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Electronic payment using a proxy account number stored in a secure element

US8566168B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 2012
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q20/385
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A near field communication payment method using a proxy account number. The method comprises transmitting a proxy account number from a secure element of a mobile phone to a point-of-sale terminal using a near field communication radio link; transmitting the proxy account number from the point-of-sale terminal to a payment mediation server; transmitting the proxy account number from the payment mediation server to a proxy account manager; determining a selected payment account number by the proxy account manager based in part on retrieving a plurality of payment account numbers from a proxy account number data store using the proxy account number; transmitting the selected payment account number to the payment mediation server by the proxy account manager; and the payment mediation server completing a payment completion transaction with the point-of-sale terminal using the selected payment account number.

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