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 device wherein the portable device was used to complete a purchase;
receiving transaction information for the purchase;
analyzing the message code using a dictionary database to determine a meaning corresponding to the message code;
generating a message using the meaning corresponding to the message code and the transaction information; and
providing the message to a consumer associated with the portable device.
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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 device wherein the portable device was used to complete a purchase; receiving transaction information for the purchase; analyzing the message code using a dictionary database to determine a meaning corresponding to the message code; generating a message using the meaning corresponding to the message code and the transaction information; and providing the message to a consumer associated with the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a base device configured to receive a message code from a portable device wherein the portable device was used to complete a transaction; a dictionary database comprising one or more dictionaries wherein each dictionary comprises one or more message codes and a meaning associated with each of the one or more message codes; a composer configured to analyze the message code received from the portable device using the dictionary database and further configured to generate a message using a meaning associated with the message code and transaction information; the portable device configured to communicate with the base device, wherein the portable device comprises one or more message codes; and an interface device configured to provide the message to a user of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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