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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:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);

Christopher D. Adams, San Jose, CA (US);

George R. Dicker, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01); H04M 1/72445 (2021.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/40145 (2013.01); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); G06Q 20/227 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3223 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 20/36 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3821 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01); G06Q 20/405 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4014 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01); H04M 1/72445 (2021.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to making payments with a mobile device. In one example process, the mobile device receives and stores information for one or more payment accounts on the mobile device. The mobile device is used to make payments using the payment accounts. In some examples, authorization to proceed with a payment is performed before each purchase made by the user. The authorization process can include receiving a verification of the user, such as a fingerprint scan or passcode. In some examples, a payment account is selected from among available payment accounts. In some examples, an indication is displayed of a digital item associated with a purchased item. In some examples, a payment transaction is initiated with participants of an ongoing communication. In some examples, an application of a retailer is invoked based on the availability of the application. In some examples, a purchase recommendation is provided.


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