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Customer initiated payment method using mobile device

US8756161B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2009
Grant dateJun 17, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/00
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a method of making a payment transaction by a customer including steps of receiving, by a mobile device (402) of the customer, merchant data; transmitting, by the mobile device to a remote server (408), a payment transaction request including the merchant data; determining, by the remote server, the identity of the customer based on the request and the identity of the merchant based on the data; and implementing the payment transaction between bank accounts of the customer and the merchant.

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