Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray

Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION
    Publication number: 20120239514
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to obtain transaction confirmation are described. One example method includes emulating a payment method using a close-proximity communication device of a mobile device, establishing a close-proximity communication link using the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device, transferring payment information from the mobile device using the close-proximity communication device, switching the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device to an information receiving communication mode, and receiving a transaction confirmation at the close-proximity communication device of the mobile device. Other implementations are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray, David Ryan Walker, Vahid Moosavi