Exchanging identifiers between wireless communication to determine further information to be exchanged or further services to be provided

• US 8,849,698 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2013
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Secure Communication Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Proxicom Wireless LLC
• Inventors: Proctor, James Arthur Jr., Proctor, James Arthur III
• Primary Examiner(s): WYCHE, MYRON
• Application Number:
  US13/775,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20130275199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 455/411, 455/414.3, 705/14.41, 705/10, 705/226, 705/14.27
• US Class Current: 705/14.27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/385 using an alias or single-use codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/386 using messaging services or messaging apps using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS G06Q20/3255
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/622 Layer-2 addresses, e.g. medium access control [MAC] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 : specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 : Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 : Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 : Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 : Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 : for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 : Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A server exchanges information between one or more wireless devices to complete a transaction. The server receives second device identifier information from a first wireless device using a wide area network. The second device identifier information was previously provided to the first wireless device using short range wireless communication. The server then uses the second device identifier information to determine additional information concerning an entity or object located in proximity to the second device, and then the server delivers information to the first wireless device based at least in part upon both (a) the second device identifier and (b) a current step in a multiple step process for an ongoing electronic commerce transaction.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating a multiple step electronic commerce transaction involving a loyalty or voucher program between a first wireless device, a second wireless device, and a merchant device utilizing a server, comprising the steps of:

receiving an identifier associated with said second wireless device or information derived from an identifier associated with said second wireless device, from said first wireless device, said identifier having been received by said first wireless device from said second wireless device using a short range wireless protocol,

the server sending a list of one or more merchants to the first wireless device based on both (a) said identifier associated with the second wireless device or information derived from said identifier and (b) location and proximity of merchants to the first wireless device, after a search of merchant locations performed by said server,

the server receiving confirmation of a transaction by the first wireless device or an entity associated with the first wireless device from a merchant device,

wherein the first wireless device or the entity associated with the first wireless device had first selected a merchant from said list of one or more merchants, wherein said merchant is associated with said merchant device and wherein said first wireless device or said entity associated with said first wireless device has shared account information and participation in a loyalty program with said merchant device or said entity associated with said merchant device, and the server sending a reward for said transaction associated with said loyalty program to the first wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first wireless device provides authentication information to said server.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said authentication information is a confirmation of a picture matching an an entity associated with said second wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said authentication information is data gathered at said first wireless device and thereafter received by said server.

5. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said server determining authentication information relating to the second wireless device or an entity associated with said second wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising said server determining if said first and second wireless devices are mobile.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said first wireless device is not mobile.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of determining if said first and second wireless devices are mobile is performed using a known fixed location of said first wireless device and received location information for said second wireless device.

9. The method of claim 1 further including said server receiving information from either said first wireless device or said second wireless device indicating selection of one or more goods for purchase.

10. The method of claim 9 further including said server transmitting a request to the second wireless device for confirmation that said goods or services are to be purchased.

11. The method of claim 9 further including said server receiving confirmation from said second wireless device that said goods or services are to be purchased.

12. The method of claim 9 further including initiating delivery of said purchased good or service after receiving confirmation that said goods or services are to be purchased.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein said server or a server related to a present transaction authorizes the transaction based upon a comparison of the determined locations of the first and second wireless devices.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein said server determines authentication information associated with the second wireless device or an entity associated with the second wireless device based upon information associated with the second identifier.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said authentication information is based at least in part upon a number of uses of said identifier in previous transactions.