Abstract:
The disclosure pertains to the field of secure electronic payments. More particularly the disclosure relates to using secure electronic payment information for facilitating creation of events, where a plurality of merchants are gathered at a certain time and place. The disclosure proposes a method, performed in a server arrangement for facilitating creation of events, wherein a plurality of merchants is authorized to use the server arrangement to perform electronic financial transactions. According to some aspects the disclosure proposes a method comprises providing S2 access to a secure database populated by the server arrangement, the secure database comprising individual data of the plurality of merchants, and receiving S3, from one of the plurality of merchants, a request for creating a new event, the request comprising data attributes of the new event. The method further comprises identifying S4, in response to receiving the request, potential participants of the event among the plurality of merchants, by comparing the data attributes of the request with the individual data of the plurality of merchants comprised in the database, and triggering invitations to the event, to be sent to the identified potential participants.
Abstract:
A collaboration method and server for controlling fulfilment of one or more criteria defined by two or more collaborating parties, the method including receiving a first collaboration data input by a first party; determining, at the collaboration server, whether the received first collaboration data corresponds to a predefined format; transmitting a second signal indicative of the first collaboration data to a second party; and receiving, at the collaoration server from the second electronic device, a confirmation of the first collaboration data, wherein the confirmation is input by the second party via the second user interface of the second electronic device, and wherein the confirmation is indicative of that the first collaboration data is agreed upon between the first party and the second party.
Abstract:
The proposed technology generally relates the field of data transmission, in particular it relates to decoding an encoded data signal received at an audio interface of a portable electronic device, wherein the encoded data signal is encoded with an encoding scheme having an adjustable encoder clock frequency. The proposed method comprises pre-processing the received encoded data signal; scanning the received encoded data signal for a known start sequence and when a known start sequence is successfully detected then calculating an actual frequency based on the detected start sequence; interpreting, a data block succeeding the start sequence using the assessed actual frequency; and assessing whether to request adjustment of the adjustable encoder clock frequency based on the scanning and/or the interpretation. The proposed technology relates to a method performed in a portable communications device well as a corresponding device and computer program.
Abstract:
The disclosure generally relates to the field of graphical user interfaces and particular it relates to a method of deleting a graphical user interface object, and to a corresponding electronic device and computer program. In particular the disclosure relates to a method, at an electronic device with a touch display and at least one user feedback mechanism for deleting a user interface object, wherein user feedback is provided, in response to the, facilitated by one of the at least one of the user feedback mechanisms.
Abstract:
A card reader for use with a mobile phone includes a flat body having an upper side, a lower side and at least one side wall, a connector for connecting the card reader to a mobile phone, a chip card reader, including an elongated opening in a side wall of the card reader, adapted to read a chip card, positioned in a first plane, in the opening; and a magnet stripe reader including a slot in a side wall of the card reader, the slot being adapted to read a magnet stripe slid in the slot along a second plane; wherein the first plane and the second plane intersect.
Abstract:
A point of sale system for contactless payment of products, including a payment processing unit for facilitating electronic payment of products based on payment-facilitating information received from a portable payment device, such as a contactless card is provided. The payment processing unit is connected to a plurality of antennas, each associated with a respective product and each configured to read payment-facilitating information from a portable payment device when the portable payment device is brought in the vicinity of the antenna. The payment processing unit is configured to, upon reading of payment-facilitating information by any of the antennas, receive the payment-facilitating information and identify a product to be paid for based on which of the plurality of antennas read the payment-facilitating information, and to facilitate a financial transaction comprising payment of the identified product using the payment-facilitating information.
Abstract:
A method of conducting secure electronic credit payments to a payment acquirer using a credit payment unit, including a smart card, a portable card reader device and a mobile phone, and a payment server. The method is based on using a unique reader key in the card reader device to encrypt all the sensitive smart card information communicated to the payment server, and thus being able to use an unsecure mobile phone to communicate with the payment server. The payment server then completes the transaction with the payment acquirer over a secure line.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a card reader for use with a mobile phone comprising, a flat body comprising an upper side, a lower side and at least one side wall, a connector for connecting the card reader to a mobile phone, a chip card reader, comprising an elongated opening in a side wall of said card reader, adapted to read a chip card, positioned in a first plane, in said opening; and a magnet stripe reader comprising a slot in a side wall of the card reader, said slot being adapted to read a magnet stripe slid in the slot along a second plane; wherein the first plane and the second plane intersects.
Abstract:
A secure arrangement for performing secure contactless payments includes an external contactless card reader comprising a short-distance communication antenna. The secure arrangement comprises a card reader terminal comprising a secure controller configured for performing financial transactions, wherein the secure controller is located in a secure area within the card reader terminal, an external contactless card reader comprising a short-distance communication antenna configured for converting an electromagnetic signal comprising card data, received from a contactless payment card, into an analogue signal and a feed line configured for transferring the analogue signal between the external contactless card reader and the card reader terminal. The secure area in the card reader terminal comprises an A/D converter for digitizing the analogue signal to a digital signal that can be processed by the secure controller, within the secure area.