Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation

US8392259B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED · CA

Inventors

• Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray · Waterloo, CA
• David Ryan Walker · Waterloo, CA
• Vahid Moosavi · Kitchener, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/42
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

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.