Comments on: Could GPay Be Google’s Killer Phone App?

By: TechConsumer.com » Blog Archive » TC News: GDrive Evidence Surfaces, Use GPay on Your Phone to Pay for Stuff, “Who’s Afraid of Google?”

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:08:16 +0000

[...] Google submitted a patent application filing named Text Message Payment on Friday. The patent explains how “GPay” can be used to make payment via text messages. An example of how this works is in scenarios where you would pay for items in vending machines or at retailers. If rumors of the GPhone come true, then expect to see GPay as a default service for the GPhone. See the screenshot below: [...]

By: iNotebook.mobi » Rojo: gPhone Reality; Facebook Banned; Business 2.0 RIP

iNotebook.mobi » Rojo: gPhone Reality; Facebook Banned; Business 2.0 RIP — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:46:37 +0000

[...] OS and Java apps; TechCrunch on how Google’s Gpay mobile-payment system could be the Google Phone’s killer app; and Rational Security on the ads Google will run on the phone to make it [...]

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Rojo: gPhone Reality; Facebook Banned; Business 2.0 RIP at Food Safety Trends — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:19:18 +0000

By: Sam Sung

Sam Sung — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:03:16 +0000

/serious//service

By: Sam Sung

Sam Sung — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:02:34 +0000

As several people have pointed out, the patent itself is not innovative. However, the interesting thing to note is that if Google comes out with such a serious it will get very good adoption quickly. It especially makes sense in developing nations like India where mobile phones (and SMS) are very common everywhere but PCs and internet connections are *rare* except in cities.

By: Farhad

Farhad — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:54:02 +0000

I think the GPay system is more likely to be used in the near future to facilitate people buying directly from the Google Product Search For Mobile service, since that one is already out in beta as discussed on our site news: http://www.accu...rch-for-mobile/

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By: blognation Belgium » Blog Archive » Tunz Launches PayPerTunz, a JAVA Application for Mobile Payments

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:19:23 +0000

[...] course, if Google is actually developing a mobile payments service as this patent suggests, both companies may be facing some serious competition [...]

By: Beaconfire Wire » Blog Archive » To pay by phone, push “G”

Beaconfire Wire » Blog Archive » To pay by phone, push “G” — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:33:10 +0000

[...] than a cash cow for telecommunications companies (which I suppose answers my question). But as Duncan on TechCrunch discusses, it looks like that may be coming to an end as Google’s patent for GPay reveals that [...]

By: kael

kael — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:09:12 +0000

What’s next ? Will Google patent the wheel also ?

By: domelhor.net

domelhor.net — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:03:12 +0000

Google patenteia pagamentos por SMS…

O Google patenteou um sistema de pagamentos por telemvel a que chamou GPay Mobile. Embora esta no seja uma novidade, o pedido de patente mais abrangente e funciona independentemente do operador….

By: Thomasrex

Thomasrex — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:12:54 +0000

Nice comments here, but I have a question for you all. Does anybody have a guess as to ways that Google will be able to squeeze some money out of the Googlephone idea (assuming it’s true?). What about localized advertising?

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:27:25 +0000

In response to Duncan and your #10 response, the patent clearly states:

“2. The method of claim 1, wherein the text message is in the form of an SMS message. ”

So yeah, it’s SMS based. Did you read the patent?

By: Larry Chiang

Larry Chiang — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:49:02 +0000

I love that GPay could be a visa/mc/amex/disc/DC killer by offering merchants 0% interchange but there’s another component necessary: credit card banking. In addition, two other G apps don’t have traction: GPay and GPhone.

Critical statistic: over a quarter of charge transactions turns into a balance that isn’t paid at the end of the month. Most balances charge the consumer over 15% in interest.

I see this as a triangularity of non-traction. G credit card banking, GPay and GPhone just needs one of the three to not take root and the system just isn’t going to work. Now if they acquire BillMeLater, I’m buying G stock up to $560 (well at least 0.6 shares at ShareBuilder.com).

By: Paul Ruppert at Mobile Point View

Paul Ruppert at Mobile Point View — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:41:55 +0000

Visit http://www.mobilepointview.com where I cover the mobile payments segment, including GPay versus a slew of other offerings already entering the market.

By: Novice SEO

Novice SEO — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:58:33 +0000

Imagine using the GPhone with a mobile payment system to barter while shopping. For instance I am looking to buy a digital camera and I think the brick and mortar’s price is too expensive. While in the store I go online and find the same item cheaper and show it to the sales manager. Will the store be open to barter? What will the reaction be if I opt to make the online purchase right there if they do not come down on the price?

It would be an interesting situation……. will we see a technology driven return to bartering?

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:46:04 +0000

Look at the test dates. 2005.

It is only a patent application. If it is for real, it does not mean that Google have gone to market with gpay which appears to be someone else’s website.

By: Zombie kid

Zombie kid — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:46:23 +0000

I like turtles.

By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:54:07 +0000

Could GPay Be Google’s Killer Phone App?…

An interesting new patent was published August 30 that would suggest that Google is developing a mobile phone payment system….

By: Tristan

Tristan — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:30:17 +0000

thanks for coming out number 41
Looks like a joke to me or a crappy Business project I did back in IT school !!

I cant believe this is all around the web

kthxbai

By: robben

robben — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:37:22 +0000

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By: Eliot

Eliot — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:19:43 +0000

Sorry, Google. Been there, done that…. PayPal Mobile.

By: Weasley

Weasley — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:14:26 +0000

PayPal’s mobile service has this market cornered. This Gproduct wont work.

By: xyz

xyz — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:13:39 +0000

not new… already have in philippines but doesn’t click.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:49:37 +0000

@#4: The difference between Mike’s posts and Duncan’s posts is that Duncan doesn’t delete all the jerks in the comments like Mike does.

Duncan may not be all that good a writer, but at least he doesn’t filter out critical comments just to make himself look good.