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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Allison Dimartino, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert H. Miller, Leawood, KS (US);
Elizabeth Roche, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Kevin Zhu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Allison DiMartino, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert H. Miller, Leawood, KS (US);
Elizabeth Roche, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Kevin Zhu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method of a portable electronic device providing payment from an electronic wallet is provided. The method comprises prompting for input of a personal identification number (PIN) after the wallet has been opened and providing payment from the wallet after receiving the PIN, when the wallet is configured to a first level of security. The method also comprises providing payment from the wallet after the wallet has been opened, when the wallet is configured to a second level of wallet security, wherein the PIN is not contemporaneously input. The method also comprises providing payment from the wallet when the electronic portable device has been activated, when the wallet is configured to a third level of wallet security, wherein the wallet is not opened and the PIN is not contemporaneously input.