# US 2019/0244205 A1 · Methods and devices for mobile payment transactions with a product dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0244205 A1 - Document ID: US20190244205A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/888,663 - Filed: 2018-02-05 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-05 - Assignees: Wayne Fueling Systems LLC - Applicants: Wayne Fueling Systems LLC - Inventors: Henry Fieglein; Eli Pulsifer; Richard Carlsson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244205A1 ## CPC - G06Q 20/401: {Transaction verification} - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - G06Q 20/18: involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals - G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]} - G06Q 20/3229: {Use of the SIM of a M-device as secure element} - G06Q 20/325: {using wireless networks} - G06Q 20/326: {Payment applications installed on the mobile devices} - G06Q 20/327: {Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices} - G07F 9/001: {Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices} - G07F 9/026: {for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty} - H04L 67/04: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) - H04L 67/146: Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract Various exemplary methods and devices for product dispenser electronic communication with a mobile device are provided. In general, a mobile device can request a secure connection with a product dispenser detected in the proximity of the mobile device. The mobile device can transmit request data to a network cloud server to authorize a mobile payment application executed on the mobile device, and can receive response data from the network cloud server indicating that the payment application has been authorized to process a payment for a product dispensable from the product dispenser. The mobile device and the product dispenser establish a secure connection using a secure key included in the response data, regardless of whether or not the product dispenser has established a connection with a network cloud server. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile device, comprising: a communication mechanism configured to detect a product dispenser in proximity to the mobile device; and a processor configured to transmit, via the communication mechanism, a request to establish a secure connection with the product dispenser, the processor being configured to transmit to a network cloud server, via a wireless connection, request data requesting authorization of a payment application of the mobile device, and the processor being configured to receive from the network cloud server, via the wireless connection, response data indicating that the payment application has been authorized to process a payment for a product dispensable from the product dispenser. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the payment application includes a payment authorization module configured to generate the request data and to receive the response data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the payment authorization module is generated using a software development kit (SDK) library of the payment application. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the payment application is configured to provide a user interface on a display of the mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the communication mechanism is configured to receive from the product dispenser identification data that uniquely identifies the product dispenser, and the request data includes the identification data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the communication mechanism comprises a wireless transceiver configured to establish a secure connection between the mobile device and the product dispenser. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising a second communication mechanism configured to establish the wireless connection between the mobile device and the network cloud server. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the response data includes a secure key that the processor is configured to use in secure communication between the mobile device and the product dispenser. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to use the secure key to decrypt encrypted data received from the product dispenser via the secure connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the encrypted data includes status data indicative of at least one of a current status of the product dispenser and an amount of product that has been dispensed via the product dispenser. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to use the secure key to encrypt payment data that is indicative of a total amount of payment for the product dispensed from the product dispenser, the processor being configured to transmit the encrypted payment data to the product dispenser. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a device integrated into an automotive vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises one of a phone, a tablet, a laptop, and a smartwatch. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the product is fuel, and the product dispenser is a fuel dispenser. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the product is one of a consumable including one of drinking liquid, electricity, air, lottery tickets, and food. ### Claim 16 A method of using a product dispenser, comprising: receiving at a product dispenser via a wireless communication link a request from a mobile device to establish a secure connection between the product dispenser and the mobile device; after the request to establish the secure connection is received, receiving from the mobile device, via the wireless communication link, a secure key for secure communication between the product dispenser and the mobile device; establishing the secure connection between the product dispenser and the mobile device, wherein the secure connection allows communication between the product dispenser and the mobile device using the secure key; and in response to receiving an authorized amount of payment for a product from the mobile device, causing the product to be dispensed from the product dispenser, wherein the authorized amount of payment is encrypted using the secure key. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising, prior to receiving from the mobile device the secure key and in response to the receipt of the request to establish the secure connection, transmitting to the mobile device identification data that uniquely identifies the product dispenser. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the secure key is received by the product dispenser regardless of whether or not the product dispenser has established a connection with a network cloud server. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting from the product dispenser to the mobile device, via the established secure connection, status data indicative of a current status of the product dispenser.