Scalable wireless transaction system

Abstract

A device implementing a scalable wireless transaction system includes at least one processor configured to receive, from a wireless transaction system server, a list of wireless transaction group identifiers, and an indication of at least one applet associated with each of the wireless transaction group identifiers. The at least one processor is further configured to receive, from a wireless transaction device, a polling frame that includes one of the wireless transaction device group identifiers. The at least one processor is further configured to select an applet provisioned on a device secure element that is assigned to the wireless transaction group identifier, the assigning being based at least in part on the received list. The at least one processor is further configured to utilize the selected applet to perform a wireless transaction with the wireless transaction device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, from a service provider server, an indication of a wireless transaction device group, a list of applets supported by wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group, and respective priorities associated with the listed applets;   assigning a wireless transaction device group identifier to the wireless transaction device group;   transmitting the wireless transaction device group identifier to the service provider server; and   transmitting the wireless transaction device group identifier, the list of applets, and the respective priorities associated with the listed applets to an electronic device to facilitate a wireless transaction between the electronic device and one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless transaction device group identifier is provided to the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group for inclusion in a polling frame. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the wireless transaction between the electronic device and the one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group is performed based at least in part on the polling frame that includes the wireless transaction device group identifier. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the service provider server, an updated list of applets supported by wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group, and respective priorities associated with the updated listed applets, the updated list of applets being different than the list of applets; and   transmitting the wireless transaction device group identifier, the updated list of applets, and the respective priorities associated with the updated listed applets to the electronic device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless transaction device group identifier is unique with respect to other assigned wireless transaction device group identifiers. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the wireless transaction devices comprises an access device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless transaction between the electronic device and one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group is performed without requesting user authentication. 
     
     
         8 . A device comprising:
 a memory; and   at least one processor configured to:
 receive, from a service provider server, an indication of a wireless transaction device group, a list of applets supported by wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group, and respective priorities associated with the listed applets; 
 assign a wireless transaction device group identifier to the wireless transaction device group; 
 transmit the wireless transaction device group identifier to the service provider server; and 
 transmit the wireless transaction device group identifier, the list of applets, and the respective priorities associated with the listed applets to an electronic device to facilitate a wireless transaction between the electronic device and one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group. 
   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the wireless transaction device group identifier is provided to the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group for inclusion in a polling frame. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the wireless transaction between the electronic device and the one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group is performed based at least in part on the polling frame that includes the wireless transaction device group identifier. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the service provider server, an updated list of applets supported by wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group, and respective priorities associated with the updated listed applets, the updated list of applets being different than the list of applets; and   transmitting the wireless transaction device group identifier, the updated list of applets, and the respective priorities associated with the updated listed applets to the electronic device.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the wireless transaction device group identifier is unique with respect to other assigned wireless transaction device group identifiers. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein one or more of the wireless transaction devices comprises an access device. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the wireless transaction between the electronic device and one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group is performed without requesting user authentication. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the device, the electronic device, the one or more of the wireless transaction devices, and the service provider server are each separate devices. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, from a service provider server, an indication of a wireless transaction device group, a list of applets supported by wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group, and respective priorities associated with the listed applets;   assigning a wireless transaction device group identifier to the wireless transaction device group;   transmitting the wireless transaction device group identifier to the service provider server; and   transmitting the wireless transaction device group identifier, the list of applets, and the respective priorities associated with the listed applets to an electronic device to facilitate a wireless transaction between the electronic device and one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the wireless transaction device group identifier is provided to the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group for inclusion in a polling frame. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the wireless transaction between the electronic device and the one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group is performed based at least in part on the polling frame that includes the wireless transaction device group identifier. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the wireless transaction between the electronic device and one or more of the wireless transaction devices in the wireless transaction device group is performed without requesting user authentication. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the device, the electronic device, the one or more of the wireless transaction devices, and the service provider server are each separate devices.