PAIRING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A MERCHANT TRANSACTION DEVICE

1 . A mobile electronic device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the processor to:

detect, from a first virtual Bluetooth low energy (vBLE) transceiver, a first vBLE signal, the first vBLE transceiver associated with a first merchant transaction device and detect, from a second vBLE transceiver, a second vBLE signal, the second vBLE transceiver associated with a second merchant transaction device more than one time within a threshold time period;

responsive to detecting the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal, determine an overlap region including a first region corresponding to the first vBLE signal and a second region corresponding to the second vBLE signal;

responsive to receiving, from the first merchant transaction device, an indication of an external device receiving the second vBLE signal but not receiving the first vBLE signal, selecting a checkout area corresponding to the first region;

pair the mobile electronic device to the first merchant transaction device; and

initiate a payment transaction with the first merchant transaction device.

2 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

automatically pair the mobile electronic device to the first merchant transaction device based at least in part on the mobile electronic device being unlocked.

3 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

responsive to pairing the mobile electronic device to the first merchant transaction device, launch a payment transaction function of a merchant application that is stored at the at least one memory, and

initiate the payment transaction via the launched payment transaction function.

4 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

transmit a query to the first merchant transaction device requesting to identify the selected checkout area, and

receive a response from the first merchant transaction device confirming the selected checkout area is associated with the first merchant transaction device.

5 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

receive a push notification from the first merchant transaction device, wherein the push notification prompts a user to launch a payment transaction function on the mobile electronic device.

6 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal more than one time within the threshold time period further includes:

receiving each of the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal a first time, and

receiving each of the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal a second time within the threshold time period.

7 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

display a prompt to confirm the selection of the checkout area corresponding to the first region.

8 . The mobile electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

receive a response to the displayed prompt, wherein the response is a confirmation identifying the selected checkout area corresponding to the first region.

9 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

determine whether the mobile electronic device has been enabled to process the payment transaction with the first merchant transaction device; and

process the payment transaction responsive to the mobile electronic device being enabled to process the payment transaction with the first merchant transaction device.

10 . A system, comprising:

a first merchant transaction device including a first virtual Bluetooth low energy (vBLE) transceiver configured to transmit a first vBLE signal;

a second merchant transaction device including a second vBLE transceiver configured to transmit a second vBLE signal;

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a mobile electronic device, an indication of reception of the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal more than one time within a threshold time period;

identify a location of the mobile electronic device based on the received indication, wherein the location identified is an overlap region including a first region corresponding to the first vBLE signal and a second region corresponding to the second vBLE signal;

receive, from the mobile electronic device, a selection of a checkout area corresponding to the first region;

pair the mobile electronic device to first the merchant transaction device; and

process a payment transaction between the mobile electronic device and the first merchant transaction device.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to receiving an indication the mobile electronic device is unlocked, automatically pair the mobile electronic device to the first merchant transaction device.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a query from the mobile electronic device requesting to identify the checkout area, and

transmit a response to the mobile electronic device confirming the checkout area is associated with the first merchant transaction device.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a push notification to the mobile electronic device, wherein the push notification prompts a user to launch a payment transaction function on the mobile electronic device.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein receiving the indication of reception of the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal more than one time within the threshold time period, further comprises:

receiving a first signal, from the mobile electronic device, that the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal are received, and

receiving a second signal, from the mobile electronic device, that the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal are still received.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the mobile electronic device, a confirmation identifying the selected checkout area corresponding to the first region.

16 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

transmitting, from a first virtual Bluetooth low energy (vBLE) transceiver on a first merchant transaction device, a first vBLE signal;

transmitting, from a second vBLE transceiver on a second merchant transaction device, a second vBLE signal;

receiving, from a mobile electronic device, an indication of reception of the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal more than one time within a threshold time period;

identifying a location of the mobile electronic device based on the received indication, wherein the location identified is an overlap region including a first region corresponding to the first vBLE signal and a second region corresponding to the second vBLE signal;

receiving, from the mobile electronic device, a selection of a checkout area corresponding to the first region;

pairing the mobile electronic device to first the merchant transaction device; and

processing a payment transaction between the mobile electronic device and the first merchant transaction device.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , further comprising:

in response to receiving an indication the mobile electronic device is unlocked, automatically pairing the mobile electronic device to the first merchant transaction device.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving a query from the mobile electronic device requesting to identify the checkout area, and

transmitting a response to the mobile electronic device confirming the checkout area is associated with the first merchant transaction device.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , further comprising:

transmitting a push notification to the mobile electronic device, wherein the push notification prompts a user to launch a payment transaction function on the mobile electronic device.

20 . The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein receiving the indication of reception of the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal more than one time within the threshold time period further comprises:

receiving a first signal, from the mobile electronic device, that the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal are received, and

receiving a second signal, from the mobile electronic device, that the first vBLE signal and the second vBLE signal are still received.