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Business transactions over portable electronic devices with social media filters

  • US 9,779,404 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2015
  • Issued: 10/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for conducting wireless mobile transactions and/or actions on electronic devices comprising:

  • an electronic device, comprising a dedicated communication component, and at least one functional identifier;

    at least one transceiver operable to access an application server and operable to access a social media filter;

    at least one locator; and

    at least one audio and/or visual input/output component;

    wherein the dedicated communication component is operable for communication with the at least one transceiver and/or the at least one audio and/or visual input/output component when the electronic device is located within a proximity of the at least one transceiver and/or the at least one audio and/or visual input/output component;

    wherein the social media filter is operable to filter good or service offerings based on a user'"'"'s desire;

    wherein each of the at least one functional identifier is dedicated to at least one good or at least one service, and is activatable by a user when the communication is established between the electronic device and the at least one transceiver and/or the at least one audio and/or visual input/output component; and

    wherein activation of the at least one functional identifier and/or the at least one audio and/or visual input/output component initiates a business transaction, an action, and/or a transaction for the corresponding at least one good or the corresponding at least one service on the application server in a secure, user-authorized manner without requiring additional user action;

    wherein the business transaction, the action and/or the transaction for the at least one good or the at least one service is operable to be authenticated by a social media provider;

    wherein the electronic device is encased within, located on, attached on, embedded in, and/or integrated within a housing, wherein the dedicated communication component and the at least one functional identifier are located on, attached on, embedded in, integrated with, and/or within the housing, wherein the housing is operable to be connected with the electronic device electrically and/or communicatively;

    wherein input/output to the audio and/or visual input/output component includes 2D bar codes, 3D bar codes, 4D bar codes, visual based recognition, waveform and/or gesture based recognition separately, together and/or in combination;

    wherein the at least one transceiver includes a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver, a Near Field Communications (NFC) transceiver, and/or a Radio Frequency-Zigbee (RF-Zigbee) transceiver;

    wherein the at least one locator indicates a location of the electronic device to a third party.

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