Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Special service
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Rudy, Andrew Joseph (Department: 3627)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Special service
C713S168000, C705S017000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09962686
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for processing negotiable economic credits (e.g., cash, credit card, enterprise incentives/award such as frequent flier miles, etc.) through a hand held device. Credits are storable in the form of credit data in a credit database associated with a point of sale and/or hand held device. Credit is retrievable from the credit database, in response to synchronizing a hand held device, such as a PDA, wireless PDA, paging device, cellular telephone, or other hand held computing device, with the point of sale. Credit data may be transferred to/from the hand held device, thereby permitting a user to maintain and manage enterprise credits based on the credit data, utilizing the hand held device. In one embodiment, when a particular number of enterprise credits have been earned, the user may utilize such credits to receive price discounts on enterprise products or services, or awards of such products or services. A user may also use credits earned for enterprise sponsored credit programs unrelated to transactions at unrelated enterprise having compatible points of sale for providing/receiving/processing credits, so long as credits are recognized at a point of sale.
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Lopez Kermit D.
Ortiz Luis M.
Pay X PDA, LLC
Rudy Andrew Joseph
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