Apparatus and method for an electronic telephone wallet
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1. A method for making a payment by a user to a merchant, the method comprising:
- storing payment identifier information of the user at a storage device in a central processing computer;
receiving from a wireless communication device of the user a payment command, the step of receiving being performed by the central processing computer;
enabling the user to cause a payment corresponding to the payment command to be made to the merchant for processing a transaction of a purchase of a good or service without storing the payment identifier information at the wireless communication device;
retrieving, in response to receiving the payment command by the central processing computer, the payment identifier information from the storage device in the central processing computer;
transmitting to a merchant computer of the merchant, by the central processing computer, the payment identifier information retrieved from the storage device in the central processing computer, wherein the user requests the central processing computer provide a pre-specified payment identifier to the merchant computer; and
consummating the transaction.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing an electronic wallet device, including a memory device for storing payment identifier information associated with an account holder, a processing device for processing a payment command, wherein the processing device retrieves the payment identifier information from the memory device, and a transmitter for transmitting the payment identifier information to a merchant computer, wherein the merchant computer is associated with a merchant, and further wherein the payment identifier information is utilized in a transaction with the merchant.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for making a payment by a user to a merchant, the method comprising:
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storing payment identifier information of the user at a storage device in a central processing computer; receiving from a wireless communication device of the user a payment command, the step of receiving being performed by the central processing computer; enabling the user to cause a payment corresponding to the payment command to be made to the merchant for processing a transaction of a purchase of a good or service without storing the payment identifier information at the wireless communication device; retrieving, in response to receiving the payment command by the central processing computer, the payment identifier information from the storage device in the central processing computer; transmitting to a merchant computer of the merchant, by the central processing computer, the payment identifier information retrieved from the storage device in the central processing computer, wherein the user requests the central processing computer provide a pre-specified payment identifier to the merchant computer; and consummating the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A processing computer comprising:
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a storage device; a transmitter; a receiver; and a processing device coupled to the storage device, the transmitter, and the receiver; wherein the processing computer is configured to perform steps of a method for making a payment by a user to a merchant, the steps comprising; storing payment identifier information of the user in the storage device; receiving a payment command through the receiver, from a wireless communication device of a user; enabling the user to cause a payment corresponding to the payment command to be made to the merchant for processing a transaction of a purchase of a good or service without storing the payment identifier information at the wireless communication device; retrieving from the storage device, in response to the step of receiving, the payment identifier information; transmitting to a merchant computer of the merchant, through the transmitter, the payment identifier information retrieved from the storage device, wherein the user requests the processing computer provide a pre-specified payment identifier to the merchant computer; and consummating the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory memory device storing software for performing steps comprising:
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storing payment identifier information of a user at a storage device of a central processing computer; receiving from a wireless communication device of the user a payment command, the step of receiving being performed by the central processing computer; enabling the user to cause a payment corresponding to the payment command to be made to the merchant for processing a transaction of a purchase of a good or service without storing the payment identifier information at the wireless communication device; retrieving, in response to receiving the payment command by the central processing computer, the payment identifier information from the storage device of the central processing computer; transmitting to a merchant computer of the merchant, by the central processing computer, the payment identifier information retrieved from the storage device of the central processing computer, wherein the user requests the central processing computer provide a pre-specified payment identifier to the merchant computer; and consummating the transaction.
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