Communication devices and method of communication

• US 8,391,839 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kantola, Matti, Parkkinen, Jukka
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US13/534,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20120264399A1
• Time in Patent Office: 251 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411, 455/418, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/556.1, 455/558, 340/5.8, 340/10.42, 340/10.51
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/48 Secure or trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements or encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/00 Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0156 Secure and trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements, encryption, digital signature, codes or double check mechanisms to secure billing calculation and information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

In a portable communications device, information provided by an identification means is used to establish communication between communication means and a second device, such as a point of sale machine, to ensure that the correct portable communications device is connected to the second device where there may be a large number of second devices and a large number of portable communications devices in close proximity.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

provide identification information associated with the apparatus to a device over a first communication link for enabling a second communication link between the apparatus and the device, the second communication link operating independently from the first communication link; and

cause, at least in part, establishment of the second communication link based, at least in part, on the identification information.

2. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

transmit purchase information from the apparatus to the device over the second communication link.

3. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification information is embedded in a magnetic data carrying storage medium, and the device comprises a magnetic data reader.

4. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises one or more identities of the apparatus, one or more addresses of the apparatus when the first communication link is in use, one or more identities of the user, or a combination thereof.

5. An apparatus of claim 4, wherein the identification information comprises a Bluetooth address of the apparatus.

6. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one or more point of sale devices, one or more ticket gate devices, one or more information kiosks, or a combination thereof.

7. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second communication link is a wireless link comprising at least one of a high frequency link, a Bluetooth link, an infrared link, or a combination thereof.

8. An apparatus of claim 1, comprising a mobile telephone.

9. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first communication link comprises a communication link having a very short range provided by a reader of the device.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the identification information is embedded in a bar code, and the device comprises a bar code reader.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the bar code is arranged on the exterior of the apparatus, to be displayed on a display of the apparatus, or a combination thereof.

12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the identification information is embedded in a radio frequency tag, and the device comprises a radio frequency tag reader.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the radio frequency tag is arranged on the exterior of the apparatus, built in the apparatus, or a combination thereof.

14. A method comprising:

providing identification information associated with a first device to a second device over a first communication link, for enabling a second communication link between the first device and the second device, the second communication link operating independently from the first communication link; and

causing, at least in part, establishment of the second communication link based, at least in part, on the identification information.

15. A method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting purchase information from the first device to the second device over the second communication link.

16. A method of claim 14, wherein the first communication link comprises a communication link having a very short range provided by a reader or the second devise.

17. A method of claim 16, wherein the second communication link is a wireless link comprising at least one of a wireless high frequency link, a Bluetooth link, an infrared link, or a combination thereof.

18. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

providing identification information associated with the apparatus to be readable by a device over a first communication link, for enabling a second communication link between the apparatus and the device, the second communication link operating independently from the first communication link; and

causing, at least in part, establishment of the second communication link based, at least in part, on the identification information.

19. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive identification information from a portable communications device over a first communication link for enabling a second communication link between the apparatus and the portable communications device, the second communication link operating independently from the first communication link; and

establish the second communication link based, at least in part, on the received identification information.

20. An apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a reader providing the first communication link having a very short range.

21. An apparatus of claim 20, wherein the reader comprises at least one of a bar code reader, a radio frequency tag reader and a magnetic data reader.

22. An apparatus of claim 19, wherein the identification information comprises a Bluetooth address of the portable communications device.

23. An apparatus of claim 19, wherein the second communication link is a wireless link comprising one of a high frequency link, a Bluetooth link, an infrared link, or a combination thereof.

24. An apparatus of claim 19 comprising a mobile telephone.

25. A method, comprising:

receiving identification information from a portable communications device over a first communication link for enabling a second communication link with the portable communications device, the second communication link operating independently from the first communication link; and

establishing the second communication link based, at least in part, on the received identification information.

26. A method of claim 25, wherein the first communication link comprises a communication link having a very short range.

27. A method of claim 25, wherein the second communication link is a wireless link comprising at least one of a wireless high frequency link, a Bluetooth link, an infrared link, or a combination thereof.

28. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

receive identification information from a portable communications device over a first communication link for enabling a second communication link between the apparatus and the portable communications device, the second communication link operating independently from the first communication link; and

establish the second communication link based, at least in part, on the received identification information.