ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,405, issued on July 15, was assigned to GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Digital wallet" was invented by Rob von Behren (Berkeley, Calif.) and Jonathan Wall (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital wallet that facilitates fast, convenient, and secure commerce using a mobile electronic device (or non-mobile electronic device) and stores information associated with transactions, such as purchase confirmations and receipts. The digital wallet can store information for use in transactions, including information associated with one or more financial accounts, user information, and shipping information. To complete an on...