Wearable device as a payment vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating a financial transaction using a wearable device as a payment vehicle, where the wearable device comprises:
- a wearable article, wherein the wearable article comprises one or more features securing the wearable article to a person or an item associated with the person; and
a portion of said wearable article comprising at least one machine-readable indicia, wherein the at least one machine-readable indicia, when successfully read, provides payment information for facilitating the financial transaction; and
a mobile communication device comprising a memory and at least one processor said method comprising;
receiving from a second device the at least one readable indicia, which was scanned via a sensor associated with the second device, the readable indicia being associated with the wearable device of the user;
receiving a first user input that assigns the at least one readable indicia to a financial payment account;
receiving at least one limit associated with a user'"'"'s spending, where the limit is associated with the at least one readable indicia;
continuously monitoring the user spending, wherein monitoring further comprises comparing the user spending with the at least one limit, wherein comparing further comprises assigning a spending index to indicate whether the user spending is lesser than, equal to, or greater than the at least one limit; and
displaying the spending index on a display device associated with the wearable device.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to apparatuses, methods, and computer-program products for a multipurpose wearable device that is associated with one or more financial accounts wherein, in use, the wearable device is configured to facilitate a financial transaction using at least one of the one or more financial accounts. The wearable device comprises: a wearable article, wherein the wearable article comprises one or more features securing the wearable article to a person or an item associated with the person; and a portion comprising a machine-readable indicia, wherein the machine-readable indicia, when successfully read, provides payment information for conducting a financial transaction.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating a financial transaction using a wearable device as a payment vehicle, where the wearable device comprises:
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a wearable article, wherein the wearable article comprises one or more features securing the wearable article to a person or an item associated with the person; and a portion of said wearable article comprising at least one machine-readable indicia, wherein the at least one machine-readable indicia, when successfully read, provides payment information for facilitating the financial transaction; and a mobile communication device comprising a memory and at least one processor said method comprising; receiving from a second device the at least one readable indicia, which was scanned via a sensor associated with the second device, the readable indicia being associated with the wearable device of the user; receiving a first user input that assigns the at least one readable indicia to a financial payment account; receiving at least one limit associated with a user'"'"'s spending, where the limit is associated with the at least one readable indicia; continuously monitoring the user spending, wherein monitoring further comprises comparing the user spending with the at least one limit, wherein comparing further comprises assigning a spending index to indicate whether the user spending is lesser than, equal to, or greater than the at least one limit; and displaying the spending index on a display device associated with the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15)
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11. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory readable medium, where said computer product is used for facilitating a financial transaction using a wearable device as a payment vehicle, where the wearable device comprises:
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a wearable article, wherein the wearable article comprises one or more features securing the wearable article to a person or an item associated with the person; and a portion of said wearable article comprising at least one machine-readable indicia, wherein the at least one machine-readable indicia, when successfully read, provides payment information for facilitating the financial transaction; and a mobile communication device comprising a memory and at least one processor, said computer program product comprising instruction code configure for operation by the at least one processor to cause said processor to; receive from a second device the at least one readable indicia, which was scanned via a sensor associated with the second device, the readable indicia being associated with the wearable device of the user; receive a first user input that assigns the at least one readable indicia to a financial payment account; receive at least one limit associated with a user'"'"'s spending, where the limit is associated with the at least one readable indicia; continuously monitor the user spending, wherein monitoring further comprises comparing the user spending with the at least one limit, wherein comparing further comprises assigning a spending index to indicate whether the user spending is lesser than, equal to, or greater than the at least one limit; and display the spending index on a display device associated with the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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