User-friendly over-the-air personalization process for mobile telephone/proximity payment device
OwnerTheresa L. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A method of operating a mobile telephone includes receiving a message in the mobile telephone and opening the message. Then a first screen display is presented by the mobile telephone. The first screen display provides an option for commencing the loading of a contactless payment function in the mobile telephone. The method further includes receiving an indication that the user selects the option, then displaying a second screen display. The second screen display permits the user to enter a verification code. User input to enter the verification code is then received. A payment card account number is loaded into the mobile telephone in response to receiving the verification code.
Claims17
A method of operating a mobile telephone, the method comprising:
- receiving a message in the mobile telephone;
- opening the message in the mobile telephone;
- in response to opening the message, displaying a first screen display, the first screen display for presenting, to a user of the mobile telephone, an option to commence loading a contactless payment function into the mobile telephone;
- receiving an indication that the user selects said option;
- in response to receiving said indication, displaying a second screen display, the second screen display for permitting the user to enter a verification code;
- receiving input from the user to enter the verification code;
- and
- in response to receiving said input, loading a payment card account number into the mobile telephone.
A method of operating a mobile telephone, the method comprising:
- receiving a message in the mobile telephone;
- opening the message in the mobile telephone;
- in response to opening the message, displaying a first screen display, the first screen display for presenting, to a user of the mobile telephone, an option to commence loading a contactless payment function into the mobile telephone;
- receiving an indication that the user selects said option;
- in response to receiving said indication, loading an application program in said mobile telephone to enable the contactless payment function in the mobile telephone;
- during said loading step, displaying a second screen display, said second screen display indicating that said loading is in progress;
- after displaying said second screen display, displaying a third screen display, said third screen display for permitting the user to enter a verification code;
- receiving input from the user to enter the verification code;
- and
- in response to receiving said input, loading a payment card account number into the mobile telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.