Mobile phone as a point of sale (POS) device

a mobile phone and point of sale technology, applied in the direction of instruments, credit schemes, subscription services, etc., can solve the problems of inflexibility, lack of flexibility, ease of implementation, and lack of responsiveness of current implementations of pre-payment systems, and achieve high scalable, robust and secure
US20070106564A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-10SHANGHAI RES INST OF PETROCHEMICAL TECH SINOPEC +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
SHANGHAI RES INST OF PETROCHEMICAL TECH SINOPEC
Publication Date
2007-05-10
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A system and method for provisioning one or more value added services to a postpaid / prepaid mobile account and / or a postpaid / prepaid mobile device using a wireless communication device as a point-of-sale device, is disclosed.
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RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 733,266, filed on Nov. 4, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates generally to the enablement of wireless communication devices as transaction gateways. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for enabling a wireless handset as a point-of-sale (POS) device. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

[0003] With the explosion of wireless phone access and usage, cellular phone service is fast becoming more and more available in developing countries where landline infrastructures are generally considered insufficient. Consequently, mobile service providers or operators are finding captive consumers in these countries for mobile phone services, particularly pre-paid phone cards.

[0004] The following prior art patent represent the state of the art for the transfer of digital data to a mobile device, and is hereby...

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