Back in 1999, Amazon patented buying something with one click. Steve Jobs licensed it for Apple within a year, because he understood what most retailers didn't, that every step between wanting and owning kills a percentage of sales. That patent stayed in force until 2017. Sony's newest patent is the living room version. The patent describes a controller that reads your credit card or phone from up to 12 inches away, confirms with a vibration, and passes payment straight to the console. No…