LOCATION-BASED SECURE WAVE

摘要

Methods and systems for pairing communication instruments are described. To initiate pairing, at least one user waves a device at a location. Based on the location, a service provider determines and provides the user who waved the device a list of other communication instruments in the area that the user may want to be paired with. For example, the service provider determines if any other communication instruments at the location was waved at about the same time, if a static device (e.g., merchant point of sale device) is present at the location, if a physical advertisement with a message to be communicated (e.g., a billboard with a QR code) is present at the location, or if any device that the user has been paired with previously is present at the location. The devices may be automatically paired or mutual confirmation may be required before the communication instruments are connected. Pairing can take place between two or more consumers or consumers and merchants.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a memory device storing communication instrument information; and one or more processors in communication with the memory device and operable to:
receive information that a user waved a user device;receive a location of the user device;identify one or more other communication instruments at the location that are candidates for pairing; anddisplay information associated with at least one of the candidates on the user device.