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AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsKristopher Keith Gaudin, Leo Nelson Chan, Justin Davis
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Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for using a vehicle as a payment device. Various aspects may include receiving a selection of a stored financial card or financial account at a vehicle head unit. The selected financial card or financial account may be transmitted to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal for making a payment by transmitting a tokenized card number to the POS terminal. The tokenized card number may be transmitted over a very short-range communication link to ensure that the transmission is secure. For example, electronic circuitry may be attached to the exterior of the vehicle, where the electronic circuitry may be within a threshold distance (e.g. one inch, three inches, six inches, one foot, three feet, etc.) of the POS terminal. The tokenized card number may be transmitted from the vehicle head unit to the electronic circuitry and then to the POS terminal.
A computer-implemented method for directing a vehicle to a merchant which accepts vehicle payments, the method executed by one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:
A system for directing a vehicle to a merchant which accepts vehicle payments, the system comprising:
A system for directing a vehicle to a merchant which accepts vehicle payments, the system comprising:
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