Methods and apparatus for wireless point-of-sale transactions
CA 2404481 A1 · Owner: Smith, Steven B. · Inventors: Smith, Steven B.; Thomas, Nicholas A.
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The present invention relates, to systems methods and apparatus for mak-, ing purchase transactions at a point-of sale. A wireless purchase device (WPD) (2) comprising a short-range communications device (14) for communication with vendor point-of sale equipment such as a wireless vendor device (WVD) (24) and a long-range communications device (12) with credit or debit authorizations processors (30). In preferred embodiments a WPD will, communicate vendor identification data and a transaction purchase price to a WPD and a WPD user will determine whether to complete the transaction. The transaction may be completed by transmitting the, vendor identification and purchase data to an …
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