Method and system for using machine-readable codes to perform transactions

• US 8,608,059 B1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Miller, Kevin C., Doane, Andrew J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thien M
• Assistant Examiner(s): LY, TOAN C
• Application Number:
  US13/619,927
• Time in Patent Office: 459 Days
• Field of Search: 235/379
• US Class Current: 235/379
• 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 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3213 using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network H04L63/0807

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a number of systems and associated processes for using machine-readable codes to perform a transaction. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and associated processes for consolidating and replacing various forms of payment (e.g. credit cards, debit cards, and cash) with a single payment system. Further, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and associated processes for reordering a product provided by a product provider. Moreover, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and associated processes for accepting a gift, or gift transaction, associated with a gift card. In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and associated processes for performing an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) transaction using a machine-readable code.

Claims

1. A method of conducting a transaction, the method comprising:

by a computer system comprising one or more processors;

receiving an automatic teller machine (ATM) transaction request by accessing a machine-readable ATM transaction code;

identifying a bank associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code;

determining a type of ATM transaction request and a bank account at the bank associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code;

executing the ATM transaction request; and

verifying that the ATM transaction request of the machine-readable ATM transaction code is authorized by the bank for the bank account, wherein said verifying that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the bank occurs at a point in time after executing the ATM transaction request responsive to the ATM transaction request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying a bank signature associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein execution of the ATM transaction request is further processed in response to determining that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the bank.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the bank further comprises decrypting data associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the bank occurs without communicating over a network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the bank further comprises determining if an expiration value associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code has been satisfied.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the bank further comprises:

providing the ATM transaction request and a bank account identifier associated with the bank account to the bank; and

in response, receiving an indication of whether the ATM transaction request is authorized.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the machine-readable ATM transaction code is encrypted.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising decrypting the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a machine-readable transaction-receipt code associated with a result of executing the ATM transaction request.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the ATM transaction request is one or more of a cash withdrawal, a cash deposit, a check deposit, and a payment instrument deposit.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising limiting the cash withdrawal to a pre-defined value.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the machine-readable ATM transaction code comprises scanning the machine-readable access code.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the machine-readable ATM transaction code comprises one of the following:

a QR code, a Datamatrix code, a High Capacity Color Barcode, a Shotcode, an Aztec Code, and a MaxiCode.

16. A system for conducting a transaction, the system comprising:

an automatic teller machine (ATM) comprising computer hardware, the ATM configured to;

access a machine-readable ATM transaction code associated with an ATM transaction request;

identify a financial institution associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code;

determine a type of ATM transaction request and a financial account associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code;

verify that the ATM transaction request of the machine-readable ATM transaction code is authorized by the financial institution for the financial account; and

execute the ATM transaction request,

wherein the ATM is further configured to verify that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the financial institution at a point in time after execution of the ATM transaction request responsive to the ATM transaction request.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the ATM is further configured to verify a financial institution signature associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the ATM is further configured to determine if an expiration value associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code has been satisfied.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the ATM is further configured to:

provide the ATM transaction request and a financial account identifier associated with the financial account to the financial institution; and

receive an indication of whether the ATM transaction request is authorized.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the ATM is further configured to decrypt the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the ATM is further configured to store the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the ATM is further configured to provide a machine-readable transaction-receipt code associated with a result of executing the ATM transaction request.

23. Non-transitory physical computer storage comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed in one or more processors, implement a method of conducting a transaction, the method comprising:

scanning a machine-readable automatic teller machine (ATM) transaction code to access an ATM transaction request;

identifying a financial institution that generated the machine-readable ATM transaction code;

determining a type of the ATM transaction request and a financial account corresponding to the ATM transaction request based, at least in part, on the machine-readable ATM transaction code; and

executing the ATM transaction request of the machine-readable ATM transaction code, wherein executing the ATM transaction request comprises;

initiating execution of the ATM transaction request;

performing a first verification process to verify that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the financial institution; and

in response to successfully verifying, based on the first verification process, that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the financial institution;

completing execution of the ATM transaction request; and

performing a second verification process to confirm the ATM transaction request is authorized by the financial institution after completing execution of the ATM transaction request.

24. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises rejecting the ATM transaction request in response to unsuccessfully verifying, based on the first verification process, that the ATM transaction request is authorized by the financial institution.

25. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein performing the first verification process comprises verifying a financial institution signature associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

26. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein performing the first verification process comprises decrypting data associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code.

27. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein performing the first verification process comprises performing the first verification process without communicating over a network.

28. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein performing the first verification process comprises determining if an expiration time associated with the machine-readable ATM transaction code has been reached.

29. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein performing the second verification process comprises:

providing, at least, the type of the ATM transaction request and an identity of the financial account to the financial institution; and

in response to providing, at least, the type of the ATM transaction request and the identity of the financial account to the financial institution, receiving an indication of whether the ATM transaction request is authorized.

30. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 23, wherein the machine-readable ATM transaction code comprises one of the following:

a QR code, a Datamatrix code, a High Capacity Color Barcode, a Shotcode, an Aztec Code, and a MaxiCode.