Method and system for enabling purchase units within a portable device using a mobile vehicle telematics device
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorKenneth Enborg
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for enabling purchase units within a portable device using a mobile vehicle telematics device. Purchase units may be requested through a call center. The requested purchase units may be delivered from the call center to a mobile vehicle telematics device. At least a portion of the purchase units may be transferred from the mobile vehicle telematics device to a portable device. Goods and services may be purchased by sending a signal from the portable device to a transceiver in a place of business transferring an appropriate number of purchase units from the portable device to the place of business.
Claims21
A method for enabling purchase units within a portable device using a mobile vehicle telematics device, comprising:
- requesting purchase units;
- delivering the purchase units from a call center to the mobile vehicle telematics device;
- transferring at least a portion of the purchase units from the mobile vehicle telematics device to a portable device;
- and
- decrementing purchase units from the portable device.
A computer-usable medium for enabling purchase units within a portable device using a mobile vehicle telematics device, comprising:
- computer program code for requesting purchase units;
- computer program code for delivering the purchase units from a call center to the mobile vehicle telematics device;
- computer program code for transferring at least a portion of the purchase units from the mobile vehicle telematics device to a portable device;
- and
- computer program code for decrementing purchase units from the portable device.
A system for enabling purchase units within a portable device using a mobile vehicle telematics device, comprising:
- means for requesting purchase units;
- means for delivering the purchase units from a call center to the mobile vehicle telematics device;
- means for transferring at least a portion of the purchase units from the mobile vehicle telematics device to a portable device;
- and
- means for decrementing purchase units from the portable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.