HYBRID WIRELESS SHORT RANGE PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A contactless short range payment methodology comprising:
- determining if a near field communication payment terminal is present;
if it is determined that a near field payment terminal is not present, determining if a laser barcode scanner is present;
positioning a light emitter in optical communication with the laser barcode scanner; and
causing the light emitter to pulse at a frequency sensible by a laser barcode scanner and in a manner to emit pulses of light that emulate light reflected from a plurality of barcodes scanned by the laser barcode scanner, said plurality of barcodes encoding payment data.
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Abstract
A smart phone payment management system includes a synthetic barcode module and near field communication module. Each module is configured to wirelessly convey payment information to a point of sale, with the synthetic barcode module being available for use if the point of sale is not equipped with a compatible near field communication terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A contactless short range payment methodology comprising:
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determining if a near field communication payment terminal is present; if it is determined that a near field payment terminal is not present, determining if a laser barcode scanner is present; positioning a light emitter in optical communication with the laser barcode scanner; and causing the light emitter to pulse at a frequency sensible by a laser barcode scanner and in a manner to emit pulses of light that emulate light reflected from a plurality of barcodes scanned by the laser barcode scanner, said plurality of barcodes encoding payment data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A payment management system, said system comprising:
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a synthetic barcode phone comprising; a light management module comprising display screen elements that emit light pulses that are sensible by a laser scanner and emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode, and a display controller that drives the display screen elements; and a processor operably coupled to the display controller, said processor receiving a payment code, determining a mode of payment, and if the mode of payment is by synthetic barcode, outputting driver signals to the display controller to cause the light management module to emit light pulses that are sensible by a laser scanner and emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode and a receiver for receiving the payment code from a remote source; and a near field communication module operably coupled to the processor, and, if the payment mode is near field communication, said processor communicating the payment code to the near field communication module for wireless transmission by the near field communication module. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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