NFC-based options selection
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1. A method for providing near field communication (NFC)-based options, the method comprising:
- initiating a purchase transaction of at least one item over an NFC interface at an NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the purchase transaction is initiated at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal;
sending one or more options associated with the at least one item from the POS terminal to the NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the options each correspond to a different additional item associated with the at least one item in the initiated purchase transaction and displayed for selection at the NFC-enabled mobile device;
receiving a code associated with at least one selection from the options displayed at the NFC-enabled mobile device, the code sent by the NFC-enabled mobile device to the POS terminal; and
modifying the initiated purchase transaction provided to an NFC-based authorization system, wherein the initiated purchase transaction is modified in accordance with the at least one selected option associated with the received code, and wherein the modified purchase transaction includes at least one additional item corresponding to the at least one selection associated with the received code.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device corresponding to the present invention communicates with a point-of-sale terminal using near field data communications when making a purchase, prompting an offer regarding a warranty on an item purchased before the purchase is complete.
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1. A method for providing near field communication (NFC)-based options, the method comprising:
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initiating a purchase transaction of at least one item over an NFC interface at an NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the purchase transaction is initiated at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal; sending one or more options associated with the at least one item from the POS terminal to the NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the options each correspond to a different additional item associated with the at least one item in the initiated purchase transaction and displayed for selection at the NFC-enabled mobile device; receiving a code associated with at least one selection from the options displayed at the NFC-enabled mobile device, the code sent by the NFC-enabled mobile device to the POS terminal; and modifying the initiated purchase transaction provided to an NFC-based authorization system, wherein the initiated purchase transaction is modified in accordance with the at least one selected option associated with the received code, and wherein the modified purchase transaction includes at least one additional item corresponding to the at least one selection associated with the received code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A apparatus for providing near field communication (NFC)-based options, the apparatus comprising:
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an NFC interface that; initiates a purchase transaction of at least one item with an NFC-enabled mobile device at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal; sends one or more options associated with the at least one item from the POS terminal to the NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the options each correspond to a different additional item associated with the at least one item in the initiated purchase transaction and displayed for selection at the NFC-enabled mobile device; and receives a code associated with at least one selection from the options displayed at the NFC-enabled mobile device, the code sent by the NFC-enabled mobile device to the POS terminal; and a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor modifies the initiated purchase transaction provided to an NFC-based authorization system, wherein the initiated purchase transaction is modified in accordance with the at least one selected option associated with the received code, and wherein the modified purchase transaction includes at least one additional item corresponding to the at least one selection associated with the received code. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing near field communication (NFC)-based options, the method comprising:
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initiating a purchase transaction of at least one item over an NFC interface at an NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the purchase transaction is initiated at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal; sending, over an NFC interface, one or more options associated with the at least one item from the POS terminal to the NFC-enabled mobile device, wherein the options each correspond to a different additional item associated with the at least one item in the initiated purchase transaction and displayed for selection at the NFC-enabled mobile device; receiving a code associated with at least one selection from the options displayed at the NFC-enabled mobile device, the code sent by the NFC-enabled mobile device to the POS terminal; and modifying the initiated purchase transaction provided to an NFC-based authorization system, wherein the initiated purchase transaction is modified in accordance with the at least one selected option associated with the received code, and wherein the modified purchase transaction includes at least one additional item corresponding to the at least one selection associated with the received code.
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