Patent ID: 7039022

Claim:
An arrangement for obtaining payment data from a wireless mobile terminal, comprising: a short range wireless system comprising: an access unit having a first coverage area for establishing an initial connection with the wireless mobile terminal; and a payment extraction unit having a second coverage area for extracting payment from an account associated with the wireless mobile terminal, wherein the initial connection is transferred from the access unit to the payment extraction unit as the wireless mobile terminal moves from the first coverage area into the second coverage area and the payment extraction unit obtains payment data from the wireless mobile terminal; and a control server for transferring the wireless mobile terminals initial connection between the first coverage area and the second coverage area, wherein the control server comprises: a database for storing information received from the access unit, the payment extraction unit and an intermediate unit, wherein the information received from the access unit includes, an address of the wireless mobile terminal, a clock offset and a frequency hop scheme; and means for connecting to and controlling the access unit, the payment extraction unit and an intermediate unit having a third coverage area; wherein the intermediate unit is a low power unit and the third coverage area overlaps both the first and second coverage areas, and when the wireless mobile terminal enters the third coverage area and the wireless mobile terminal initial connection is transferred to the intermediate unit, the intermediate unit notifies the control server of the transfer of the wireless mobile terminal initial connection and the control server notifies the payment extraction unit of the transfer and includes the wireless mobile terminal address.