Mobile payment station system and method
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for conducting a transaction between a merchant and a customer, the customer using a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a merchant identifier from the mobile device operated by the customer, the merchant identifier indicating a request to initiate a transaction with a merchant terminal identified by the merchant identifier, wherein the merchant identifier does not indicate a transaction amount for the transaction;
sending, in response to receiving the merchant identifier, a transaction information request to the merchant terminal associated with the merchant identifier;
receiving transaction information from the merchant terminal in response to the transaction information request, the transaction information including the transaction amount for the transaction;
identifying a purchase account associated with the customer and a deposit account associated with the merchant; and
initiating the transaction between the merchant and the customer for the transaction amount received from the merchant terminal and the identified purchase account associated with the customer and the identified deposit account associated with the merchant.
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Abstract
A mobile device is used to initiate and execute a transaction between a customer and a merchant. A mobile device is used to initiate a point of sale transaction, wherein a merchant ID is sent to a payment processing server. Responsive to receiving a communication from the mobile device, the payment processing server requests transaction information from the merchant, wherein the merchant is identified based on the provided merchant ID. The merchant can provide transaction information such as the total sale amount to the payment processing server. The payment processing server can authenticate the customer and initiate a purchase transaction with the appropriate financial institutions associated with the customer and the merchant. The payment processing server can send a confirmation of the executed transaction to the merchant and the mobile device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a transaction between a merchant and a customer, the customer using a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a merchant identifier from the mobile device operated by the customer, the merchant identifier indicating a request to initiate a transaction with a merchant terminal identified by the merchant identifier, wherein the merchant identifier does not indicate a transaction amount for the transaction; sending, in response to receiving the merchant identifier, a transaction information request to the merchant terminal associated with the merchant identifier; receiving transaction information from the merchant terminal in response to the transaction information request, the transaction information including the transaction amount for the transaction; identifying a purchase account associated with the customer and a deposit account associated with the merchant; and initiating the transaction between the merchant and the customer for the transaction amount received from the merchant terminal and the identified purchase account associated with the customer and the identified deposit account associated with the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for conducting a transaction between a merchant and a customer, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory including instructions for execution on the processor, the instructions, when executed on the processor, causing the processor to perform the steps of; receive a merchant identifier from a mobile device operated by a customer, the merchant identifier indicating a request to initiate a transaction with a merchant terminal identified by the merchant identifier, wherein the merchant identifier does not indicate a transaction amount for the transaction; send, in response to receiving the merchant identifier, a transaction information request to the merchant terminal associated with the merchant identifier; receive transaction information from the merchant terminal in response to the transaction information request, the transaction information including the transaction amount for the transaction; identify a purchase account associated with the customer and a deposit account associated with the merchant; and initiate the transaction between the merchant and the customer for the transaction amount received from the merchant terminal and the identified purchase account associated with the customer and the identified deposit account associated with the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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