Mobile wireless financial instrument for automatically selecting a payment instrument
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1. A point-of-sale payment system, comprising:
- a mobile wireless communications instrument adapted to receive, store, process and transmit data,wherein the data includes at least financial data associated with one or more payment instruments;
a wireless communications network operatively connectable to the mobile wireless communications instrument,wherein the wireless communications network includes a data transmission subsystem adapted to receive, store, process and transmit data across the wireless communications network;
a data processing system housed in the portable wireless communications instrument adapted to receive, store, and transmit programmable payment instructions in connection with one more payment instruments;
a point-of-sale device operatively connectable to the mobile wireless communications instrument adapted to receive and process payment data,wherein the point-of-sale device also is operatively connected to a credit network; and
a position determination system operatively connectable to the wireless communications instrument, to the wireless communications network, and to the data transmission subsystem adapted to provide at least the location of the mobile wireless communications instrument,wherein the data processing system includes one or more payment decision algorithms responsive to programmable preferences of a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument,wherein the one or more payment decision algorithms responsive to programmable preferences of a user is responsive to location information provided across the position determination system, andwherein the location information provided across the position determination system is used to identify which of a plurality of payment instruments is preferred by the user for debiting a payment sum.
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Abstract
The specification and drawing figures describe and illustrate a point-of-sale payment system. The point-of-sale payment system includes a mobile wireless communications instrument having at least one data processor. The data processor is capable of automatically selecting a payment instrument for transmitting a payment sum across a mobile wireless communications network and, if necessary, a credit network. The point-of-sale payment system may also include a data transmission subsystem for receipt, storage, processing, and transmittal of data across the wireless communications network and/or the data transmission subsystem.
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1. A point-of-sale payment system, comprising:
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a mobile wireless communications instrument adapted to receive, store, process and transmit data, wherein the data includes at least financial data associated with one or more payment instruments; a wireless communications network operatively connectable to the mobile wireless communications instrument, wherein the wireless communications network includes a data transmission subsystem adapted to receive, store, process and transmit data across the wireless communications network; a data processing system housed in the portable wireless communications instrument adapted to receive, store, and transmit programmable payment instructions in connection with one more payment instruments; a point-of-sale device operatively connectable to the mobile wireless communications instrument adapted to receive and process payment data, wherein the point-of-sale device also is operatively connected to a credit network; and a position determination system operatively connectable to the wireless communications instrument, to the wireless communications network, and to the data transmission subsystem adapted to provide at least the location of the mobile wireless communications instrument, wherein the data processing system includes one or more payment decision algorithms responsive to programmable preferences of a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument, wherein the one or more payment decision algorithms responsive to programmable preferences of a user is responsive to location information provided across the position determination system, and wherein the location information provided across the position determination system is used to identify which of a plurality of payment instruments is preferred by the user for debiting a payment sum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of selecting a payment instrument for transmitting and accepting a payment sum across a point-of-sale payment system, comprising:
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selecting a mobile wireless communications instrument; installing a data processing system in the mobile wireless communications instrument; including in the data processing system a payment decision algorithm responsive to programmable preferences of a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument for one or more payment instruments to be used to make a payment sum; choosing from among a range of programmable preferences one or more preferences of a user regarding the one or more payment instruments; operatively connecting the mobile wireless communications instrument across a wireless communications network; operatively connecting the mobile wireless communications instrument to a point-of-sale device; and transmitting the payment instrument payment sum data to the point-of-sale device, wherein the step of operatively connecting the mobile wireless communications instrument across a wireless communications network includes the substep of operatively connecting the mobile wireless communications instrument to a position determination system and wherein the step of including in the data processing system a payment decision algorithm responsive to programmable preferences of a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument for one or more payment instruments to be used to make a payment sum includes the substep of substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument based on location information provided across the position determination system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for selecting a payment instrument, comprising:
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a mobile wireless communications instrument having a data processing system; a data processing system operatively connectable to the mobile wireless communications instrument, wherein the data processing system includes at least one payment decision algorithm responsive to programmable preferences of a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument for selecting a payment instrument to debit for a payment sum; a point-of-sale device operatively connectable to the data processing system for receiving, processing, and transmitting the payment sum across a credit network, wherein the at least one payment decision algorithm responsive to programmable preferences of a user is responsive to location information of the apparatus, and wherein the location information of the apparatus is used to identify which of a plurality of payment instruments is preferred by the user for debiting a payment sum. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A tangible storage medium containing computer software encoded in machine-readable format for identifying and selecting substantially automatically a payment instrument, the computer software comprising:
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a) a set of computer instructions for substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument from among a plurality of payment instruments based on the location of the computer software; b) a set of computer instructions for substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument based on the date on which a payment sum is to be transmitted to a point-of-sale payment device; c) a set of computer instructions for substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument based on the time at which a payment sum is to be transmitted to a point-of-sale device; d) a set of computer instructions for substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument based on biometric data; and e) a set of computer instructions for substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument based on prior historical data in connection with use of the payment instrument. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A payment system, comprising:
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means for communicating across a mobile wireless communications system; means operatively connectable to the means for communicating across a mobile wireless communications system for collecting, storing, processing and transmitting a payment sum across the mobile wireless communications system; and means operatively connectable to the communicating means for substantially automatically debiting the payment sum from a payment instrument, wherein the means operatively connectable to the communicating means includes a data processing system, wherein the data processing system includes a payment decision algorithm responsive to programmable preferences of a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument for selecting one or more payment instruments from which to make the payment sum, wherein the payment decision algorithm responsive to programmable preferences of a user is responsive to location information of at least the mobile wireless communication system, and wherein the location information of at least the mobile wireless communication system is used to identify which of a plurality of payment instruments is preferred by the user for debiting a payment sum. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of substantially automatically selecting a payment instrument for use in effecting a payment, comprising:
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A) selecting a mobile wireless communications instrument having a data processor; B) installing in the data processor a programmable rules engine that includes at least a range of possible preferences applicable by a user of the mobile wireless communications instrument for selecting a payment instrument from among a plurality of payment instruments; C) identifying from among the range of possible preferences the preferences desired by a user for use in a particular context; D) operatively connecting the mobile wireless communications instrument to a point-of-sale device; E) directing the mobile wireless communications instrument to transmit a payment sum to the point-of-sale device; F) allowing the mobile wireless communications instrument to substantially automatically select the one or more payment instruments to be debited for the payment sum; G) repeating steps A) through F) in a subsequent context; H) operatively connecting the mobile wireless communications instrument to; i) a position determination system; ii) a wireless communications network; and
/oriii) a data transmission subsystem; I) determining the location of the mobile wireless communications instrument; and J) including in the series of preferences a subset of preferences for selecting one or more payment instruments depending on the location of the mobile wireless communications instrument and corresponding preferences selected by the user of the mobile wireless communications instrument. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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