Method for purchasing or claiming a product using a portable communication device

Method for purchasing or claiming a product from an automated physical point of sale (100) and using a portable communication device (110), which point of sale (100) is connected to a central server (180), the functionality of which central server (180) may be distributed at different locations, which point of sale (100) is identified when a user of the portable communication device (110) has arrived at the point of sale (100), with the device (110), and wherein information regarding the identity of the point of sale (100) is communicated to the central server (180) by a computer software function running on or accessible from the portable communication device (110), wherein the method comprises the steps of

• a) providing, from the point of sale (100) to the central server (180), information concerning the currently available range of products at the point of sale (100);
• b) providing from the central server (180) to the computer software function information regarding the currently available range of products at the point of sale (100);
• c) causing the computer software function to provide a user of the portable communication device (110) access to a graphical user interface (401;402;403) on a screen of the device (110), which interface (401;402;403) presents information regarding the currently available range of products at the point of sale (100), and enables the user to select and initiate the purchase or claim of at least one product at the point of sale (100);
• d) providing from the computer software function to the central server (180) a request to purchase or claim at least one certain product from the point of sale (100);
• e) providing from the central server (180) to the point of sale (100) an instruction to make available to the user of the portable device (110) the at least one certain product;
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• f) causing the point of sale (100) to make the at least one certain product available to the user of the portable device (110) as a response to the instruction.