US 2021/0279725 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING REPRESENTATIONS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTING UNIT EVENTS

Abstract

After sending a request to a payment module, via a first communication capability (e.g., BLE), to initiate a transaction with a payment accepting unit associated with the payment module, a mobile device with one or more processors, memory, one or output devices, and two or more communication capabilities obtains a notification from the payment module via the first communication capability. The notification indicates an event at the payment accepting unit associated with the payment module. In response to obtaining the notification, mobile device provides a representation of the notification to a user of the mobile device via the one or more output devices of the mobile device. For example, a message is displayed on a display of the mobile device, a vibration alert is produced by a vibration mechanism of the mobile device, an aural alert is produced by a speaker of the mobile device, and/or the like.

Claims29

Dependent claims

(canceled)

A method of executing payment accepting unit events, comprising:

at a mobile device with one or more processors, memory, one or more output devices including a display, and one or more radio transceivers:
detecting one or more payment accepting units in proximity to the mobile device, including detecting predefined radio transmissions broadcast by the one or more payment accepting units, wherein the one or more payment accepting units are payment operated machines that accept payment for dispensing of products and/or services;
displaying a user interface of a mobile payment application on the display of the mobile device, the user interface being configured to display a visual indication of the one or more payment accepting units and accept user input to (i) receive selection by a user of the mobile device of an available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units and (ii) trigger payment by the mobile payment application for a transaction initiated by the user of the mobile device with the available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units;
establishing via the one or more radio transceivers a wireless connection between the mobile device and the available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units;
after establishing the wireless connection, enabling user interaction with the user interface of the mobile payment application to complete the transaction;
exchanging information with the available payment accepting unit via the one or more radio transceivers, in conjunction with the transaction;
and
in response to receiving the information, displaying, on the display, an updated user interface of the mobile payment application to the user of the mobile device.

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A mobile device, comprising:

one or more radio transceivers;
one or more output devices including a display;
one or more processors;
and
memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
detecting one or more payment accepting units in proximity to the mobile device, including detecting predefined radio transmissions broadcast by the one or more payment accepting units, wherein the one or more payment accepting units are payment operated machines that accept payment for dispensing of products and/or services;
displaying a user interface of a mobile payment application on the display of the mobile device, the user interface being configured to display a visual indication of the one or more payment accepting units and accept user input to (i) receive selection by a user of the mobile device of an available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units and (ii) trigger payment by the mobile payment application for a transaction initiated by the user of the mobile device with the available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units;
establishing via the one or more radio transceivers a wireless connection between the mobile device and the available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units;
after establishing the wireless connection, enabling user interaction with the user interface of the mobile payment application to complete the transaction;
exchanging information with the available payment accepting unit via the one or more radio transceivers, in conjunction with the transaction;
and
in response to receiving the information, displaying, on the display, an updated user interface of the mobile payment application to the user of the mobile device.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a mobile device with one or more processors, one or more output devices including a display, and one or more radio transceivers, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

detecting one or more payment accepting units in proximity to the mobile device, including detecting predefined radio transmissions broadcast by the one or more payment accepting units, wherein the one or more payment accepting units are payment operated machines that accept payment for dispensing of products and/or services;
displaying a user interface of a mobile payment application on the display of the mobile device, the user interface being configured to display a visual indication of the one or more payment accepting units and accept user input to (i) receive selection by a user of the mobile device of an available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units and (ii) trigger payment by the mobile payment application for a transaction initiated by the user of the mobile device with the available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units;
establishing via the one or more radio transceivers a wireless connection between the mobile device and the available payment accepting unit of the one or more payment accepting units;
after establishing the wireless connection, enabling user interaction with the user interface of the mobile payment application to complete the transaction;
exchanging information with the available payment accepting unit via the one or more radio transceivers, in conjunction with the transaction;
and
in response to receiving the information, displaying, on the display, an updated user interface of the mobile payment application to the user of the mobile device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/147,305Filed 12 Jan 2021

Priority

18 Dec 2013

Published

9 Sep 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G06Q 20/40
Payment protocols; Details thereof: authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and…
G07F 9/001
Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus: interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
G06Q 20/18
Payment architectures: involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
G06Q 20/322
Using wireless devices: aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]

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Application14/458,199Continuation in part

Application14/456,683Continuation

Application14/214,644Continuation in part