Interactive RFID Transaction Automation

• US 20080109320A1
• Filed: 11/06/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Kleinhans
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Kleinhans
• Inventors: Kleinhans, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US11/556,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20080109320A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

A RFID device and method that is used for businesses that demand a secure and speedy transaction method. The RFID device is read by a RFID reader and the customer'"'"'s order and much of transaction are automated. The RFID device is capable of being used in drive-through businesses or can be carried on the person and will reduce wait lines at a business. The system used by the merchant prevents a customer with a forged tag from making any purchases. It is a secure system.

Claims

1. A purchasing process for a customer and a business comprising:

identifying the customer'"'"'s typical purchase as the customer nears the business; and

providing the customer with that which the customer desires by applying conditional logic to the customer'"'"'s typical purchase.

2. The purchasing process of claim 1, wherein said communication identifying the customer'"'"'s typical purchase is done via an electronic device.

4. The purchasing process of claim 1, further comprising the step of compiling data associated with the customer'"'"'s purchase.

6. The purchasing process of claim 1, further comprising the step of processing payment.

7. The purchasing process of claim 1, further comprising permitting the customer to modify the customer'"'"'s typical purchase with alternatives, for when the customer does not desire the customer'"'"'s typical purchase.

8. The purchasing process of claim 1, further comprising utilizing an RFID to facilitate said identifying the customer'"'"'s typical purchase as the customer nears the business.

21. The purchasing process of claim 1, wherein said conditional logic is applied according to a value of a variable.

22. The purchasing process of claim 21, wherein said value is the time of day.

23. The purchasing process of claim 21, wherein said value determined when the customer nears the business.

24. The purchasing process of claim 21, wherein said variable is the day of the week.

25. The purchasing process of claim 21, wherein said variable is the outdoor temperature.

3. (canceled)

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10. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. A purchasing process for a customer and business comprising:

identifying the customer'"'"'s typical purchase with electronic communication between the customer and the business;

providing a customer with that which the customer desires via an automated transaction by applying conditional logic to the customer'"'"'s typical purchase before providing the customer with that which the customer desires; and

processing payment electronically.

13. The purchasing process of claim 12, wherein said electronic communication is via wireless technology.

14. The purchasing process of claim 12, further comprising the step of electronically communicating the customer'"'"'s preferred purchase.

15. The purchasing process of claim 12, further comprising the step of compiling customer data.

16. The purchasing process of claim 12, further comprising the step of processing payment via an RFID technology.

18. The purchasing process of claim 15, wherein the customer decides which data is compiled.

17. (canceled)

19. (canceled)

20. (canceled)

26. A purchasing process for a customer and a business comprising:

having the customer pre-select a desired purchase based upon at least one variable;

having the business determine that the customer is visiting the business;

having the business provide the customer'"'"'s desired purchase after determining the value of said at least one variable.

27. The purchasing process of claim 26, wherein the business determines the value of said at least one variable when the customer is visiting the business;

and wherein the customer does not provide the value of said at least one variable.