Apparatus, and associated method, for notifying a user in a radio communication system of a commercially-related transaction
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a merchant transaction station which generates an electronic receipt evidencing a merchant transaction performed at the merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt to be available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto;
a message-center detector coupled to the merchant transaction station, said message-center detector configured to detect a transaction-station-generated message generated by the merchant transaction station regarding a merchant transaction associated with the user, the transaction-station-generated message comprises data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is included in the electronic receipt; and
processing circuitry comprising a message-center message generator coupled to said message-center detector, said message-center message generator configured to generate, in response to detection, by the message-center detector of the transaction-station-generated message, a transaction-related message for communication to the mobile station, the transaction-related message, once communicated to the mobile station, available thereat as the electronic receipt to the user.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating notification of a user of a mobile station of a commercially-related transaction associated with the user. When a commercially-related transaction is effectuated, a report or other message indicative thereof, is generated and routed to a message generating center, such as a short message service center. Upon detection of the report, or other message, delivered thereto, a radio communication system message generator generates, and sends, a message to the mobile station. Apparatus at the mobile station detects delivery of the message thereto. And, a notifier notifies the user of the mobile station of indicia associated with the report of the occurrence of the commercially-related transaction.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a merchant transaction station which generates an electronic receipt evidencing a merchant transaction performed at the merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt to be available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto; a message-center detector coupled to the merchant transaction station, said message-center detector configured to detect a transaction-station-generated message generated by the merchant transaction station regarding a merchant transaction associated with the user, the transaction-station-generated message comprises data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is included in the electronic receipt; and processing circuitry comprising a message-center message generator coupled to said message-center detector, said message-center message generator configured to generate, in response to detection, by the message-center detector of the transaction-station-generated message, a transaction-related message for communication to the mobile station, the transaction-related message, once communicated to the mobile station, available thereat as the electronic receipt to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a merchant transaction station which generates an electronic receipt evidencing an authorization of a merchant transaction performed at the merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt to be available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto; a message-center detector coupled to an authorization station, said message-center detector is configured to detect an authorization-station-generated message generated by the authorization station regarding an authorization of a merchant transaction associated with the user, the authorization-station-generated message comprises data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is also included in the electronic receipt; and processing circuitry comprising a message-center message generator coupled to said message-center detector, said message-center message generator is configured to generate a transaction-related message for communication to the mobile station in response to message-center detector detecting the authorization-station-generated message, the transaction-related message, once communicated to the mobile station, available thereat as the electronic receipt to the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a merchant transaction station which generates an electronic receipt evidencing an authorization of a merchant transaction performed at the merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto;
a transaction-related message detector configured to detect reception at the mobile station of a transaction-related message generated at a network part of a radio communication system, the transaction-related message comprises data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is included in the electronic receipt evidencing the authorization of the merchant transaction;processing circuitry comprising a notifier coupled to said transaction-related message detector, said notifier is configured to generate a notification to notify the user of the transaction-related message, and thereby to notify the user of the authorization of the merchant transaction; and wherein the merchant transaction station generates a transaction-station-generated message pertaining to the authorization of the merchant transaction associated with the user which is detected by a message-center detector at the network part, and wherein the transaction-related message detector, is configured to receive a transaction-related message generated by a message-center message generator at the network part, the transaction-related message indicative of the electronic receipt, the transaction-related message is generated in response to detection, by the message-center detector of the transaction-station-generated message. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method comprising facilitating access to at least one interface to allow access to a service center via at least one network, the service center comprising processing circuitry configured to perform at least:
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routing, via the service center, an electronic receipt evidencing a merchant transaction performed at a merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt to be available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto, the routing including; detecting, at the service center, a transaction-station-generated message generated by the merchant transaction station regarding a merchant transaction associated with the user, the transaction-station-generated message comprising data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is included in the electronic receipt; and generating, in response to detecting the transaction-station-generated message at the service center, a transaction-related message for communication to a mobile station, the transaction-related message, once communicated to the mobile station, available thereat as the electronic receipt to the user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method comprising facilitating access to at least one interface to allow access to a service center via at least one network, the service center comprising processing circuitry configured to perform at least:
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routing, via the service center, an electronic receipt evidencing a merchant transaction performed at a merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt to be available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto, the routing including; detecting, at the service center, an authorization-station-generated message generated by an authorization station regarding authorization of a merchant transaction associated with the user, the authorization-station-generated message comprising data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is included in the electronic receipt; and generating, in response to detecting the authorization-station-generated message at the service center, a transaction-related message for communication to a mobile station, the transaction-related message, once communicated to the mobile station, available thereat as the electronic receipt to the user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. An apparatus comprising processing circuitry for execution of stored instructions, the execution of which causes the apparatus to:
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route an electronic receipt evidencing a merchant transaction performed at a merchant transaction station, the electronic receipt to be available at a mobile station operable by a user at least to receive data communicated thereto; support routing of the electronic receipt by detecting a transaction-station-generated message generated by the merchant transaction station regarding a merchant transaction associated with the user or an authorization-station-generated message generated by an authorization station regarding an authorization of a merchant transaction associated with the user, the transaction-station-generated message or the authorization-station-generated message comprising data indicating a financial cost associated with the merchant transaction which is included in the electronic receipt; and support routing of the electronic receipt by generating, in response to detection-of the transaction-station-generated message or the authorization-station-generated message by a message center detector of the apparatus, a transaction-related message for communication to the mobile station, the transaction-related message, once communicated to the mobile station, available thereat as the electronic receipt to the user. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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