Granted Patent B2

US 12,626,240 · App. 18/402,985 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventors: Satish Narayan Govindarajan (Los Altos, CA); John Hastings Granbery (Los Altos, CA)

Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.

G06Q20/3224G06Q20/20G06Q20/202G06Q20/322G06Q20/3226G06Q20/326G06Q20/327G06Q20/3278G06Q20/3829G06Q30/0261G06Q30/0267H04L49/201H04W4/021H04W4/023H04W88/02

Abstract

Claims (55)

1 . A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

receive a handshake request from a mobile device with a wireless device communicatively coupled to the system, wherein the handshake request is responsive to a first wireless signal broadcasted by the wireless device for a wireless pairing;

process the handshake request for the wireless pairing with the mobile device;

authorize, based on processing the handshake request, one or more uses of a user account associated with the mobile device at a location associated with the wireless device, wherein the user account is provided by a service provider in communication with the system for processing of a transaction with the mobile device at the location;

broadcast, via one of the wireless device or a secondary wireless device communicatively coupled to the system, a second wireless signal in a first proximity range to a point of sale (POS) device within the location, wherein the second wireless signal enables the POS device to detect the mobile device based on at least the handshake request processed;

detect the mobile device in the first proximity range to the POS device based on the second wireless signal;

determine data associated with the transaction, wherein the data is associated with a checkout process at the POS device for a payment for the transaction; and

communicate the data to the mobile device at the POS device via the one of the wireless device or the secondary wireless device.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein executing the instructions further causes the system to:

broadcast, prior to receiving the handshake request and by the wireless device communicatively coupled to the system over a second proximity range, the first wireless signal for the wireless pairing.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the handshake request requests that the system perform the wireless pairing based on an identifier for the mobile device and the user account.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein processing the handshake request includes:

requesting and receiving an account identifier for the user account from the mobile device via the wireless device; and

completing the handshake request with the mobile device and the service provider using a handshake process and the account identifier.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises one of an advertisement or an offer associated with the transaction provided while the mobile device is at the location.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the advertisement or the offer is further specific to a sub-location within the location where the mobile device is detected.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises transaction data for the transaction, and wherein executing the instructions further causes the system to:

receive a request for processing the transaction; and

process the transaction with the service provider based on the request, the transaction data, and the user account.

8 . A method comprising:

receiving, from a mobile device, a request to wirelessly pair the mobile device with a wireless device, wherein the request is responsive to a broadcasted signal by the wireless device;

pairing the wireless device with the mobile device;

authorizing, based on the pairing, one or more uses of a user account associated with the mobile device at a location associated with the wireless device, wherein the user account is associated with a service provider that processes transactions on behalf of the mobile device using the user account;

broadcasting, via a secondary wireless device, wireless signals in a first proximity range to a point of sale (POS) device within the location, wherein the wireless signals enable the POS device to detect the mobile device based on at least the request;

detecting the mobile device in the first proximity range to the POS device based on the wireless signals;

receiving a request for a transaction from the mobile device via the wireless signals exchanged between the mobile device and the secondary wireless device, wherein the request is associated with a checkout process for the transaction; and

processing the transaction with the service provider based on the request.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

broadcasting, prior to receiving the request and by the wireless device over a second proximity range, the broadcasted signal.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the request includes an identifier for the mobile device and the user account used for the pairing the wireless device with the mobile device.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the authorizing includes:

requesting and receiving an account identifier for the user account from the mobile device via the wireless device; and

authenticating the user account for the mobile device with the service provider using the account identifier.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting data to the mobile device via the pairing.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data comprises one of an advertisement or an offer associated with the transaction provided while the mobile device is at the location.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the advertisement or the offer is further specific to a sub-location within the location where the mobile device is detected.

15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

detecting a handshake request by a mobile device with a first wireless device communicatively coupled to a computing device associated with a location, wherein the handshake request is responsive to a first wireless signal broadcasted by the first wireless device at the location for wirelessly connecting with the computing device;

processing the handshake request to wirelessly connect the mobile device with the computing device via the first wireless device;

establishing an acknowledgement that the mobile device is present at the location based on processing the handshake request, wherein the acknowledgement is usable to provide one or more services to the mobile device at the location;

broadcasting, via the first wireless device or a second wireless device, a second wireless signal in a first proximity range to a point of sale (POS) device within the location, wherein the second wireless signal enables the POS device to detect the mobile device based on at least the handshake request processed;

detecting the mobile device in the first proximity range to the POS device based on the second wireless signal;

determining, based on the acknowledgement and one or more activities associated with the mobile device performed at the location, data usable by the mobile device while the mobile device is at the location, wherein the data is usable with a checkout process for a transaction processable at the POS device; and

communicating the data to the mobile device at the location after processing the handshake request.

16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

broadcasting, prior to receiving the handshake request and by the first wireless device communicatively coupled to the computing device over a second proximity range, the first wireless signal for wirelessly connecting with the computing device.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the handshake request includes an identifier for the mobile device.

18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein processing the handshake request includes:

requesting and receiving an identifier for the mobile device via the first wireless device; and

completing the handshake request with the mobile device using a handshake process and the identifier.

19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data comprises one of an advertisement or an offer provided while the mobile device is at the location.

20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the advertisement or the offer is further specific to a sub-location within the location where the mobile device is detected.

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