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US 2019/0057424 A1Published application
System and method for communicating information to a customer at a point-of-sale via a wireless link within a retail store
OwnerLee Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a customer of a retailer with information during checkout may include pairing with a mobile device during checkout of a customer at a POS system. Prior to communicating data to the mobile device, permission may be received from the customer via the mobile device to allow for data to be communicated to the mobile device. The data may be communicated to the mobile device during checkout by the customer.
Claims20
A mobile device for communicating with a POS system, said mobile device comprising:
- an electronic display;
- an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate data to a communications network using a first communications protocol and to a wireless access point via a second communications protocol;
- a processing unit in communication with said electronic display and I/O unit, and configured to:
- receive, via the wireless access point, a first request to pair with the POS system, based on the mobile device generating the highest signal power detectable to the POS system;
- pair, via the wireless access point, with the POS system using the second communications protocol;
- receive, via the wireless access point, a second request to from the POS system for transmitting data;
- transmit, via the wireless access point, a permission for the POS system to transmit the data to the mobile device, wherein in response to the mobile device transmitting the permission for the POS system to transmit the data to the mobile device the mobile device being prevented from transmitting further data to the POS system by the wireless access point;
- receive, via the wireless access point, the data from the POS system;
- determine a type of the data received from the POS system;
- store the data in a memory based on data type;
- distinguish the data received from the POS system from other data received from other data sources in the memory;
- receive a request for a search;
- and
- execute a search for the data received from the POS system.
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A method of a mobile device communicating with a POS system, said method comprising:
- receiving, via a processing unit of a mobile device, the processing unit in communication with an electronic display and an input/output (I/O) unit of the mobile device, using a wireless access point, a first request to pair with the POS system, based on the mobile device generating the highest signal power detectable to the POS system, wherein the I/O unit is configured to communicate data to communications network using a first communications protocol and to a wireless access point via a second communications protocol;
- pairing, via the processing unit, using the wireless access point, with the POS system using the second communications protocol;
- receiving, via the processing unit, using the wireless access point, a second request to from the POS system for transmitting data;
- transmitting, via the processing unit, using the wireless access point, a permission for the POS system to transmit the data to the mobile device, wherein in response to the mobile device transmitting the permission for the POS system to transmit the data to the mobile device the mobile device being prevented from transmitting further data to the POS system by the wireless access point;
- receiving, via the processing unit, using the wireless access point the data from the POS system;
- determining, via the processing unit, a type of the data received from the POS system;
- storing, via the processing unit, the data in a memory based on data type;
- distinguishing, via the processing unit, the data received from the POS system from other data received from other data sources in the memory;
- receiving, via the processing unit, a request for a search;
- and
- executing, via the processing unit, a search for the data received from the POS system.
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