Authorization of cardless payment transactions
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a transaction between a customer and a merchant, comprising:
- determining a current geolocation of a customer mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver of the customer mobile device;
at least partly in response to determining that the current geolocation of the customer mobile device is outside a geofence of a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device and at least partly in response to selection of an icon representing the merchant displayed on the customer mobile device, displaying an indication on the customer mobile device that the customer and the merchant cannot conduct a cardless payment transaction;
at least partly in response to determining that the current geolocation of the customer mobile device is within the geofence of the merchant POS device,sending an indication that the customer mobile device is in proximity to the merchant POS device;
receiving, from the customer mobile device, permission for personal identifying information of the customer to be displayed at the merchant POS device;
displaying the identifying information of the customer within a customer display area of a display of the merchant POS device, the personal identifying information including at least a customer name of the customer;
receiving an indication of the customer'"'"'s consent to enter into a financial transaction with the merchant;
receiving, at the merchant POS device, a selection of the customer'"'"'s personal identifying information from the customer display area, the selection confirming that the financial transaction is to be associated with the customer; and
based at least in part on the received selection of the customer'"'"'s personal identifying information in the merchant POS device, submitting the financial transaction to a financial service for authorization.
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Abstract
A method of processing a transaction between a customer and a merchant includes receiving from a mobile device of the customer or from another device of the customer an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant, receiving from the mobile device an indication that the customer is within a predetermined distance of the merchant, after receiving both the indication of consent and the indication that the customer is within the predetermined distance, sending to a computer system of the merchant an indication of the presence of the customer and personal identifying information for the customer, receiving data indicating a transaction between the customer and the merchant, and submitting the transaction to a financial service for authorization.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a transaction between a customer and a merchant, comprising:
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determining a current geolocation of a customer mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver of the customer mobile device; at least partly in response to determining that the current geolocation of the customer mobile device is outside a geofence of a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device and at least partly in response to selection of an icon representing the merchant displayed on the customer mobile device, displaying an indication on the customer mobile device that the customer and the merchant cannot conduct a cardless payment transaction; at least partly in response to determining that the current geolocation of the customer mobile device is within the geofence of the merchant POS device, sending an indication that the customer mobile device is in proximity to the merchant POS device; receiving, from the customer mobile device, permission for personal identifying information of the customer to be displayed at the merchant POS device; displaying the identifying information of the customer within a customer display area of a display of the merchant POS device, the personal identifying information including at least a customer name of the customer; receiving an indication of the customer'"'"'s consent to enter into a financial transaction with the merchant; receiving, at the merchant POS device, a selection of the customer'"'"'s personal identifying information from the customer display area, the selection confirming that the financial transaction is to be associated with the customer; and
based at least in part on the received selection of the customer'"'"'s personal identifying information in the merchant POS device, submitting the financial transaction to a financial service for authorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of conducting a transaction with a customer, comprising:
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receiving at a merchant device of a merchant an indication of a customer'"'"'s consent to enter into a financial transaction with the merchant, receipt of the indication being based at least in part on a geolocation of the mobile device of the customer being determined to be within a geofence of the merchant device, wherein the mobile device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for determining the geolocation of the mobile device; in response to receiving the indication, displaying identifying information of the customer on a display of the merchant device, the identifying information including at least a personal identifier; receiving, at the merchant device, a request to process a financial transaction;
receiving input at the merchant device indicating that the customer has approved the financial transaction based at least in part on the customer providing the personal identifier;displaying a user input option to prevent the merchant device from conducting a cardless payment transaction between the customer and the merchant; and
submitting the financial transaction for authorization. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a machine readable computer storage media, comprising instructions for causing a processor to:
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determine a current geolocation of a customer mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver of the customer mobile device; at least partly in response to determining that the current geolocation of the customer mobile device is outside a geofence of a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device of a merchant, and at least partly in response to selection of an icon representing the merchant displayed on the customer mobile device, display an indication on the customer mobile device that the customer and the merchant cannot conduct a cardless payment transaction; at least partly in response to determining that the current geolocation of the customer mobile device is within the geofence of the merchant POS device, send an indication that the customer mobile device is in proximity to the merchant POS device; receive, at the merchant device, an indication of the customer'"'"'s consent to enter into a financial transaction with the merchant, wherein the mobile device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for determining the geolocation of the mobile device; in response to receiving the indication, display identifying information of the customer on a display of the merchant device, the identifying information including at least a personal identifier; receive, at the merchant device, a request to process a financial transaction;
receive input at the merchant device indicating that the customer has approved the financial transaction based at least in part on the customer providing the personal identifier; andsubmit the financial transaction for authorization. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of conducting a transaction with a customer, comprising:
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receiving, at a merchant'"'"'s point of sale (POS) device, an indication of a customer'"'"'s consent to enter a financial transaction with the merchant, receipt of the indication being based at least in part on a geolocation of the mobile device of the customer being determined to be within a geofence of the merchant'"'"'s POS device, wherein the mobile device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for determining the geolocation of the mobile device; in response to receiving the indication, displaying identifying information associated with the customer in a customer display area on a display of the merchant'"'"'s POS device;
receiving an identification and selection of the customer'"'"'s identifying information from the customer display area; andin response to the selection of the customer'"'"'s identifying information from the customer display area, displaying a user input option on the merchant device to prevent the merchant device from conducting a cardless payment transaction between the customer and the merchant; and processing the financial transaction upon receiving user input at the merchant device to process the financial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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