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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Abheek Anand, San Francisco, CA (US);
Soham Mazumdar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); H04B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0226 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G07C 9/00182 (2013.01); H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04B 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for near-field communications with a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for near-field communication may comprise: detecting, by a source device located at a point-of-sale, the proximity of a receiving device; encoding purchase data on an audio signal with one or more ultrasonic frequencies; and transmitting the encoded purchase data to the receiving device, wherein the encoded purchase data is transmitted using a speaker of the source device.