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1. A method for sending a code grid representing a numeric code indicating payment for a good or service from a service provider, to a customer's portable communication device using SMS messaging, comprising the steps of:
receiving a request from a customer to purchase good or service; creating the code grid representing a numeric code indicating payment for a good or service, wherein the code grid comprises a non overlapping data grid and locator section; sending the code grid to the customer's portable communication device in an SMS message for display as a graphical representation on a display screen of the portable communication device, wherein the locator section is a set series of characters appearing along two complete and adjacent sides of the code grid on the display screen to direct a reading apparatus, so that the location of the data grid comprising a matrix of characters can be recognized by the reading apparatus, so that the data grid can be read and interpreted to obtain the numeric code, wherein the code grid has a plurality of rows and columns and the grid is filled with any combination of two characters; and obtaining payment from the customer for the good or service being purchased, wherein an account of the customer is billed for the purpose. |
