IP Library Granted Patent US 7,907,896
Granted Patent B2
US 7,907,896 · App. 11/413,330 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Mobile commerce method and device

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Patent No.
US 7,907,896
App. No.
11/413,330
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are methods for a near-field communication/RFID enabled mobile communication device. The methods include receiving from a first affiche a first near-field communication that initiates a process of an application of the mobile communication device, and receiving from a second affiche a second near-field communication that finalizes the process of the application of the mobile communication device. Also disclosed is a system including a first affiche having a near-field communication device configured to communicate with a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device initiates a process of an application, and a second affiche having a near-field communication device configured to communicate with the mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device finalizes a process of the application. Further disclosed is a mobile communication device having a near-field communication reader and including an application stored in the memory and responsive to a signal from the near-field communication reader.

Claims (45)

1. A near-field communication method of a mobile communication device, comprising:

receiving from a first affiche a first near-field communication that initiates a process of an application of the mobile communication device; and

receiving from a second affiche a second near-field communication that finalizes the process of the application of the mobile communication device,

wherein the first affiche and the second affiche are different.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting automatically an electronic card.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting automatically a payment method.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying automatically a vendor.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying automatically a product to purchase.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving authorization to authorize payment to a vendor.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving from the first affiche a first near-field communication comprises:

receiving an RFID signal by an RFID reader of the mobile communication device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the first affiche comprises:

indicating indicia for a indicating a position of an RFID tag on the affiche.

9. A near-field communication system, comprising:

a first affiche comprising a near-field communication device configured to communicate with a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device initiates a process in an electronic wallet application; and a second affiche comprising a near-field communication device configured to communicate with the mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device executes a transaction finalizes the process with the electronic wallet application; wherein the first affiche and the second affiche are different.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic selection of an electronic card.

11. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic selection of a payment method.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic identification of a vendor.

13. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an automatic identification of a product to purchase.

14. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

an authorization of a payment to a vendor.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the first affiche comprises indicia.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the near-field communication device of the first affiche is an RFID tag.

17. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a controller;

a memory coupled to the controller;

a near-field communication reader device coupled to the controller;

an application capable of executing an electronic transaction stored in the memory and responsive to a signal from the near-field communication reader, the application comprising:

an initiation module configured for initiation of a process of the application upon the near-field communication reader being proximately located with and receiving a signal from a first near-field communication device embedded in a first affiche; and

a finalization module configured to execute the electronic transaction of the application upon the near-filed communication reader being proximately located with and receiving a signal from a second near-field communication device embedded in a second affiche;

wherein the first affiche and the second affiche are different.

18. The device of claim 17 , further comprising:

an electronic card selection module configured for automatic selection of an electronic card.

19. The device of claim 17 further comprising:

a payment method selection module configured for automatic selection of a payment method.

20. The device of claim 17 wherein the near-field communication reader is an RFID reader.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2014
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
To: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 034450/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2012
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 029216/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2010
From: MOTOROLA, INC
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC
Reel/Frame 025673/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2006
From: CHITTI, SRIRAM
To: MOTOROLA, INC.
Reel/Frame 017841/0430 →