US 8,392,259 B2
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN TRANSACTION CONFIRMATIONGeneral
US 8,392,259 B2
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Vanel Frenel
Art Unit:
3687 Business Methods — Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation
Inventors:
Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray; David Ryan Walker; Vahid Moosavi
Assignee:
Priority:
03/17/11
Filed:
03/17/11
Granted:
03/05/13
Expiration:
03/17/31
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described. One example method includes emulating a payment method using a close-proximity communication device of a mobile device, establishing a close-proximity communication link using the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device, transferring payment information from the mobile device using the close-proximity communication device, switching the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device to an information receiving communication mode, and receiving a transaction confirmation at the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device. Other implementations are possible.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06Q20/3224G06Q