International Business Machines Corporation

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Coporation

Eric J Nilsen

Paul D Lindsey

Mark W Sisson

Paul Andrew Moskowitz

Stefan G Hild

Richard Gerald Bowers

Aspects of the invention are directed to a two phase payment link and authorization method and system for mobile devices. A method for payment and authorization according to an embodiment includes: requesting and receiving, at a mobile device, a transaction identifier from a payment service; displaying the transaction identifier on a display of the mobile device, wherein the transaction identifier is in a machine readable format; scanning the transaction identifier at a point of sale system; sending the transaction identifier and transaction information associated with items to be purchased from the point of sale system to the payment service; creating, at the payment service, a logical link between the mobile device and the point of sale system, based on the transaction identifier; and sending the transaction information from the payment system to the mobile device.

Two phase payment link and authorization for mobile devices

A method for activating a device operatively coupled to an activation circuit includes steps of: receiving a password-protected instruction sent by wireless communication to the device; decoding the instruction using the password; and activating the activation circuit by permanently changing the state of the activation circuit from an off state to an on state.

Point-of-sale activation of consumer electronics

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Rogers, AR, United States of America

Eric J Nilsen