Patent ID: 8972296
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computing system, comprising: one or more communication interfaces comprising one or more dongles operated by participating merchants and allowing communication between the computing system and a plurality of third party mobile electronic devices, the one or more communication interfaces including at least a Bluetooth low energy protocol communication interface; one or more storage components storing user information, participating merchant information, or any combination thereof; and one or more processors in communication with the one or more communication interfaces and the one or more storage components, said one or more processors performing automated wireless transactions between third party users of the third party mobile electronic devices and the participating merchants; wherein: the one or more communications interfaces receive information for automatically transferring a consumer payment from a remote server; said automatic wireless transactions are performed using the Bluetooth low energy protocol communication interface; and said automatic wireless transactions take place when the third party mobile electronic devices are present at the participating merchants without any affirmative activity by the third party users at the participating merchants.