Automated opening of electronic wallet function in mobile device
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method comprising:
- bringing a mobile device into proximity with an indicium, the indicium adjacent a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) that is coupled to an antenna;
the mobile device reading a message transmitted from the RFID IC adjacent the indicium via the antenna; and
the mobile device responding to the message transmitted from the RFID IC adjacent the indicium by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device in advance of a presentation of the mobile device to a proximity reader to initiate a purchase transaction, the proximity reader being spaced apart from the indicium and the RFID adjacent to the indicium.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method includes bringing a mobile device into proximity with an indicium, the indicium adjacent a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC), the RFID IC coupled to an antenna. The method further includes the mobile device reading a message from the RFID IC, where the message is transmitted by the RFID IC via the antenna. The method further includes the mobile device responding to the message by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
bringing a mobile device into proximity with an indicium, the indicium adjacent a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) that is coupled to an antenna; the mobile device reading a message transmitted from the RFID IC adjacent the indicium via the antenna; and the mobile device responding to the message transmitted from the RFID IC adjacent the indicium by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device in advance of a presentation of the mobile device to a proximity reader to initiate a purchase transaction, the proximity reader being spaced apart from the indicium and the RFID adjacent to the indicium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A mobile device comprising:
-
a housing shaped and sized to be held in a user'"'"'s hand; a control circuit contained in the housing; a radio frequency (RF) reader circuit in communication with the control circuit; an antenna coupled to the RF reader circuit; and a memory contained in the housing and in communication with the control circuit, the memory storing program instructions, the control circuit operative with the program instructions to; receive a message, via the RF reader circuit, transmitted from a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) adjacent to an indicium, where the indicium is within a proximity of the mobile device; and respond to the received message transmitted from said RFID IC adjacent the indicium by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device in advance of a presentation of the mobile device to a proximity reader to initiate a purchase transaction, the proximity reader being spaced apart from the indicium and the RFID adjacent to the indicium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method comprising:
-
tapping a mobile telephone on an indicium to stimulate a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) adjacent the indicium to transmit a message from the RFID IC to the mobile telephone; automatically opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile telephone in response to the message transmitted from the RFID IC, in advance of a presentation of the mobile device to a proximity reader to initiate a purchase transaction; and tapping the mobile telephone on a proximity reader to transmit an identification number from the mobile telephone to the proximity reader to initiate a purchase transaction, the proximity reader being spaced apart from the indicium and the RFID adjacent to the indicium. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
Specification