System and method for providing dynamic pricing using in-store wireless communication
AssigneesAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsRandolph Wohlert, Joseph Mendoza, James H. Pratt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for providing a notification of a discount price for an item are disclosed. For example, a method includes detecting a presence of a mobile device at a store, and sending the notification via a wireless communication to the mobile device, the notification comprising an identification of the item, the discount price for the item, an expiration date for the item and information associated with a location of the item within the store, wherein the discount price for the item is based upon the expiration date of the item.
Claims20
A method for providing a notification of a discount price for an item, comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a presence of a mobile device at a store;
- and
- sending, by the processor, the notification via a wireless communication to the mobile device, the notification comprising an identification of the item, the discount price for the item, an expiration date for the item and information associated with a location of the item within the store, wherein the discount price for the item is based upon the expiration date of the item.
An apparatus for providing a notification of a discount price for an item, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a presence of a mobile device at a store;
- and
- sending, by the processor, the notification via a wireless communication to the mobile device, the notification comprising an identification of the item, the discount price for the item, an expiration date for the item and information associated with a location of the item within the store, wherein the discount price for the item is based upon the expiration date of the item.
A method for receiving a notification of a discount price for an item, comprising:
- notifying, by a processor of a mobile device, an application server associated with a store of a presence of the mobile device;
- receiving, by the processor, the notification comprising an identification of the item, the discount price for the item, an expiration date for the item and information associated with a location of the item within the store;
- and
- presenting, by the processor on a display of the mobile device, the identification of the item, the discount price for the item, the expiration date for the item and the information associated with the location of the item within the store.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.