Mobile Payment System with Automatic MSISDN Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile payment systems require multiple steps and user input, leading to a non-native user experience and increased operational costs for sellers due to platform-specific interfaces and the need for manual phone number input, which can result in errors and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables cross-platform native user interface technology for mobile devices, utilizing automatic Mobile Network Code, Mobile Country Code, and MSISDN detection to facilitate in-application payments without requiring users to input their phone number, integrating with mobile carrier billing infrastructure and various device platforms through data computing facilities and converters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single universal purchase flow is used for all mobile devices, then operational costs for sellers are reduced through single integration, but user experience deteriorates due to non-native interface and increased input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal purchase flow system that can adapt to multiple mobile device platforms (iOS, Android, feature phones) through a single integration architecture. The system detects the device type and automatically routes transactions through appropriate interfaces, enabling sellers to maintain one unified system while supporting diverse platforms natively.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts the purchase interface based on the detected mobile device platform. It automatically adjusts the user interface, input methods, and transaction flow to match the native characteristics of each platform (smartphones vs feature phones, different operating systems), providing a customized experience without requiring separate integrations.
2Device complexity
If manual MSISDN input is required from users, then purchase flow can be standardized across platforms, but time consumption increases and input errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects and retrieves the user's MSISDN (Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number) from the mobile device's telephony interface without requiring manual user input. The detection process is transparent to the user, who simply needs to confirm the transaction, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual entry and potential input errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection and retrieval of the user's phone number from the device's stored information before the purchase transaction is initiated. This pre-fetching of the MSISDN ensures that the number is already available and validated when the purchase flow begins, eliminating the need for user input during the transaction process.
3Ease of operation
If multiple platform-specific integrations are implemented, then native user interface experience is improved, but operational costs increase due to multiple variations in purchasing options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary detection and routing system that sits between the seller's unified purchase flow and the various mobile platforms. This intermediary automatically detects the user's device type and platform, then translates the universal purchase request into the appropriate native interface format, enabling platform-specific experiences through a single integration point.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal purchase flow architecture that can handle multiple mobile platforms (iOS, Android, feature phones) through a single integration. The system maintains one unified seller interface while automatically adapting to different platforms, eliminating the need for separate integrations for each platform.
4Productivity
If automatic MSISDN detection is implemented, then user input steps are reduced and errors are eliminated, but system complexity increases due to integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects and retrieves the user's MSISDN from the mobile device's telephony interface without requiring manual user input. The detection process is transparent to the user, who simply needs to confirm the transaction, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual entry and potential input errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary detection and routing system that sits between the seller's unified purchase flow and the various mobile platforms. This intermediary automatically detects the user's device type and platform, then translates the universal purchase request into the appropriate native interface format, enabling platform-specific experiences through a single integration point.
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AI summary
System and method to enable and facilitate purchases through mobile communications on mobile devices, smartphones, feature phones, tablet computers, etc by allowing the user to interact with native interface and/or by eliminating the need of entering the MSISDN identifier by the user. MSISDN value is required to identify mobile subscriber and request a mobile billing transaction through carrier's infrastructure. A system comprises at least one data computing facility, which is connected to mobile carrier billing, short code and networking infrastructure and a plurality of converters to communicate and interface with a plurality of controllers for various mobile device types and platforms.