Patent ID: 7734252

Claim:
A system for wireless point-of-sale transactions for use with frequencies licensed for wide-area networks, the system comprising: a plurality of retail facilities open to consumers; a transmitter associated with each of the plurality of retail facilities and located proximate the respective retail facility, the transmitter configured to have a limited transmission range on licensed frequencies and to transmit data communications to a consumer wireless device; a receiver associated with each of the plurality of retail facilities and configured to receive data communications from the consumer wireless device; an antenna operatively coupled to each respective transmitter and receiver; and a controller associated with each of the plurality of retail facilities and operatively coupled to the respective transmitter and receiver, each controller being configured to detect when the consumer wireless device is within range of the associated transmitter, and upon detection that the consumer wireless device is within range of the associated transmitter, the controller being configured to communicate with the consumer wireless device in a base station registration process between the consumer wireless device and the controller, the controller being configured to receive identification data associated with the consumer wireless device that uniquely identifies the consumer wireless device and to use the received identification data to complete a transaction within the retail facility.