METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS FOR ONLINE ECOMMERCE CHECKOUT

• US 20130054337A1
• Filed: 08/22/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Brendell, Brian, Chuang, I-Hsin, Korten, Carlos, Lewis, Nicole
• Application Number:
  US13/215,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054337A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A process of conducting a contactless payment in an online transaction comprises initiating, at a computer-based system, an online transaction based on a consumer selection, transmitting, from an RF device, consumer information to the computer-based system. The consumer information may provide at least one of shipping information, account information, and billing information for completing the online transaction. Further, the method includes populating a check-out screen with consumer information from the radio frequency device. The consumer is able to confirm the online transaction and associated information prior to submission for processing. In various embodiments of conducting the contactless payment of an online transaction, the RF device may be at least one of a transponder, a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a fob. The contactless-enabled device may at least one of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or a smart phone.

Claims

1. A contactless payment system comprising:

a processor configured for online transactions,

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,

the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

generating, at the contactless payment system, an online transaction order based on input from a consumer;

receiving, at a contactless-enabled reader of the contactless payment system, a unique identifier from a contactless-enabled device; and

transmitting, by the contactless payment system, the unique identifier to an authorization system, wherein the unique identifier corresponds to a consumer account.

2. The contactless payment system of claim 1, wherein the consumer account identifier is never passed to a merchant system from either the contactless-enabled device or the authorization system.

3. The contactless payment system of claim 1, wherein contactless-enabled device is a mobile phone and wherein the unique identifier is a phone number of the mobile phone.

4. The contactless payment system of claim 1, wherein an authorization system receives, from a merchant system, the unique identifier and transaction information, wherein the transaction information includes a transaction amount and a merchant identifier.

5. The contactless payment system of claim 4, wherein the authorization system determines whether the unique identifier is associated with a loyalty program and whether the online transaction qualifies for the loyalty program.

6. The contactless payment system of claim 4, wherein the authorization system determines the merchant identifier is associated with one or more of a discount, a rebate, or a reward.

7. The contactless payment system of claim 1, wherein the contactless-enabled device stores multiple unique identifiers, and wherein one of the multiple unique identifiers is provided to the contactless payment system in response to a gesture formation of the contactless-enabled device when in proximity to the contactless-enabled reader.

8. The contactless payment system of claim 7, wherein the gesture formation is in the form of a shape, and wherein specific shapes correspond to specific consumer information.

9. The contactless payment system of claim 1, wherein the contactless-enabled device is capable of transmitting the unique identifier to the contactless-enabled reader in response to voice activation of the contactless-enabled device.

10. The contactless payment system of claim 9, wherein voice activation is based on phrases, and wherein a first phrase corresponds to a first unique identifier, and wherein a second phrase corresponds to a second unique identifier.

11. The contactless payment system of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is used to authenticate the identity of the consumer to a merchant system.

12. The contactless payment system of claim 11, wherein the authorization system authenticates the identity of the consumer and provides transaction authorization to the merchant system in response to a single approval by the consumer.

13. A method comprising:

generating, at a computer-based system, an online transaction order based on input from a consumer;

receiving, at a contactless-enabled reader of the computer-based system, a unique identifier from a contactless-enabled device; and

transmitting, by the computer-based system, the unique identifier to an authorization system, wherein the unique identifier corresponds to a consumer account.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising populating, by the computer-based system, the consumer information received from the authorization system into the online transaction order.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving, at the computer-based system, confirmation of the online transaction order in response to a review by the consumer; and

transmitting, by the computer-based system, the online transaction order to an authorization system for processing the transaction under business as usual standards.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the contactless-enabled device is at least one of a transponder, a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a fob.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein contactless-enabled reader is at least one of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or a smart phone.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the contactless-enabled device is enabled for transmitting the unique identifier to the contactless-enabled reader in response to voice activation of the contactless-enabled device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein voice activation is based on phrases, and wherein a first phrase corresponds to a first unique identifier, and wherein a second phrase corresponds to a second unique identifier.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the authorization system authenticates the identity of a consumer and provides transaction authorization to a merchant system in response to a single approval by the consumer.