User interface for transactions

US10621581B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Marcel van Os · San Francisco, US
• Peter D. Anton · San Francisco, US
• Donald W. Pitschel · San Francisco, US
• Simon Tickner · Canterbury, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 14, 2016
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/0009
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for managing contextual transactions. In some examples, at a sender electronic device, a first user provides authorization to purchase an item for a second user. In some examples, at a recipient device, the second user selects one or more attributes for the item and requests to claim the item. In some examples, an electronic device displays a representation of an item and a purchase affordance for purchasing the item using a payment system that is available on the electronic device.