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US 9053478
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Patent summary
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Patent Overview: US 9,053,478 B2
Title: Mobile commerce system
Patent Number: US9053478B2
Application Number: US13/434,220
Publication (grant): 2015-06-09
Filing Date: 2012-03-29
Priority Date: 2011-05-03 (also the prior art date)
Anticipated Expiration: 2032-03-29
Current/Ooriginal Assignee: Verifone, Inc.
Inventors: Dan Soffer; Yoav Elgrichi; Kay Hong Ng; Siang-Thye Khow; Benjamin Chua; Rolf Salomon; Itiel-Meir Maayan-Vilian
Other Version: US20120284131A1
Status: Active
Related Priority Filings: EP12779409.7A; PCT/IL2012/000171; later U.S. applications US14/701,941 and US16/047,103
Purpose and Scope (plain language):
Per the supplied record, the invention concerns a mobile commerce system. Its classifications indicate payment architectures, schemes, or protocols characterized by specific devices or networks—specifically wireless/mobile devices (G06Q20/32), short-range or proximity payments (G06Q20/327), and RFID/NFC payments by means of mobile devices (G06Q20/3278). Further classifications cover electronic wallets or electronic money safes (G06Q20/36), point-of-sale (POS) network systems (G06Q20/20), reservations (G06Q10/02), and business processes related to social networking (G06Q10/40). Prior-art keywords listed are "tvc," "mpc," "pos," "wallet," and "devices."
The excerpt provides no claim text, no abstract, and no detailed description. Therefore, the precise claimed scope cannot be determined from the supplied material: no independent or dependent claims, no described system architecture, and no stated technical problem or advantage are established. Statement that the patent is "Active" reflects the source's legal-status display, described there as an assumption and not a legal conclusion.
Assignment/security-interest events appear in the record (including Verifone, JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Global Bay Mobile Technologies, Hypercom, UBS, and Barclays), but per instructions no analysis of ownership transfers is offered.
Not established by this excerpt: claim language, embodiments, figures, cited prior art, examination history, validity, enforceability, litigation, or any jurisdiction beyond those listed.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9053478/en (fetched 2026-09-23).
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