APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEACON-ENABLED MOBILE POS

摘要

A system, method and apparatus for that allow participating consumers and businesses to initiate and fulfill payment transactions using mobile devices based on their physical proximity to one another using an apparatus equipped with the capability to both send and receive beacon signals.

主权项

1. A point of sale (POS) device comprising:
a processor; a beacon configured to receive data from and transmit data to one or more mobile computing systems; and a payment coordinating module configured to implement the beacon to perform the following: transmit identification data from the beacon indicating the relative location of the beacon and further indicating that the beacon is associated with a specified entity; receive transaction information from a mobile device including information identifying a customer and a payment amount; transmit the received transaction information to a payment processing system; receive an indication from the payment processing system that the payment was processed; and transmit a confirmation notification to the mobile device indicating that the transaction was processed.