Mobile Cart Reconciliation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020320505-A1
Application number	US-201916373062-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	Apr 2, 2019
Publication date	Oct 8, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method where a consumer employs a device associated with the user to scans tags associated with items for purchase. The consumer can pay for the items using the device associated with the user. A point of sale (“POS”) terminal or other such device associated with the merchant scans tags associated with items associated with the user and reconciles the items scanned by the device associated with the user with the items scanned by the device associated with the merchant.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
obtaining data representative of an item by scanning a tag associated with the item by a mobile device associated with a customer; obtaining payment for the item by the mobile device associated with the customer; obtaining data representative of an item by scanning the tag associated with the item by a scanner associated with a point of sale device associated with a merchant; verifying the data representative of the item scanned by the mobile device associated with the customer matches the data representative of the item scanned by the point of sale device associated with the merchant; and accepting the payment from the mobile device associated with the customer by the point of sale device associated with the merchant responsive to verifying that the data representative of the item scanned by the mobile device associated with the customer matches the data representative of the item scanned by the point of sale device associated with the merchant.

2 . The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein scanning a tag associated with an item by a mobile device associated with a customer further comprises scanning a plurality of tags associated with a plurality of items; wherein obtaining payment further comprises obtaining payment for the plurality of items by the mobile device associated with the customer; wherein scanning the item by a scanner associated with a point of sale device associated with a merchant further comprises scanning a plurality of tags associated with the plurality of items; wherein verifying the item scanned by the mobile device matches the item scanned by the point of sale device associated with the merchant further comprises verifying the data representative of the plurality of items scanned by the mobile device associated matches the data representative of the plurality of items scanned by the point of sale device associated with the merchant; and wherein accepting the payment from the mobile device associated with the customer by the point of sale device associated with the merchant is further responsive to verifying that the plurality of items scanned by the mobile device associated with the customer matches the plurality of items scanned by the point of sale device associated with the merchant

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein tags for like items selected from the plurality of items are the same.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein each tag of the plurality of tags has a unique code.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tag is a radio frequency identification tag.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tag comprises an optical tag that is scanned by the mobile device associated with the customer and a radio frequency identification tag that is scanned by the point of sale device associated with the merchant.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the optical tag comprises a Universal Product Code

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tag further comprises a first radio frequency identification tag that employs a first protocol that is scanned by the mobile device associated with the customer and a second radio frequency identification tag that employs a second protocol that is scanned by the point of sale device associated with a merchant.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first protocol is a near field communication compliant protocol and the second protocol is a personal area network complaint protocol.

10 . A method, comprising:
scanning a tag of an item for purchase by a computing device associated with a customer, the tag providing data representative of the item; maintaining a current amount due of scanned items for purchase; obtaining payment for the current amount due; receiving a request for payment from a merchant computer system; and providing the payment to a merchant computing system responsive to the request for payment.

11 . The method according to claim 10 ,
wherein scanning a tag further comprises scanning a plurality of tags of items for purchase, the plurality of tags providing data representative of a plurality of respective items; and wherein maintaining a current amount due further comprises updating the current amount due responsive to scanning each of the plurality of tags;

12 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising
receiving a request to remove an item for purchase from the plurality of respective items; scanning a tag associated with the item to be removed; and updating the current amount due responsive to scanning the tag associated with the item to be removed.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a signal indicating an amount due indicated by a scan of items by a point of sale device does not match the current amount due; and providing an interface that allows adjusting the amount of payment to match the amount due indicated by the scan by the point of sale device.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a signal indicating an amount due indicated by a scan by a point of sale device does not match the current amount due; and outputting a display of the items scanned by the point of sale device.

15 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a signal indicating an amount due indicated by a scan of items by a point of sale device does not match the current amount due; and providing an interface that allows the customer to request assistance.

16 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising sending data representative of the tag to a merchant computing system; and
receiving data representative of a price for the item from the merchant computer system responsive to sending the data representative of the tag to the merchant computing system.

17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the data representative of the item obtained from the tag comprises a price of the item.

18 . A method, comprising:
receiving from a point of sale scanner, data representative of items scanned by the point of sale scanner; receiving a request to pay for the items scanned by the point of sale scanner, the request comprises data representative of a payment amount; determining an amount owed from the data representative of items scanned by the point of sale scanner; comparing the amount owed with the payment amount; and accepting the request to pay for the items scanned by the point of sale scanner responsive to determining the amount owed matches the payment amount.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , further comprising rejecting a first request to pay for the items scanned by the point of sale scanner responsive to the comparing indicating the amount owed does not match the payment amount.

20 . The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:
receiving a request to re-scan the items; causing the point of sale scanner to re-scan the items; and wherein the amount owed is updated based on the re-scan of the items.

Assignees

• Diebold Nixdorf Inc

Inventors

• Crooks Edward
• Kuchenski David William

Classifications

• G06Q20/206

  comprising security or operator identification provisions, e.g. password entry · CPC title

• G06Q30/0603

  Catalogue creation or management · CPC title

• G06Q30/0641

  utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping · CPC title

• G06Q20/3276

  using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device · CPC title

• G06Q20/20 Primary

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title