Payment processing

• US 9,111,274 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2011
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wikander, Anders
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN
• Application Number:
  US13/504,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20120276845A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,573 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411- 413, 455/466, 235/382, 235/384, 235/375, 340/9.1, 340/541, 340/932.2, 705/13, 705/67, 705/26, 705/44, 709/218
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 for parking meters

Abstract

A system may include a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile device and processing logic. The processing logic may be configured to receive authorization from the mobile device, when the mobile device is located proximate to the system, for a first payment for a good or service, and transmit a communication to the mobile device subsequent to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, where the communication is transmitted when the mobile device is not located proximate to the system. The processing logic may further be configured to receive authorization from the mobile device for a second payment in response to the communication.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

establishing a communication link between a transaction device and a mobile device located proximate to the transaction device, wherein the transaction device is associated with an entity providing a first good or service;

receiving, by the transaction device, authorization from the mobile device for a first payment for the first good or service;

transmitting, by the transaction device, a communication to the mobile device subsequent to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, wherein when the communication is transmitted, the mobile device is not located proximate to the transaction device;

receiving, by the transaction device, authorization from the mobile device for a second payment in response to the communication;

identifying, by the transaction device, a second good or service, wherein the second good or service is different than the first good or service, and

wherein the transmitting comprises;

transmitting the communication to the mobile device at a predetermined time after receiving the authorization for the first payment and based on a duration associated with the first good or service, in response to identifying the second good or service,

wherein the first good or service comprises parking time for a user'"'"'s vehicle parked at a parking lot or garage, the method further comprising;

determining, by the transaction device, whether the first payment is associated with an expiration time;

determining whether the user'"'"'s vehicle is parked at the parking lot or garage at the predetermined time; and

generating the communication in response to determining that the first payment is associated with the expiration time and that the user'"'"'s vehicle is parked at the parking lot or garage at the predetermined time, and

wherein the transmitting the communication comprises;

transmitting the generated communication prior to the expiration time, the method further comprising;

establishing a second communication link between the mobile device and a second transaction device located proximate to the mobile device, wherein the second transaction device is associated with an entity providing a third good or service;

receiving, by the second transaction device, authorization from the mobile device for a third payment for the third good or service;

transmitting, by the second transaction device, a second communication to the mobile device subsequent to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, wherein when the second communication is transmitted, the mobile device is not located proximate to the second transaction device;

identifying, by the second transaction device, a fourth good or service, wherein the fourth good or service is different than the third good or service; and

receiving, by the second transaction device, authorization from the mobile device for a fourth payment in response to the second communication,

wherein the transmitting a second communication comprises;

transmitting the second communication to the mobile device at a second predetermined time after receiving the authorization for the third payment and based on a duration associated with the third good or service, in response to identifying the fourth good or service,

wherein the third good or service comprises first media content and the second predetermined time corresponds to at least an amount of time associated with a duration of viewing or playing all of the first media content associated with the third payment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing the communication link comprises establishing a near field communication link.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the communication comprises:

transmitting a text-based message to the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the text based message comprises at least one of a short message service message or an electronic mail message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the communication comprises:

transmitting an audio message to the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, by the transaction device, a telephone number or electronic mail address associated with the mobile device, wherein the transmitting comprises;

transmitting the communication to the identified telephone number or electronic mail address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular telephone.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the third good or service comprises a first pay-per view program and the fourth good or service comprises a second pay-per view program.

8. A system, comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile device; and

processing logic configured to;

receive authorization from the mobile device, when the mobile device is located proximate to the system, for a first payment for a first good or service,

transmit a communication to the mobile device subsequent to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, wherein when the communication is transmitted, the mobile device is not located proximate to the system,

receive authorization from the mobile device for a second payment in response to the communication, and

identify a second good or service which is different than the first good or service, and

when transmitting a communication, the processing logic is configured to;

transmit the communication to the mobile device at a predetermined time after receiving the authorization for the first payment and based on a duration associated with the first good or service, wherein the communication identifies the second good or service,

wherein the first good or service comprises parking time for a user'"'"'s vehicle parked at a parking lot or garage,

wherein the processing logic is further configured to;

determine whether the first payment is associated with an expiration time,

determine whether the user'"'"'s vehicle is parked at the parking lot or garage at the predetermined time, and

generate the communication in response to determining that the first payment is associated with the expiration time and that the user'"'"'s vehicle is parked at the parking lot or garage at the predetermined time,

wherein when transmitting the communication, the processing logic is configured to;

transmit the generated communication prior to the expiration time, and

wherein the processing logic is further configured to;

transmit a second communication to the mobile device at a second predetermined time after receiving authorization for a third payment for a third good or service and based on a duration associated with the third good or service, the second communication identifying a fourth good or service,

wherein the third good or service comprises media content and the fourth good or service comprises different media content.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the communication interface comprises a near field communication interface.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing logic is further configured to:

generate a text-based communication based on at least one of the first good or service, or a time associated with the first good or service, and

wherein when transmitting the communication, the processing logic is configured to;

transmit the text-based communication to the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the text based message comprises at least one of a short message service message or an electronic mail message.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein when transmitting the communication, the processing logic is configured to:

transmit an audio message to the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing logic is further configured to:

generate the communication in response to determining that the first payment is associated with an expiration time, and

wherein when transmitting the communication, the processing logic is configured to;

transmit the generated communication prior to the expiration time.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing logic is further configured to:

automatically identify a telephone number or electronic mail address associated with the mobile device, when the mobile device is located proximate to the system, and when transmitting, the processing logic is configured to;

transmit the communication to the identified telephone number or electronic mail address.

15. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a memory configured to temporarily store billing information associated with an account of a user of the mobile device, and wherein the processing logic is further configured to;

use the billing information to determine whether to provide the first good or service, and

delete the stored billing information after a predetermined amount of time based the first good or service.