Exchanging identifiers between wireless communication to determine further information to be exchanged or further services to be provided
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for a server to exchange information with one or more wireless devices comprising the steps of:
- receiving identifier information from a first wireless device related to a second wireless device or an entity associated with said second wireless device, said identifier information having been received by the first wireless device using short range wireless communication;
said server using the identifier information to determine information concerning an entity or object located in proximity to the second wireless device;
the server delivering first information to the first wireless device based at least in part upon the identifier information related to the second wireless device;
the server receiving second information from either said first wireless device or said second wireless device indicating selection of one or more goods for purchase;
the server transmitting a request to either said first or said second wireless device for confirmation of said purchase;
the server receiving confirmation that a user wishes to complete said purchase; and
the server transmitting a receipt to either said second wireless device or to an entity associated with said second wireless device.
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Abstract
A server exchanges information between one or more wireless devices to complete a transaction. The server receives second device identifier information from a first wireless device using a wide area network. The second device identifier information was previously provided to the first wireless device using short range wireless communication. The server then uses the second device identifier information to determine additional information concerning an entity or object located in proximity to the second device, and then the server delivers information to the first wireless device based at least in part upon both (a) the second device identifier and (b) a current step in a multiple step process for an ongoing electronic commerce transaction.
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59 Claims
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1. A method for a server to exchange information with one or more wireless devices comprising the steps of:
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receiving identifier information from a first wireless device related to a second wireless device or an entity associated with said second wireless device, said identifier information having been received by the first wireless device using short range wireless communication; said server using the identifier information to determine information concerning an entity or object located in proximity to the second wireless device; the server delivering first information to the first wireless device based at least in part upon the identifier information related to the second wireless device; the server receiving second information from either said first wireless device or said second wireless device indicating selection of one or more goods for purchase; the server transmitting a request to either said first or said second wireless device for confirmation of said purchase; the server receiving confirmation that a user wishes to complete said purchase; and the server transmitting a receipt to either said second wireless device or to an entity associated with said second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A server apparatus for exchanging information with one or more wireless devices comprising:
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a receiver, for receiving information from a first wireless device and a second wireless device; a transmitter, for delivering information to the first wireless device and the second wireless device; a server processor, for cooperating with the receiver and transmitter to receive identifier information via the receiver from the first wireless device related to the second wireless device or an entity associated with said second wireless device, said identifier information having been received by the first wireless device using short range wireless communication; use the identifier information to determine information concerning an entity or object located in proximity to the second wireless device; deliver first information to the first wireless device via the transmitter based at least in part upon the identifier information related to the second wireless device; receive second information via the receiver from either said first wireless device or said second wireless device indicating selection of one or more goods for purchase; transmit a request via the transmitter to either said first or said second wireless device for confirmation of said purchase; receive confirmation via the receiver that a user wishes to complete said purchase; and transmit a receipt via the transmitter to either said second wireless device or to the entity associated with said second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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