Point of sale for mobile transactions

• US 9,129,273 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2011
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baldwin, Christopher F., Barnes, Bruce, HEINMILLER, WAYNE, Kenny, Patrick, Khoshaba, Shadi I., Mallian, Dolores J., Marathe, Nikhil S., Stahulak, Charles M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goyea, Olusegun
• Application Number:
  US13/309,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20130144731A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,377 Days
• Field of Search: 705 16- 18, 705/21, 705/30, 705/40, 705/14.23, 705/24
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• 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 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/36 using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed which relate to using a remote scanner for mobile transactions. A point of sale (POS) terminal communicates with a remote scanner that is removably coupled to the POS terminal. Logic on the POS terminal generates a request for a transaction information and transmits the request along with a restriction to the remote scanner. Logic on the remote scanner receives the request and the restriction, transmits the request to a mobile device, receives the transaction information while monitoring the restriction, and transmits the transaction information to the POS terminal for processing. The transaction information may be provided subject to the restriction.

Claims

1. A point-of-sale terminal comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

generating a request for transaction information corresponding to a transaction associated with a user,

transmitting, to a remote scanner, the request for the transaction information,

monitoring for a presence of the remote scanner,

monitoring the remote scanner to determine whether the remote scanner triggers a geographical restriction,

based upon determining that the remote scanner triggers the geographical restriction, disabling the remote scanner, and

based upon determining that the remote scanner does not trigger the geographical restriction, and in response to detecting the presence of the remote scanner, receiving, from the remote scanner, the transaction information, wherein the transaction information is received by the remote scanner from a mobile device associated with the user.

2. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 1, wherein the request for the transaction information includes a bill.

3. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 1, wherein the request is generated in response to receiving an order associated with the transaction.

4. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 3, wherein the order is received from the remote scanner.

5. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 1, wherein the transaction information comprises identification information of the mobile device and payment information.

6. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise executing a payment associated with the transaction using the payment information of the transaction information.

7. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 1, wherein the request for the transaction information comprises a format for the transaction information.

8. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 7, wherein the transaction information received by the remote scanner from the mobile device is formatted by the mobile device according to the format.

9. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

verifying the transaction information with a server;

in response to receiving verification of the transaction information from the server, processing the transaction; and

providing, to the mobile device, a confirmation of the transaction.

10. The point-of-sale terminal of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise providing, to the remote scanner, the confirmation of the transaction, wherein the remote scanner erases residual transaction information of the transaction information in response to receiving the confirmation of the transaction.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a point-of-sale terminal, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

generating a request for transaction information corresponding to a transaction associated with a user;

transmitting, to a remote scanner, the request for the transaction information;

monitoring for a presence of the remote scanner;

monitoring the remote scanner to determine whether the remote scanner triggers a geographical restriction;

based upon determining that the remote scanner triggers the geographical restriction, disabling the remote scanner; and

based upon determining that the remote scanner does not trigger the geographical restriction, and in response to detecting the presence of the remote scanner, receiving, from the remote scanner, the transaction information, wherein the transaction information is received by the remote scanner from a mobile device associated with the user.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the request for the transaction information includes a bill.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the request is generated in response to receiving an order associated with the transaction.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the order is received from the remote scanner.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the transaction information comprises identification information of the mobile device and payment information.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise executing a payment associated with the transaction using the payment information of the transaction information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

verifying the transaction information with a server;

in response to receiving verification of the transaction information from the server, processing the transaction; and

providing, to the mobile device, a confirmation of the transaction.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise providing, to the remote scanner, the confirmation of the transaction, wherein the remote scanner erases residual transaction information of the transaction information in response to receiving the confirmation of the transaction.

17. A method comprising:

generating, by a processor of a point-of-sale terminal, a request for transaction information corresponding to a transaction associated with a user;

transmitting, from the processor of the point-of-sale terminal to a remote scanner, the request for the transaction information;

monitoring, by the processor of the point-of-sale terminal, for a presence of the remote scanner;

monitoring, by the processor of the point-of-sale terminal, the remote scanner to determine whether the remote scanner triggers a geographical restriction;

in response to determining that the remote scanner does not trigger the geographical restriction and in response to detecting the presence of the remote scanner, receiving, by the processor of the point-of-sale terminal from the remote scanner, the transaction information, wherein the transaction information is received by the remote scanner from a mobile device associated with the user.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

verifying the transaction information with a server;

in response to receiving verification of the transaction information from the server, processing the transaction; and

providing, to the mobile device and to the remote scanner, a confirmation of the transaction, wherein the remote scanner erases residual transaction information of the transaction information in response to receiving the confirmation of the transaction.