System and method to facilitate in-application purchases on mobile devices

摘要

System and method to facilitate purchases through mobile communications on various types of mobile devices and platforms by reducing the number of steps it takes the user to complete the purchase with mobile in-app payments, and/or by enabling purchases to be made without the device being connected to the Internet and/or by automatic compilation of payment request. A set of user identifying details, including user's country, mobile carrier name and phone number, is required in order to process a mobile purchase. The advantages of the present invention from the user perspective is the ability to complete the purchase in fewer steps by automatic user details identification and the ability to complete the purchase in case there is no Internet connection by embedding a specially formatted database file with the application of mobile device.

主权项

1. A system to facilitate in-application purchases on mobile devices comprises a mobile device component connected to the network, a web component connected to the network, and a server component connected to the network and having a database component storing an in-application purchases technical information database, wherein the mobile device component comprises a device controller, an embedded database controller coupled to an embedded database file storing a local version of the in-application purchases technical information database, and a purchase controller; server component comprises a data converter, configured to exchange information between the database component, the web component and the purchase controller of the mobile device component
and wherein a purchase process comprises the purchase controller interfaces with the device controller and obtains information about MNC, MCC, MSISDN values and information on whether an active internet connection is available and if the mobile device is roaming and when an active internet connection is not available or when the mobile device is roaming, the purchase controller converts MNC and MCC values to respective country and mobile carrier names and compares with a list of supported countries and carriers previously obtained from the embedded database controller and based on the comparison, the purchase controller stops the purchase process when the country or mobile carrier of the mobile device is not supported and the purchase controller obtains respective purchase instructions from the embedded database controller when the country or mobile carrier of the mobile device is supported.