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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2014
Applicant:

Paypal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mobeen Syed, San Jose, CA (US);

Dennis Michael Driscoll, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/021 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3221 (2013.01); G06Q 20/36 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for merchant item and service return processing using wireless beacons. A merchant may include a returns and customer service area at a merchant location for use in providing refunds, exchanges, or other services related to items sold by the merchant. The merchant location may include a wireless beacon at or nearby the area. The beacon may provide communication services with a device for the user. Using the beacon, the merchant may be informed that a user has arrived at the area and pull up a receipt and/or transaction history for the user with the merchant. The merchant may also be informed about past returns by the user that may assist the merchant in preventing fraud. Moreover, the merchant may also view similar items to the item purchased by the user for use in exchanges, which may include item delivery and/or availability information.


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