Bookmark Beacon System And Method
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1. A method for enabling a point-of-sale device to communicate with a wireless device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer network;
providing a network connection between the computer network and the point-of-sale device;
entering information relating to a transaction into the point-of-sale device;
storing the information relating to the transaction at a location on the computer network;
providing a wireless network configured to enable the wireless device to access the computer network;
providing a bookmark beacon associated with the point-of-sale device that transmits a bookmark data packet, wherein the bookmark data packet includes a resource address that identifies the location on the computer network where the information relating to the transaction is stored;
receiving the bookmark data packet on the wireless device; and
accessing the computer network with the wireless device and retrieving the information relating to the transaction.
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Abstract
A bookmark beacon system comprises a computer network, a wireless network configured to enable a wireless device to access the computer network, and a bookmark beacon that transmits a bookmark data packet to the wireless device. The bookmark data packet includes a resource address that enables the wireless device to retrieve information stored on the computer network.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a point-of-sale device to communicate with a wireless device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer network; providing a network connection between the computer network and the point-of-sale device; entering information relating to a transaction into the point-of-sale device; storing the information relating to the transaction at a location on the computer network; providing a wireless network configured to enable the wireless device to access the computer network; providing a bookmark beacon associated with the point-of-sale device that transmits a bookmark data packet, wherein the bookmark data packet includes a resource address that identifies the location on the computer network where the information relating to the transaction is stored; receiving the bookmark data packet on the wireless device; and accessing the computer network with the wireless device and retrieving the information relating to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Software stored on a computer readable medium and executable on a computer network to perform the steps of:
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receiving information, relating to a transaction, entered into a point-of-sale device; storing the information at a computer network location on the computer network; transmitting, through a bookmark beacon associated with the point-of-sale device, to a mobile wireless device, a data packet that includes a resource address of the computer network location; providing the information to the wireless device when the wireless device accesses the computer network location; receiving credit or debit information from the wireless device; approving or denying the transaction based on the credit or debit information; and transmitting the approval or denial to the point-of-sale device.
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6. A method of completing a point-of-sale (POS) transaction with a wireless device, comprising:
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receiving a bookmark beacon data packet on the wireless device over a short-range wireless link from a bookmark beacon, the bookmark beacon data packet including sale information and a network address for a computer associated with a financial institution, and the sale information having been received by the bookmark beacon from a POS device; displaying the sale information on the wireless device; receiving an acceptance of the POS transaction on the wireless device; in response to receiving the acceptance of the POS transaction, using the network address to transmit a transaction request from the wireless device to the computer associated with the financial institution, the transaction request being transmitted over a wireless network from the wireless device to an internet and over the internet to the computer associated with the financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for completing a point-of-sale (POS) transaction, comprising:
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a POS device to receive sale information relating to the POS transaction; and a bookmark beacon coupled to the POS device to receive the sale information from the POS device and generate a bookmark beacon data packet that includes the sale information and a network address for a computer associated with a financial institution, the bookmark beacon including short-range wireless communications circuitry to transmit the bookmark beacon data packet over a short-range wireless link to a wireless device; the wireless device being configured to display the sale information from the bookmark beacon data packet, receive an acceptance of the POS transaction, and in response to receiving the acceptance of the POS transaction, use the network address to transmit a transaction request from the wireless device to the computer associated with the financial institution, the transaction request being transmitted over a wireless network from the wireless device to an internet and over the internet to the computer associated with the financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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