EXCHANGING IDENTIFIERS BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO DETERMINE FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE EXCHANGED OR FURTHER SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating a transaction between a first wireless device and a second wireless device utilizing a server, comprising the steps of:
- communicating an identifier associated with said second wireless device to said first wireless device using a short range wireless connection,said first wireless device providing said identifier to said server,said server establishing location information associated with said first and said second wireless devices,determining authentication information relating to said second wireless device, andsaid server providing authorization to said first wireless device or said second wireless device to proceed with said transaction based at least in part upon said identifier, said authentication information and the proximity of said first and second wireless devices.
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Abstract
A server facilitates a transaction between a first wireless device and a second wireless device. An identifier associated with the second wireless device has been sent to the first wireless device using a short range wireless connection; the server receives the identifier. The server then determines location information associated with both the first and said second wireless devices. If the location of the first and second wireless devices is appropriate for authorizing the transaction, the server then determines authentication information relating to the second wireless device. The server then provides authorization to the first or second wireless device to proceed with the transaction. The authorization may be based at least in part upon the identifier, the authentication information and the locations of said first and second wireless devices.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating a transaction between a first wireless device and a second wireless device utilizing a server, comprising the steps of:
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communicating an identifier associated with said second wireless device to said first wireless device using a short range wireless connection, said first wireless device providing said identifier to said server, said server establishing location information associated with said first and said second wireless devices, determining authentication information relating to said second wireless device, and said server providing authorization to said first wireless device or said second wireless device to proceed with said transaction based at least in part upon said identifier, said authentication information and the proximity of said first and second wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for a server to exchange information comprising:
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receiving, from a first wireless device, a second wireless device identifier associated with a second wireless device, said second wireless device identifier having been sent from the second wireless device and received by the first wireless device using a short range wireless connection; determining location information associated with the first and second wireless devices; authenticating the second wireless device; and providing authorization to the first wireless device of the second wireless device depending on (a) the second wireless device identifier;
(b) the authentication information and (c) the location information.
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25. A method for facilitating a transaction between a first wireless device and a second wireless device utilizing a server, comprising the steps of:
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communicating an identifier associated with said second wireless device to said first wireless device using a short range wireless connection, said first wireless device providing said identifier to said server, said server establishing location information associated with said first and said second wireless devices, and said server providing authorization to said first wireless device to proceed with said transaction based at least in part upon said identifier, the proximity of said first and second wireless devices, and the established location information of the second wireless device, said location information of the second wireless device having been established using a wide area wireless link utilizing a GPS receiver in the second wireless device.
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Specification