Prior art

Due to the limitations of the provided patent text for US8554671, which does not include the claims section, a detailed analysis of which specific claims are potentially anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102 cannot be performed. The authoritative text provided ends before the claims are presented. Therefore, I can only provide the full citation, publication/filing date, and brief description for the identified prior art references.

Based on the Google Patents page for US8554671B2, the following U.S. patent documents are cited as prior art references:

Most Relevant Prior Art for US8554671B2

1. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US20080010191A1

• Full Citation: US20080010191A1 (Rackley III et al.)
• Publication Date: January 10, 2008
• Filing Date: July 6, 2006
• Brief Description: This patent application describes methods and systems for providing financial payments to a payee using a mobile device or a wireless connected personal digital assistant (PDA). A user inputs payee information, payment source, and payment method into the mobile device, which then generates and wirelessly communicates a mobile payment instruction to a mobile financial transaction system (MFTS). The MFTS further generates and communicates a payment instruction to a recipient, who then effects payment to the identified payee without requiring any action from the payee. [cite: Original Assignee]

2. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US20090068982A1

• Full Citation: US20090068982A1 (Chen et al.)
• Publication Date: March 12, 2009
• Filing Date: September 11, 2007
• Brief Description: This patent application describes a system and method for securing wireless digital transactions. It involves a terminal component receiving payment data for goods or services from a mobile device. The mobile device contains a mobile payment card (m-card) linked to an account. The mobile device uses public-key cryptography (PKC) to securely and wirelessly transmit the payment to the terminal component using the m-card and linked account. [cite: Original Assignee]

3. U.S. Patent No. 7,464,057 B2

• Full Citation: US7464057B2 (De La Viña et al.)
• Publication Date: December 9, 2008
• Filing Date: April 28, 2005
• Brief Description: This patent describes systems and methods for facilitating point-of-sale transactions using a mobile device. It involves generating a unique identifier associated with a user's account, transmitting this identifier to a point-of-sale terminal, and using it to authorize and complete a transaction. The system aims to simplify the payment process at the point of sale.

4. U.S. Patent No. 7,941,364 B2

• Full Citation: US7941364B2 (Fisher et al.)
• Publication Date: May 10, 2011
• Filing Date: September 20, 2006
• Brief Description: This patent describes a system and method for mobile payment transactions, particularly focusing on methods for initiating and processing payments using a portable device. It often involves communication between the portable device, a merchant terminal, and a payment processing system, including aspects of user authentication and transaction security.