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US 10,872,371 B2Granted
Techniques for package bundling and interfaces
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorDennis Lyle Paisley
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Abstract
An operating-facing interface is provided with a mobile application for scanning a product code of a product. The product code is processed to generate a product package bundle that includes the product code and a plurality of other product codes that identify compatible products that have a relationship to the product. The operating-facing interface provides options for obtaining product information regarding the compatible products from the application.
Claims12
A method, comprising:
- via a hardware processor of a mobile device performing;
- scanning a product code for a product by a camera integrated into the mobile device and obtaining the product code;
- obtaining a current location of the mobile device when the scanning of the product code was processed;
- providing the product code and the current location to a product packaging manager over a wireless network connection;
- receiving a product package comprising a plurality of additional product codes for additional products that were identified by the product packaging manager as having relationships to the product, links that when accessed provide additional details and pricing for the product code and the additional product codes, and additional links to promotions associated with product and the additional products, wherein receiving further includes receiving metadata with the product package, the metadata comprising a consumer identifier for a consumer that is operating the mobile device, a unique product package identifier for the product package, a date and time that the product packaging manager created the product package, a store location for a store associated with the current location, a store identifier for the store, and a retailer identifier for a retailer associated with the store location;
- geofencing access to the product package through an interface provided on the mobile device by preventing access to the product package through the interface on the mobile device unless an updated current location for the mobile device is within a configured geographic proximity of the store location or the updated current location for the mobile device is within the configured geographic proximity of additional store locations for additional stores of the retailer based on the retailer identifier and based on the metadata;
- and
- presenting the product package in the an interface for interaction with the links and the additional links based on the geofencing.
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