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`US 8,856,045 B1
`Oct. 7, 2014
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`(54) MOBILE-DEVICE-TO-MACHINE PAYMENT
`SYSTEMS
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`(71) Applicant: PayRange Inc., Portland, OR (US)
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`(72)
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`Inventors:
`
`Paresh K. Patel, Portland, OR(US);
`Chau M. Doan, Beaverton, OR (US)
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`(73) Assignee:
`( * ) Notice:
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`PayRange Inc., Portland, OR(US)
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`the term of this
`Subject to any disclaimer,
`is extended or adjusted under 35
`patent
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`(21) Appl. Noz 14/214, 644
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Mar. 14, 2014
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`Related U.S.Application Data
`of application No. 29/477, 025,
`(63) Continuation-in-part
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`Primary Examiner
`James D Nigh
`Law Office of Karen Dana
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm
`Oster, LLC
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`Described herein is a mobile-device-to-machine
`payment
`system and method for facilitating a cashless transaction for
`purchase of at least one product or service by a user from a
`payment accepting unit.
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`MOBILE-DEVICE- TO-MACHINE PAYMENT
`SYSTEMS
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`The present application is an application claiming the ben-
`efit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/917, 936,
`ofU.S. Design
`filed Dec. 18, 2013, and a continuation-in-part
`patent application No. 29/477, 025, filed Dec. 18, 2013. The
`present application is based on and claims priority from these
`the disclosures of which are hereby expressly
`applications,
`incorporated herein by reference.
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Disclosed herein are mobile-device-to-machine
`payment
`and, more specifically, mobile-device-to-machine
`systems
`network connection
`systems over a non-persistent
`payment
`and manual modes.
`and featuring hands-free
`(or "automatic retailing" machines),
`in
`Vending machines
`the broadest sense, have been around for thousands of years.
`The first simple mechanical coin operated vending machines
`in the 1880s. Modern vending machines
`were introduced
`types of products
`stock many different
`but not
`including,
`(e.g. water,
`juice, coffee, and soda) and
`limited to drinks
`fruit, and fro-
`(e.g. snacks, candy,
`edible food products/items
`zen meals), as well as a wide variety ofnon-food items. In this
`fast paced world, vending machines are ubiquitous.
`are one type of "payment
`Vending machines
`accepting
`unit" (payment
`accepting units are also referred to herein
`as "machines"). A payment
`(or
`accepting unit
`generically
`for the dispens-
`is equipment
`that requires payment
`machine)
`ing of products
`services.
`to vending
`In addition
`and/or
`can also be other
`machines,
`accepting
`units
`payment
`for the dispensing ofa product
`machines that require payment
`services including, but not limited to parking meters,
`and/or
`and dryers, arcade games,
`toll booths,
`laundromat washers
`ticket dispensing
`kiosks, photo booths,
`toll booths,
`transit
`and other known or yet to be discovered payment
`machines,
`accepting units.
`In using a payment accepting unit, a user will (I) approach
`the payment accepting unit, (2) determine from the face ofthe
`payment accepting unit the product (or service) he desires, (3)
`(e.g. coins, bills, or payment
`insert payment
`cards), and (4)
`input his selection into the payment
`accepting unit using a
`user interface (e.g. a series ofbuttons, a key pad, touch screen,
`or other input mechanism using, for example,
`the column and
`is located). Based on the user' s input-
`row at which a product
`ted selection,
`technology within the payment
`accepting unit
`(or service) to the user.
`the desired product
`provides
`As the number of people with internet-connected mobile
`so does the variety of uses
`for such
`devices proliferates,
`devices. Mobile payment
`is a logical extension.
`effort around bringing mobile
`There is a large development
`to the retail sector in an effort to not only provide
`payment
`options to the user, but also increased convenience.
`In recent years, many improvements
`to modern vending
`have been suggested. Many of the innovations
`machines
`relate to means for communicating with the vending machine.
`Some of these communication
`are detailed in
`innovations
`U.S. Pat. No. 6,584,309 to Whigham (the "Whigham refer-
`ence"), U.S. Pat. No. 7,085,556 to Offer (the "Offer refer-
`ence"), U.S. Pat. No. 7, 127,236 to Khan et al. (the "Khan
`reference"), U.S. Pat. No. 7,721,958 to Belfer et al. (the
`"Belfer reference"), U.S. Pat. No. 8,396,589 to Katzenstein
`reference"), U.S. Pat. No.
`et al. (the "Garibaldi
`Garibaldi
`8,489, 140 to Weiner et al. (the "Weiner reference"), and Inter-
`national Publication No. WO/2008/083025
`to Carlson (the
`"Carlson reference").
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`The Whigham reference is directed to a system and method
`for purchasing a product from an automatic vending machine
`by means of a consumer's
`telephone. The consumer
`cellular
`from the vending machine by
`a product
`available
`requests
`that connects the con-
`dialing a specified telephone number
`sumer's
`to a server operated by a billing
`cellular
`telephone
`for the product,
`agency. The server
`recognizes
`the request
`a vend code
`creates a transaction record, and communicates
`to the consumer. Upon receiving the vend code from the
`the vend code to the vending
`the consumer
`transmits
`server,
`machine. The vend code may be an RF code, an audible tone
`code, or a manual code. Upon receipt of the vend code from
`the requested
`the vending machine dispenses
`the consumer,
`product.
`The Offer reference is directed to a vending machine that is
`designed to communicate with a cellular phone such that
`it
`a product when it receives information
`dispenses
`indicating
`has been selected. The Offer
`reference
`the product
`that
`of a vending
`teaches
`the cashless
`utilization
`permitting
`service,
`machines via a communications
`such as a cellular
`telephone. A response to a signal
`from the cellular telephone
`from the vending machine that indicates that a connection has
`been established between the vending machine and the cel-
`lular phone may be a visual
`indication that is displayed on the
`the cost of
`telephone. The vending machine outputs
`cellular
`the product and that cost is debited from an account to pay for
`a point of sale
`the product. The Khan reference describes
`to be
`MicroAdapter device that enables payment
`transactions
`trusted device (e.g.
`effected through a purchaser's
`personal
`the user selecting the micropayment
`application on his per-
`or cancelling the pur-
`trusted device and confirming
`sonal
`relying upon tokens or prepayment
`chase thereon) without
`cards.
`In one embodiment,
`the MicroAdapter
`a
`includes
`configured to receive a purchase
`from the
`transceiver
`signal
`infor-
`trusted device including
`order and payment
`personal
`via
`the MicroAdapter
`mation.
`In response,
`communicates
`to receive
`telephony with a transaction
`wireless
`authorizer
`for effectuating the purchase
`transaction. The
`authorization
`can effectuate micropayment
`MicroAdapter
`transactions
`authorized by a Billing On Behalf of Others program admin-
`istered through a wireless carrier/ISP or third party.
`The Belfer reference
`is directed to a system wherein
`a
`vending machine has an audio code collector and a code
`that is adapted to receive audio tones from a mobile
`validator
`codes and
`device. The audio tones
`include
`authentication
`codes to control dispensing of product
`from the
`dispense
`vending machine. To start the transaction,
`the consumer dials
`set of symbols
`to a
`to route the call
`a unique
`and digits
`verification server. The symbols and digits may correspond to
`a unique vending machine identification number and product
`identification numbers.
`The Garibaldi
`reference is directed to an electronic device
`for the sale of intangible products through vending machines
`include interfaces to communicate with external periph-
`that
`the RS232 standard, and the
`erals through the MDB protocol,
`DEX protocol, an interface to communicate with users, a
`it to act as part of a
`communications
`system that enables
`network and communicate with a central system, and a con-
`among the above-
`the communication
`that articulates
`troller,
`so as to enable a central
`system to
`mentioned
`components,
`perform diverse actions on a vending machine.
`The Weiner reference is directed to a system and method
`for providing product or service with a cellular telephone. The
`reference is that mobile
`in the Weiner
`problem identified
`electronic devices
`devices
`communication
`are long-range
`designed to be used for long-range communications. Eschew-
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`special design or modification of the mobile station (e.g. the
`reference teaches a mobile
`the Weiner
`vending machine),
`consisting of: a shielding
`device identifier,
`communication
`arranged to reduce
`a coverage area,
`the shielding
`defining
`radio signals originating externally ofthe coverage area to be
`an antenna asso-
`less than a pre-determined
`signal strength;
`ciated within the defined coverage area; a transceiver coupled
`the transceiver communicating with a mobile
`to the antenna,
`station inserted within the defined coverage area utilizing a
`the pre-determined
`greater
`than
`signal
`signal
`strength
`to the trans-
`and a service control unit
`responsive
`strength;
`ceiver, the service control unit responsive to the communica-
`indicative ofan authorization
`tion to output a signal
`to provide
`a product or service.
`The Carlson reference is directed to a system and a method
`for using a portable consumer device such as a mobile phone
`and the like. One embodiment of the Carlson
`for payments
`the steps of
`system is directed to a method that
`includes
`receiving a payment
`request message (that includes a request
`to pay for a product
`from a vending machine)
`from a portable
`sending an autho-
`consumer device operated by a consumer,
`response message back to the vending machine
`rization
`the con-
`wherein the vending machine subsequently
`prompts
`to enter a selection if the authorization
`response mes-
`sumer
`to make a
`sage indicates
`the consumer
`is authorized
`that
`and receiving an acknowledgement message from
`purchase,
`the vending machine that the product was purchased. The step
`of "sending an authorization
`response message back to the
`vending machine" is performed by a remote payment
`server
`and would require a persistent network connection.
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`BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`
`Disclosed herein are mobile-device-to-machine
`payment
`and, more specifically, mobile-device-to-machine
`systems
`network connection
`systems over a non-persistent
`payment
`and manual modes.
`and featuring hands-free
`Described herein is a mobile-device-to-machine
`payment
`system for facilitating a cashless transaction for purchase ofat
`least one product or service by a user from a payment accept-
`ing unit that preferably has input mechanisms. The user has a
`tech-
`mobile device that has both short-range
`communication
`technology. The pay-
`nology and long-range communication
`is capable of dispensing
`least one
`at
`ment accepting unit
`product or service. The system includes
`an adapter module
`and a server. The adapter module is associated with the pay-
`tech-
`ment accepting unit and has short-range communication
`nology for communicating with the short-range
`communica-
`tion technology of the mobile device. The server has long-
`for communicating with
`range communication
`technology
`technology of the mobile
`communication
`the long-range
`device. The adapter module is for