Arrangement for and method of expediting transactions based on a customer's proximity to the transactions
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJerome Swartz, Daniel R. McGlynn
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Abstract
A portable terminal carried by a user and in wireless communication with a local area network for displaying data based on the physical location of the user. A plurality of network nodes is distributed throughout a venue, such as a shopping mall or a store, in which products are offered for sale. The location of the user is determined by the location of the access node in communication with the terminal. The data may include a recommendation to purchase the product.
Claims5
A method of recommending transactions to potential customers traveling through a venue in which the transactions are offered, comprising the steps of:
- a) enabling each customer to carry a portable terminal having a wireless transceiver and a display;
- b) positioning a plurality of access nodes of a local area network at fixed, spaced-apart locations throughout the venue, each access node being in proximity with a different supplier of the transactions being offered at the venue, each access node having a wireless transceiver in wireless communication with the transceiver on the terminal when the customer is in proximity with the respective supplier proximally located to the respective access node;
- c) accessing a database for the respective supplier and retrieving a recommendation relating to the transactions being offered by the respective supplier;
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- d) displaying the recommendation on the display of the terminal for viewing by the customer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.