G06Q 20/327
Short range or proximity payments by means of m-devices
Official title: {Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices}
G06Q20/327 (Short range or proximity payments by means of m-devices) appears on 7,625 US grants and 11,150 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 270 | 315 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- On-device accessibility options for checkout data using short-range wireless transmissions6 Oct 2026US 12,755,269 B2Paypal, Inc.
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- System and Method for Identity-Linked Social Communication Initiation Using Activation Assets8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311161 A1Taptext LLC
- Extensible computing systems and methods for processing custom product orders8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311230 A1Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
- Automated device pairing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300952 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Time limited display of predetermined sequence of images with deadman switch actuation for event ticket authentication using smartphone1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300953 A1Fastbreak.Ai, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shopping assistance with handheld computing device1,800US 6,587,835 B12003
- Electronic wallet947US 5,221,838 AMotorola, Inc. · 1993
- Portable information and transaction processing system and method utilizing biometric authorization and digital certificate security873US 6,016,476 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 2000
- System, method and article of manufacture for advanced mobile bargain shopping759US 6,134,548 AAC Properties B. V. · 2000
- Electronic transaction systems and methods therefor693US 6,175,922 B1eSign, Inc. · 2001