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| 20080268811 | PAYMENT APPLICATION DOWNLOAD TO MOBILE PHONE AND PHONE PERSONALIZATION - A method and system of personalizing a mobile phone over a wireless network is provided. The method is fast, reliable, and eliminates the need for an uninterrupted online connection to a host server in order to achieve successful download of user information. With the method and system, a mobile phone can be personalized for various purposes, such as for conducting financial transactions. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270301 | MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method which enables a merchant to obtain payment for a purchase from a customer who uses a mobile communication device to make the purchase, including uploading an application program to the customer's mobile communication device, and receiving a request for payment from a merchant terminal. The request for payment includes an identification code of the customer's mobile communication device and a purchase amount. The method further includes transmitting a purchase message to the customer's mobile communication device, the purchase message including an identification of the merchant, the purchase amount, and a request for purchase confirmation. The method further includes receiving a response to the request for purchase confirmation transmitted from the customer's mobile communication device, and if the response to the request for purchase confirmation is affirmative, transmitting to the merchant terminal information identifying a financial account belonging to the customer. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080270302 | USER EXPERIENCE ON MOBILE PHONE - A method of operating a mobile phone as a financial transaction instrument is provided. Security features, which can disable the mobile phone so as to prevent account information from being transmitted, incorporate transaction limits and the use of a personal identification number. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090008441 | TRACKING RF TRANSACTION ACTIVITY USING A TRANSACTION DEVICE IDENTIFIER - In accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a radio frequency identification (RFID) transaction device is used to complete a transaction. The RFID transaction device may communicate a tertiary number and/or a URL instead of sensitive transaction device information. The tertiary number and/or URL may point the RFID transaction device to a third-party authorizing agent. The third party may verify that the URL and/or a tertiary number corresponds to a valid transaction account on the account provider system. The third party may use the URL and/or the tertiary number to locate the appropriate verifying (e.g., “validating”) information for confirming the transaction account validity. Once the third party verifies the validity of the transaction account using the URL and/or the tertiary number, the third party (e.g., account issuer or acquirer) may provide authorization to the merchant that a transaction may be completed. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100211505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MASS TRANSIT MERCHANT PAYMENT - Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for enabling payment of transit system fees using a financial transaction instrument. Entry is permitted onto a transit system by recognition of information included in an identification number stored on a financial transaction instrument. The identification number stored on the financial transaction instrument is associated with a transit system fee registered for each use of the transit system. A plurality of transit system fees associated with the same identification number from use of the financial transaction instrument is aggregated, and payment for the aggregated transit system fees is requested from a transaction account associated with the financial transaction instrument. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110161235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING RF TRANSACTIONS USING A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE INCLUDING A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - A system and method for securing a Radio Frequency (RF) transaction using a RF identification device (RFID) transaction device is provided. The method includes a RFID transaction device including a random number generator for generating a random number. The random number may be used by an account issuer to verify the validity of a RFID transaction device or RFID reader communicating on the RF transactions network. The authorizing agent may receive the random number and compare the random number to a device validating code. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110270759 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN UNPREDICTABLE NUMBER USING A SEEDED ALGORITHM - A random number generating algorithm is seeded with an unpredictable number. The seed value is computed by subjecting variable data to a Secure Hashing Algorithm, and truncating the right most, or left most, 16 bytes from the message digest generated. The algorithm generates the unpredictable number by using the seed value as a counter value in the random number generator, and performing a data encryption standard operation. In one exemplary embodiment, the unpredictable number is modified to a predetermined maximum unpredictable number value as determined by the sender and receiver of the unpredictable number. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110302081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MASS TRANSIT MERCHANT PAYMENT - Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for enabling payment of transit system fees using a financial transaction instrument. Entry is permitted onto a transit system by recognition of information included in an identification number stored on a financial transaction instrument. The identification number stored on the financial transaction instrument is associated with a transit system fee registered for each use of the transit system. A plurality of transit system fees associated with the same identification number from use of the financial transaction instrument is aggregated, and payment for the aggregated transit system fees is requested from a transaction account associated with the financial transaction instrument. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20080270300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PERSON-TO-PERSON FUNDS TRANSFERS VIA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A funds-transfer system includes a processor and a memory storing control logic for causing the processor to enable a buyer to transfer funds to a seller via a mobile telephone. The control logic includes program code for causing the processor to receive a payment request transmitted from a mobile telephone of the buyer. The payment request is for a transfer of funds from a financial account held by the buyer to a financial account held by the seller, and the payment request is transmitted from a payment application stored in the buyer's mobile telephone. The payment request identifies a purchase amount to be transferred, and information identifying the financial account held by the buyer. The control logic also includes program code for causing the processor to charge the purchase amount to the financial account held by the buyer and to transfer the purchase amount to a financial account held by the seller. Additionally, the control logic includes program code for causing the processor to provide a payment acknowledgment to the buyer's mobile telephone and to the seller. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20140080470 | PAYMENT APPLICATION DOWNLOAD TO MOBILE PHONE AND PHONE PERSONALIZATION - A method and system of personalizing a mobile phone over a wireless network is provided. The method is fast, reliable, and eliminates the need for an uninterrupted online connection to a host server in order to achieve successful download of user information. With the method and system, a mobile phone can be personalized for various purposes, such as for conducting financial transactions. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140164229 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PERSON-TO-PERSON FUNDS TRANSFERS VIA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A funds-transfer system enables a buyer to transfer funds to a seller via a mobile telephone. The system receives a payment request transmitted from a mobile telephone of the buyer. The payment request is for a transfer of funds from a financial account held by the buyer to a financial account held by the seller, and the payment request is transmitted from a payment application stored in the buyer's mobile telephone. The payment request identifies a purchase amount to be transferred, and information identifying the financial account held by the buyer. The system charges the purchase amount to the financial account held by the buyer and transfers the purchase amount to a financial account held by the seller. | 06-12-2014 |
