System and method for enabling point of sale functionality in a wireless communications device

A system separate from a POS system of a retail location, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor result in:
• determining that a wireless communication device operated by a user is located within a specified proximity of the retail location;
• automatically presenting, via a cellular telephone network and in response to the determining of the location of the wireless communication device, an offer for a POS function to be activated on the wireless communication device;
• receiving, via the cellular telephone network and in response to the offer, a request from the wireless communication device to active the POS function on the wireless communication device;
• generating, in response to the receiving of the request, a POS control signal;
• transmitting, via the cellular telephone network and to the wireless communication device, the POS control signal, which causes the POS function to become initiated on the wireless communication device;
• receiving, after the transmitting and via the cellular telephone network and from the wireless communication device, an indication of an item in the retail location that the user desires to purchase;
• generating, in response to the receiving of the indication of the item, an order for the item;
• receiving, after the generating of the order and via the cellular telephone network and from the wireless communication device, an authorization to charge an account of the user for the order;
• generating, in response to the receiving of the authorization to charge the account of the user for the order, a payment confirmation comprising a listing of the item paid for;
• and
• transmitting, to a station in the retail location, the order payment confirmation.