Location Based Payment System

摘要

At least one image, such as a QR code, taken by a camera of a mobile computing device is received. The at least one image includes an identifier of a location dependent good or service associate with the image. The location dependant service may be a service for using a parking space or charging an electric vehicle. The identifier is automatically extracted from the image, and a user is identified to pay for the good or service. The user may self identify himself by providing payment details, such as an account number, username, or login details, or the user may be automatically identified from his phone number, IP address, MAC address or any other unique user identifier. Thereafter, an account associated with the user, such as a debit or credit card account, is billed for the location dependent good or service associated with the extracted identifier.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating a location based payment transaction, the method comprising:
at a system having a processor and memory containing instructions for execution by the processor: receiving at least one image taken by a camera of a mobile computing device of a QR code, where the at least one image includes an identifier of a parking space associated with the QR code; automatically without human intervention extracting the identifier from the image; identifying a user to pay for the good or service; and facilitating billing an account associated with the user for the location dependent good or service associated with the identifier.