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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Christopher J. Bierbaum, Overland Park, KS (US);
Warren B. Cope, Olathe, KS (US);
Robin D. Katzer, Olathe, KS (US);
Lyle W. Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Christopher J. Bierbaum, Overland Park, KS (US);
Warren B. Cope, Olathe, KS (US);
Robin D. Katzer, Olathe, KS (US);
Lyle W. Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A near field communication payment method using a proxy account number. The method comprises transmitting a proxy account number from a secure element of a mobile phone to a point-of-sale terminal using a near field communication radio link; transmitting the proxy account number from the point-of-sale terminal to a payment mediation server; transmitting the proxy account number from the payment mediation server to a proxy account manager; determining a selected payment account number by the proxy account manager based in part on retrieving a plurality of payment account numbers from a proxy account number data store using the proxy account number; transmitting the selected payment account number to the payment mediation server by the proxy account manager; and the payment mediation server completing a payment completion transaction with the point-of-sale terminal using the selected payment account number.