Method and system for geofencing
AssigneeMastercard International Incorporated
InventorsScott HUDSON, Kent Olof Niklas BERNTSSON, Stephen Andrew GERHARD
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AssigneeMastercard International Incorporated
InventorsScott HUDSON, Kent Olof Niklas BERNTSSON, Stephen Andrew GERHARD
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A method for initiating a time- and geographic-based electronic transaction includes: storing, in a mobile computing device, payment details associated with a transaction account; receiving a payment zone notification upon entry of the mobile computing device into a predefined geographic area, the notification including payment terms; registering a first timestamp upon receipt of the notification; displaying the payment terms; receiving an indication of approval of the payment terms; receiving an exit notification upon exit of the mobile computing device from the predefined geographic area; registering a second timestamp upon receipt of the exit notification; calculating a transaction amount based on an elapsed amount of time between the first timestamp and the second timestamp and a payment rate; and transmitting the calculated transaction amount and payment details.
A method for initiating a time- and geographic-based electronic transaction, comprising:
A system for initiating a time- and geographic-based electronic transaction, comprising:
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