Wireless point of sale transaction
US7587196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/4014
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transaction request by a first customer device is processed by a transaction system. The transaction request is approved by transmitting a data signal from the first customer device to the transaction system via a wireless communications link. Respective wireless communications links are established between the transaction system and a number of customer devices corresponding to respective customers. The first customer device is identified among the number of customer devices having established respective wireless communications links as being a customer device carried by a selected customer.
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