CPC G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for communication during point of sale transactions in a peer-to-peer ad-hoc network comprising a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of point of sale devices, wherein a geo-fence is defined around each of the plurality of point of sale devices, the method comprising:
registering, by a first point of sale device, a first mobile device for performing point of sale transactions, the registering comprising receiving identification credential information of a user of the first mobile device and associated payment method information;
receiving, by the first point of sale device, location coordinates from the first mobile device of said plurality of mobile devices;
receiving, by the first point of sale device, a payment transaction request from the first mobile device via one or more intermediate mobile devices in said peer-to-peer ad-hoc network, wherein the payment transaction request comprises the identification credential information and does not include the payment method information for the requested payment transaction, and wherein at least one of said one or more intermediate mobile devices is within a first geo-fence defined around the first point of sale device; and
executing, by the first point of sale device, the payment transaction request for the first mobile device using the payment method information associated with the received identification credential information.
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