System and method for facilitating and processing consumer transactions

A method of managing and processing a consumer transaction, comprising:

• providing a product delivery system adapted to provide a product to a consumer;
• a point of sale (POS) system in communication with the product delivery system;
• a consumer interface screen in communication with the POS system, wherein the consumer interface screen is adapted to display information to the consumer about a proposed transaction, prompt the consumer to engage in the proposed transaction, and receive input from the consumer required to complete the proposed transaction;
• a consumer recognition system having sensors capable of recognizing consumer attributes related to the consumer;
• and a media distribution unit (MDU) in communication with the consumer recognition system to deliver information about the proposed transaction to the consumer interface screen based on recognition of the consumer attributes;
• recognizing a consumer based on sensing one or more of the consumer attributes;
• displaying the information from the MDU about the proposed transaction on the consumer interface screen, wherein the proposed transaction is related to the one or more consumer attributes;
• receiving input from the consumer in response to the proposed transaction;
• and
• processing the proposed transaction based on the input received from the consumer.

A method of managing and processing a consumer transaction, comprising:

• providing a product delivery system adapted to provide a product to a consumer;
• a point of sale (POS) system in communication with the product delivery system;
• a consumer interface screen in communication with the POS system, wherein the consumer interface screen is adapted to display information to the consumer about a proposed transaction;
• a consumer recognition system having sensors capable of recognizing consumer attributes related to the consumer;
• and a media distribution unit (MDU) in communication with the consumer recognition system to deliver information about the proposed transaction to the consumer interface screen based on recognition of the consumer attributes;
• recognizing a consumer based on sensing one or more of the consumer attributes;
• and
• authorizing the consumer to complete the proposed transaction based only on the recognition of the consumer.

A system for distributing media and proposing promotional offers, comprising:

• a point of sale (POS) system for a retail environment configured to facilitate a sale of goods or services, the POS system comprising POS processing circuitry configured to:
• receive transaction data indicative of a good or service;
• and
• a media distribution unit (MDU) server comprising transaction processing circuitry configured to:
• receive the transaction data from the POS;
• determine promotional data associated with or more promotional offers based on the transaction data;
• and
• cause display data associated with the one or more promotional offers to be transmitted to a display to be displayed to a consumer, wherein only the MDU server performs the determination of promotional data.