Peer to peer mobile transactions leveraging personal area networks and robust post-transaction verification
US12248925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/403
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for facilitating electronic transactions between a first mobile device and a second mobile device is provided. At a central server, when internet connection is established, the method may include receiving transaction data and prior to processing an electronic transaction based on the transaction data, verifying the electronic transaction. The verifying may include retrieving a first activity log from the first mobile device and a first browser timeout history. The method may further include retrieving from the second mobile device a second activity log and a second browser timeout history. The method may further include verifying that a first mobile application was active when a browser on the first mobile device was in timeout and that a second mobile application was active when a browser on the second mobile device was in timeout.
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