Transaction completion based on geolocation arrival

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9681359-B2
Application number	US-82070510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2010
Priority date	Mar 23, 2010
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

Techniques for providing friction-free transactions using geolocation and user identifiers are described herein. These techniques may ascertain a user's location based on a location of a mobile device. A transaction between the user and a merchant may be completed with zero or minimal input from the user based on the geolocation of the mobile device and the user identifiers. In some implementations, a transaction initiated earlier is completed when the mobile device arrives at the merchant. Additionally, a parent-child or similar relationship may be established between multiple devices. Security on the mobile device based may be provided by biometric identification and calculation of variance from regular movement patterns. Advertisements may be sent to the mobile device based on bids from merchants near to the mobile device. Promotions may be sent to the mobile device when more than a threshold number of mobile devices are located at the same merchant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving an indication of a transaction associated with access to a secure location of a merchant, the access secured with an electronic code, the transaction initiated by a computing device associated with a user identifier for a user, the transaction initiated from outside of a threshold distance of the merchant, the transaction comprising a first part and a second part for providing the access, the first part to be completed prior to a mobile device of the user being detected within the threshold distance, and the second part to be completed based at least in part on the mobile device being detected at the merchant, and the mobile device having a subscriber identification module (SIM) number linked to the user identifier;
associating the user identifier with the transaction prior to communicating the transaction to a merchant device associated with the merchant;
sending first instructions to the merchant device to complete the first part of the transaction, the first instructions comprising the user identifier;
receiving an indication that a signal broadcast by the mobile device is detected by a receiver located within the threshold distance of the merchant;
determining that the mobile device has arrived to the merchant based at least in part on the indication of the signal broadcast; and
sending second instructions to the merchant device to complete the second part of the transaction based at least in part on the mobile device having arrived to the merchant, the second instructions causing the merchant device to at least:
determine the user identifier based at least in part on the SIM number being received from the mobile device,
authenticate the user based at least in part on the user identifier,
determine that the first part of the transaction is complete based at least in part on the user being authenticated,
determine second information for completing the second part of the transaction based at least in part on the first part of the transaction being complete,
request and receive at least a portion of the second information from the mobile device,
access a user profile based at least in part on the portion of the second information,
personalize, based at least in part on user biometric data from the user profile, the electronic code for the access to the secure location, and
send the electronic code to the mobile device to enable the access to the secure location.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein determining that the mobile device is within the threshold distance triggers the merchant device to access a server to receive the information about the transaction.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising providing user profile information associated with the user to the merchant, wherein the user profile information comprises payment information associated with the user identifier.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising providing user profile information associated with the user to the merchant, wherein the user profile information comprises a purchase history of the user or a list of trusted merchants for the user.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a message to the mobile device that causes the mobile device to display a barcode on a screen of the mobile device; and
enabling the barcode to be scanned by the merchant device.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
placing the transaction in a transaction queue of the merchant; and
retrieving the transaction from the transaction queue of the merchant to enable the merchant device to complete the transaction.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising sending an electronic token to the mobile device following completion of the transaction, wherein the electronic token provides functionality to broadcast an additional signal.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the computer-implemented method is implemented at least in part by a server, and wherein direct communication between the merchant device and the mobile device is enabled.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction comprises a hotel room reservation, wherein the secure location comprises a hotel room, wherein the first part of the transaction comprises a reservation of the hotel room, wherein the second part of the transaction comprises a payment for the hotel room and an access code to the hotel room, wherein the first instructions cause the merchant device to reserve the hotel room, and wherein the second instructions cause the merchant device to confirm the payment with the mobile device and send the electronic code to the mobile device.

Assignees

• Ramalingam Harsha
• Walsh Paul J
• Carr Michael
• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Ramalingam Harsha
• Walsh Paul J
• Carr Michael

Classifications

• G06Q20/229

  Hierarchy of users of accounts · CPC title

• G06Q20/2295

  Parent-child type, e.g. where parent has control on child rights · CPC title

• H04M1/724631

  by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad · CPC title

• G06Q30/0273

  Determination of fees for advertising · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title