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Patent drawing for Method and system for communicating location of a mobile device for hands-free payment
US 11,816,655 B1
Business & commerce US 11,816,655 B1 Not in force

Method and system for communicating location of a mobile device for hands-free payment

This invention describes a system where your phone can pay at a store automatically, without you needing to do anything, as long as you are physically close enough. It uses a network of phones and store devices to figure out your location and send payment information. The payment only goes through if your phone is detected within a very specific, small virtual boundary around the store.

Why it matters: Ultra-Wideband (UWB) in phones, more common since 2022, offers precise proximity detection, making the geo-fence payment trigger more reliable.

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How hard to build
SpecializedDistributed software system, secure payment integration

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