Method for launching an electronic wallet

US8126806B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Allison A. DiMartino · Overland Park, US
• Robert Howard Miller · Leawood, US
• Elizabeth Roche · Prairie Village, US
• Kevin Zhu · Overland Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 3, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 28, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/105
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises a contactless communication transceiver configured to provide payment information to a point-of-sale terminal, a first input device configured to receive inputs, and a processor. The first input device is selected from the group consisting of an accelerometer, a microphone, a camera, and a biometric sensor. The processor is configured to activate an electronic wallet based on inputs from at least one of the first input device and the contactless communication transceiver, to access the payment information in the electronic wallet, and to provide the payment information to the contactless communication transceiver.