System and method for location based mobile commerce
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating financial transactions over a network, the method comprising:
- communicating, by a server device, with a first mobile communication device over the network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user;
obtaining, by the server device, a geo-location of the first mobile communication device based on an election to release the geo-location to a trusted mobile merchant of a plurality of mobile merchants by the user;
communicating, by the server device, with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with the trusted mobile merchant;
determining, by the server device, a dynamic radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device;
determining, by the server device, whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device; and
providing, by the server device, a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the trusted mobile merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device.
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for facilitating financial transactions over a network includes communicating with a user via a first mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a geo-location of the first mobile communication device, communicating with a merchant via a second mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device, determining whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device, and providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating financial transactions over a network, the method comprising:
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communicating, by a server device, with a first mobile communication device over the network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user; obtaining, by the server device, a geo-location of the first mobile communication device based on an election to release the geo-location to a trusted mobile merchant of a plurality of mobile merchants by the user; communicating, by the server device, with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with the trusted mobile merchant; determining, by the server device, a dynamic radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device; determining, by the server device, whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device; and providing, by the server device, a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the trusted mobile merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for facilitating financial transactions over a network, the system comprising:
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means for communicating with a first mobile communication device over the network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user; means for obtaining a geo-location of the first mobile communication device based on an election to release the geo-location to a trusted mobile merchant of a plurality of mobile merchants by the user; means for communicating with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with the trusted mobile merchant; means for determining a dynamic radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device; means for determining whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device; and means for providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the trusted mobile merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform the following operations:
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communicate with a first mobile communication device over a network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user; obtain a geo-location of the first mobile communication device over the network based on an election to release the geo-location to a trusted mobile merchant of a plurality of mobile merchants by the user; communicate with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with the trusted mobile merchant; determine a dynamic radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device over the network; determine whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device; and provide a listing to the first mobile communication device over the network of one or more items for sale by the trusted mobile merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the dynamic radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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