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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, IN;
Mayank Gupta, Naperville, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for facilitating an electronic transaction between a merchant device and a first device having limited network connectivity. The method includes the first device detecting a transaction trigger that indicates an electronic transaction, that is remotely processed by a transaction service is to occur. The method further includes, identifying a second device within a predetermined proximity of the first device which has a secondary connection to the transaction service that meets a connection service criteria. The method includes establishing a data pipe that directly connects the first device and the second device. In response to the data pipe being established, the first device configures the second device to reroute all transaction data received via the data pipe to the transaction service and transmits the transaction data to the second device to complete the electronic transaction between the first device and the merchant device.