US Patent Issued to PayRange on July 22 for "Method and system for performing mobile device-to-machine payments" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,367,497, issued on July 22, was assigned to PayRange Inc. (Portland, Ore.).

"Method and system for performing mobile device-to-machine payments" was invented by Paresh K. Patel (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device with one or more processors, memory, and two or more communication capabilities obtains, from a payment module, an authorization request via a first communication capability (e.g., Bluetooth). The device sends, to a server, the authorization request via a second communication capability distinct from the first communication capability (e.g., cellular or WiFi technology). In response to sending the authorizati...