US 12,217,238 B2
Systems and methods for electronic receipt transfer using ultrawideband radio technology
Ian Matthew Stoddart, Leeds (GB)
Assigned to VeriFone, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by VeriFone, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/359,234.
Prior Publication US 2022/0414639 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 20/3255 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/047 (2020.05); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for electronic receipt transfer via ultra-wideband electronic radio technology, comprising:
causing, by a payment terminal computer program executed by a payment terminal comprising a computer processor, a wake-up signal to be transmitted, wherein the wake-up signal causes customer electronic device UWB radios on one or more customer electronic devices to be turned on or activated;
causing, by the payment terminal computer program, an ultra-wideband (UWB) radio to transmit a range request signal from a first antenna;
receiving, by the payment terminal computer program and from each of the one or more customer electronic devices comprising the customer electronic device UWB radios, a pair of replies to the range request signal, the pair of replies comprising a first reply signal received at the first antenna and a second reply signal received at a second antenna;
determining, by the payment terminal computer program, a distance between the UWB radio and each customer electronic device based on a time of flight for the range request signal and the pair of reply signals;
selecting, by the payment terminal computer program, one of the one or more customer electronic devices that has the distance that is closest to the UWB radio;
communicating, by the payment terminal computer program and using the UWB radio, a request for approval for an electronic receipt transfer to the selected customer electronic device;
receiving, by the payment terminal computer program and using the UWB radio, an approval message for the electronic receipt transfer from the selected customer electronic device without customer contact information for customer; and
communicating, by the payment terminal computer program and using the UWB radio or a RF radio, an electronic receipt for a transaction at the payment terminal to the selected customer electronic device.