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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Mastercard Asia/pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Benjamin Charles Gilbey, Singapore, SG;
Vijin Venugopalan, Singapore, SG;
MASTERCARD ASIA/PACIFIC PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method of associating a customer's mobile computer device with an order for goods and/or services taken by a waiter on a waiter's mobile computer device in a merchant's venue, including the steps of: (a) receiving data representing a customer's order for goods and/or services; (b) generating an order identification code; (c) generating a total amount payable for the goods and/or services ordered; (d) pairing the waiter's device with the customer's mobile computer device, said pairing resulting in generation of a pairing identification code; (e) receiving from the customer's device a device identification code; and (f) generating a transaction identification code based on (i) the order identification code; (ii) the device identification code and/or the pairing identification code; and (iii) the total amount payable; and (g) sending data representing the customer's order and the transaction identification code to a point of sale system to prepare the order.