded in a second affiche;

wherein the first affiche and the second affiche are different.

18. The device of claim 17, further comprising:

an electronic card selection module configured for automatic selection of an electronic card.

19. The device of claim 17 further comprising:

a payment method selection module configured for automatic selection of a payment method.

20. The device of claim 17 wherein the near-field communication reader is an RFID reader.