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US 11,893,621 B2Granted
Merchandise sales processing system
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKeisuke Uraki
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Abstract
A merchandise sales processing system includes one or more processors configured to receive indications to register items of merchandise for purchase, generate a registration list in which the items of merchandise are set as merchandise to be purchased, settle prices relating to the merchandise to be purchased that are included in the registration list in response to receiving a settlement request, and set a respective item of merchandise as a reserved merchandise in response to the respective item of merchandise being out of stock.
Claims18
A merchandise sales processing system for a store, the merchandise sales processing system comprising:
- one or more processors and one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- display a shopping graphical user interface on a portable device, the shopping graphical user interface including a merchandise scanning button, a search button, and a payment button;
- display a merchandise registration graphical user interface on the portable device in response to selection of the merchandise scanning button;
- while displaying the merchandise registration graphical user interface, scan an item of merchandise using a sensor of the portable device;
- register the item of merchandise as merchandise to be purchased;
- display the shopping graphical user interface on the portable device including a list of the merchandise to be purchased;
- display a search graphical user interface in response to selection of the search button;
- receive a search input regarding a respective item of merchandise via the search graphical user interface;
- display a results graphical user interface on the portable device that provides a user with an option (i) to request guidance to the respective item of merchandise within the store if the respective item is in stock or (ii) to request to reserve the respective item of merchandise if the respective item of merchandise is out of stock;
- receive a request to reserve the respective item as a reserved item via the results graphical user interface;
- perform settlement of the list of the merchandise to be purchased in response to selection of the payment button;
- and
- provide a notification to the user in response to the reserved item coming in stock and becoming available for pickup from the store.
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A merchandise sales processing system for a store, the merchandise sales processing system comprising:
- one or more processors and one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- display one or more graphical user interfaces on a portable device, the one or more graphical user interfaces providing a merchandise scanning area, a search button, a payment button, a list of merchandise to be purchased, and search results;
- scan an identifier of an item of merchandise within the merchandise scanning area using a sensor of the portable device;
- register the item of merchandise as merchandise to be purchased;
- display the item in the list of merchandise to be purchased;
- receive a search input regarding a respective item of merchandise following selection of the search button;
- display the search results based on the search input, the search results providing at least one of (i) guidance to the respective item within the store or (ii) an ability to reserve the respective item if the respective item is out of stock;
- receive a request to reserve the respective item as a reserved item from a user;
- perform settlement of the list of merchandise to be purchased following selection of the payment button;
- and
- provide a notification to the user in response to the reserved item coming in stock and becoming available for pickup from the store.
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A merchandise sales processing system for a store, the merchandise sales processing system comprising:
- one or more processors and one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- display one or more graphical user interfaces on a portable device, the one or more graphical user interfaces providing a merchandise scanning area, a search button, a payment button, a list of merchandise to be purchased, and search results, wherein a single graphical user interface of the one or more graphical user interfaces facilitates accessing the merchandise scanning area, the search button, the payment button, and the list of merchandise to be purchased;
- scan an identifier of an item of merchandise within the merchandise scanning area using a sensor of the portable device;
- register the item of merchandise as merchandise to be purchased;
- display the item in the list of merchandise to be purchased;
- receive a search input regarding a respective item of merchandise following selection of the search button;
- display the search results based on the search input, wherein the search results provide at least one of (i) guidance to the respective item within the store or (ii) an ability to reserve the respective item if the respective item is out of stock;
- receive a request to reserve the respective item as a reserved item from a user;
- provide a notification to the user in response to the reserved item coming in stock and becoming available for pickup from the store;
- and
- perform settlement of the list of merchandise to be purchased following selection of the payment button.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.