US 11,681,999 B2
Systems and methods employing a router for electronic transactions
Frank Anthony Nuzzi, Pflugerville, TX (US)
Assigned to PayPal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by PayPal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/368,823.
Application 17/368,823 is a continuation of application No. 15/850,516, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 11,055,690, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0334783 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2023.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); H04W 88/00 (2009.01); G06Q 40/02 (2023.01); G06Q 20/02 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 20/325 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/027 (2013.01); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G06Q 40/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/00 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A wireless router, comprising:
an antenna operable to wirelessly receive and transmit data packets;
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable to cause wireless router to perform operations comprising:
wirelessly receiving, via the antenna, outbound data packets from an endpoint device having a first network address and transmitting the outbound data packets to a system at a second network address;
receiving inbound data packets and transmitting the inbound data packets to one or more endpoint devices wirelessly connected to the wireless router via the antenna;
receiving a request for a first transaction from the endpoint device, the request associated with the system at the second network address;
generating a payment request that includes identifying information for the first transaction, the generating comprising: including, in the payment request, a payment authorization token that is stored within the wireless router; and
based on information contained in the payment authorization token, transmitting the payment request, including the payment authorization token, from the wireless router to a transaction service provider system.