METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN AUTOMOBILE AND A POINT OF SALE

• US 20090289109A1
• Filed: 05/21/2009
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Tralnor, James E., Chutorash, Richard J., Sims, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,348,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0893 the card reader reading the card in a contactless manner

Abstract

Automobile, Reader and Method facilitating mobile commerce by a user of an automobile is disclosed, the automobile being equipped with a reader to be placed inside of the automobile, the reader being able to read purchasing instrument data of at least one of a contactless credit card or smart card-type credit card or NFC-enabled handset, and the reader being further connected to a wireless communication interface of the automobile, the wireless communication interface being able to transmit the purchasing instrument data to a point of sale.

Claims

1. Automobile equipped with a reader to be placed inside of the automobile, wherein the reader is able to read purchasing instrument data of at least one of a contactless credit card or smart card-type credit card or NFC-enabled handset, the reader being further connected to a wireless communication interface of the automobile, the wireless communication interface being able to transmit the purchasing instrument data to a point of sale.

2. Automobile according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface is a wide area communication interface.

3. Automobile according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication interface is one of a GSM-interface (global system for mobile telecommunication) or a UMTS-interface (universal mobile telecommunication system).

4. Automobile according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface is a short range communication interface.

5. Automobile according to claim 4, wherein the wireless communication interface is one of a NFC-interface (near field communication) or a Bluetooth-interface or a WLAN-interface (wireless local area network) or an interface according the ISO 14443-standard or an interface according to the ISO 15693-standard.

6. Automobile according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface is located in the side view mirror of the automobile.

7. Automobile according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface is located in the door panel of the automobile.

8. Automobile according to claim 1, wherein the automobile comprises a display device and wherein a price information is transmitted by means of the wireless communication interface.

9. Reader to be placed inside of an automobile, wherein the reader is able to read purchasing instrument data of at least one of a contactless credit card or a smart card-type credit card or a NFC-enabled handset, the reader being further connected to a wireless communication interface of the automobile, the wireless communication interface being able to transmit the purchasing instrument data to a point of sale.

10. Method to facilitate the use of purchasing instrument data inside of an automobile, wherein in a first step the purchasing instrument data of at least one of a contactless credit card or a smart card-type credit card or a NFC-enabled handset are read by a reader and wherein in a second step the purchasing instrument data are transmitted to a point of sale via a wireless communication interface of the automobile.

11. Method according to claim 10, wherein in addition to the transmission of the purchasing instrument data, at least one of a vehicle identification number or a license-plate-number is transmitted.

12. Method according to claim 10, wherein prior to transmitting the purchasing instrument data to the point of sale, the payment needs to be initiated by an occupant of the automobile.

13. Method according to claim 10, wherein after the transmission of the purchasing instrument data a navigation process of the automobile to the point of sale is initiated.