Apparatus and method using near field communications

• US 9,082,267 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2011
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tahnk Wireless Company LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Einar
• Primary Examiner(s): HAQ, NAEEM U
• Application Number:
  US13/159,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20110276511A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,491 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/26.2, 705/26.25, 705/26.3, 705/26.35, 705/26.4, 705 2641- 2644, 705/26.5, 705 2661- 2664, 705/26.7, 705/26.8, 705/26.81, 705/26.82, 705/26.9, 705/27.1, 705/27.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/223 based on the use of peer-to-peer networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/009 the reader being an RFID reader

Abstract

A near field communications enabled mobile communication is used to provide or receive information.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a near field communication device configured to communicate with a near field communication enabled mobile communication device and to receive contact information and transaction information from the near field communication enabled mobile communication device; and

a computer server system in communication with the near field communication device and configured to maintain a service queue, wherein the computer server system is configured to receive the contact information and the transaction information from the near field communication device, wherein the computer server system is configured to cause, based on the service queue, a communication to the near field communication enabled mobile communication device using the contact information, and wherein the computer server system is configured to process, based on the transaction information, a transaction and identify an appropriate employee associated with the transaction based on the transaction information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer server system includes the near field communication device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication is caused at an appropriate time, and wherein the appropriate time is when the near field communication enabled mobile communication device is a next device to be serviced.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication is caused at an appropriate time, and wherein the appropriate time is when the near field communication enabled mobile communication device is a predetermined number of devices from a next device to be serviced.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication is caused at an appropriate time, and wherein the appropriate time is a predetermined amount of time in advance of the near field communication enabled mobile communication device being a next device to be serviced.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the transaction information comprises at least one of a bank account information, credit card information, stored value account information, or debit card information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer server system is configured to process the transaction by providing the transaction information to a financial institution server.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer server system is configured to cause a second communication to the near field communication enabled mobile communication device, wherein the second communication comprises information about a purchasable item or service.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the transaction comprises a request to transfer an amount of funds.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the transaction information comprises a digital coupon.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, by a near field communication device, contact information and transaction information from a near field communication enabled mobile communication device;

adding the near field communication enabled mobile communication device to a service queue;

monitoring the service queue;

causing, based on the service queue, a communication to the near field communication enabled mobile communication device using the contact information;

initiating, based on the transaction information, a transaction; and

identifying an appropriate employee associated with the transaction based on the transaction information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving updated information about the service queue.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising updating a place of the near field communication enabled mobile communication device in the service queue based on the updated information.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication is caused at an appropriate time, and wherein the appropriate time is when the near field communication enabled mobile communication device is a next device to be serviced.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication is caused at an appropriate time, and wherein the appropriate time is a predetermined amount of time in advance of the near field communication enabled mobile communication device being a next device to be serviced.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication is caused at an appropriate time, and wherein the appropriate time is when the near field communication enabled mobile communication device is a predetermined number of devices from a next device to be serviced.