Comments on: Google Patents SMS Payment System

By: mobilephone

mobilephone — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:16:42 +0000

just seen this on twitter cheers for the info.

By: freelgarena

freelgarena — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:56:05 +0000

Great blog found this via twitter im just adding to my blog now.

By: Going2Oahu

Going2Oahu — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:17:12 +0000

Very strange how Google takes off with an idea that has been in existence for years!

By: Eko SW

Eko SW — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:28:02 +0000

True.
The core is the API. So it feels blur with the existing infrastructure

By: InternetMasters.org

InternetMasters.org — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:18:18 +0000

Many solutions like this exist already.
Google should focus on building an API / buy button that connects with existing services,
rather than trying to re-invent the wheel. Essentially a Google checkout for mobile.

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adana oto kiralama — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:12:29 +0000

hello..

thanks ;)

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:52:00 +0000

I was just at the Cartes show in Paris and saw a smart-card for a mobile phone. That seemed like a more secure and trusted form of payment, than an SMS.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:37:00 +0000

What puzzles me is how can they apply for a patent when there is so much prior art as evidenced by similar implementations around the world.

By: lime

lime — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:15:00 +0000

I suppose the problem with vending machines is the fact that they have to be connected to the mobile network which makes them cost much more…plus whose going to bear this cost…also the carrier will definitely be asking for some % for each payment coz ur using their infrastructure…..but it does in a way make sense for things like parking meters…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:05:00 +0000

The same system operational i croatia since 2001/2002. so much about innovation :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:55:00 +0000

KushCash and obopay already has been doing this. This is another quiet google startup killer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:15:00 +0000

It seems more like a profane copy of the mobile payment services that are available Estonia for several years now.
What else is new, Google is unable to come up with the ideas of their own so stealing is in order?

By: Larry Chiang

Larry Chiang — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:18:00 +0000

I love that GPay could be a visa/mc killer but there's another component necessary (credit card banking) to the two apps that don't have traction: GPay and GPhone.

stat: over a quarter of transcations turns into a balance that isn't paid at the end of the month. Most balances are over 15%.

I see this an a bipolar google baby of non-traction. Add on the third, credit card banking, and you will be evil.

By: felix

felix — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:52:00 +0000

This is pretty interesting! I’m still skeptical about it being the killer app. A system like this needs a huge user base to take off (since the vendors will all need to support this and they won’t until a ton of people want to use it) and something that is stuck only on the GPhone simply won’t get that size userbase. They’d need this to work on every phone there is.