Method and apparatus for repurchasing items
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1. A cloud-based system, comprising:
- a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and
one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the cloud-based system to perform operations comprising;
generating a machine-readable digital identifier for a buyer, the digital identifier uniquely identifying the buyer, and the digital identifier including a barcode and scannable by a camera of a mobile device of the buyer;
receiving a notification that a merchandise item has been sent to the buyer, the merchandise item comprising a first product and a second product, the first product having a longer lifespan than the second product;
customizing a reorder of the merchandise item, the customizing comprising specifying, based on input from the buyer, a grouping of the first product and the second product such that there is a greater number of the second product than the first product;
associating a submission of the digital identifier with the customized reorder of the merchandise item;
thereafter detecting, via the Internet, the submission of the digital identifier triggered by an electronic scan of said digital identifier through the camera and a mobile app running on the mobile device; and
initiating, in response to the detecting and without requiring the buyer to enter payment information or address information, the customized reorder of the merchandise item associated with the digital identifier for the buyer according to the specified grouping of a number of the first product and a number of the second product.
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Abstract
The present disclosure involves a system. The system includes a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming code. The system includes a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module. The computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming code to perform the following operations: associating a digital identifier with a merchandise item; receiving notification that the merchandise item has been sent to a buyer; thereafter detecting a submission of the digital identifier from the buyer; and initiating, in response to the detecting, a reorder of the merchandise item for the buyer.
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1. A cloud-based system, comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the cloud-based system to perform operations comprising; generating a machine-readable digital identifier for a buyer, the digital identifier uniquely identifying the buyer, and the digital identifier including a barcode and scannable by a camera of a mobile device of the buyer; receiving a notification that a merchandise item has been sent to the buyer, the merchandise item comprising a first product and a second product, the first product having a longer lifespan than the second product; customizing a reorder of the merchandise item, the customizing comprising specifying, based on input from the buyer, a grouping of the first product and the second product such that there is a greater number of the second product than the first product; associating a submission of the digital identifier with the customized reorder of the merchandise item; thereafter detecting, via the Internet, the submission of the digital identifier triggered by an electronic scan of said digital identifier through the camera and a mobile app running on the mobile device; and initiating, in response to the detecting and without requiring the buyer to enter payment information or address information, the customized reorder of the merchandise item associated with the digital identifier for the buyer according to the specified grouping of a number of the first product and a number of the second product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of conducting an electronic transaction, comprising:
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generating a machine-readable digital identifier for a buyer scannable by a camera of a mobile device of the buyer, the digital identifier uniquely identifying the buyer, and the digital identifier including at least one of;
a barcode or a Quick Response (QR) code;receiving a notification that a merchandise item has been sent to the buyer, the merchandise item comprising a first product and a second product, the first product having a longer lifespan than the second product; customizing a reorder of the merchandise item, the customizing comprising specifying, based on input from the buyer, a grouping of the first product and the second product such that there is a greater number of the second product than the first product; associating a submission of the digital identifier with the customized reorder of the merchandise item; thereafter detecting, via Internet, the submission of the digital identifier triggered by an electronic scanning of said digital identifier through the camera and a mobile app running on the mobile device; and initiating, in response to the detecting and without requiring the buyer to enter payment information or address information, the customized reorder of the merchandise item associated with the digital identifier for the buyer according to the specified grouping of a number of the first product and a number of the second product; wherein one or more of the generating, the receiving, the customizing, the associating, the detecting, and the initiating are performed by one or more electronic processors of a cloud-based server that is coupled to the mobile device via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of conducting an electronic transaction, comprising:
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generating a unique digital identifier that is machine-readable for a buyer scannable by a camera of a mobile device of the buyer, the unique digital identifier uniquely identifying the buyer, and the digital identifier including at least one of;
a barcode or a Quick Response (QR) code;customizing a reorder of a merchandise item comprising a first product and a second product, the first product and the second product being different types of products and having different lifespans, the customizing comprising specifying, based on input from the buyer, a grouping of different quantities of the first product and the second product; associating a submission of the digital identifier with the customized reorder of the merchandise item according to the specified grouping; detecting, via Internet, the submission of the unique digital identifier triggered by an electronic scanning of the unique digital identifier through the camera and a mobile app running on the mobile device; prompting the buyer to confirm the submission via the mobile app; and performing, in response to receiving a confirmation of the submission from the buyer, at least one of the following; placing, for the buyer and without requiring the buyer to enter payment information or address information, an order of the merchandise item associated with the unique digital identifier according to the specified grouping of the different quantities of the first product and the second product; and reserving, at a physical store for the buyer, an instance of the merchandise item associated with the unique digital identifier according to the specified grouping of the different quantities of the first product and the second product; wherein at least one of the generating, the customizing, the associating, the detecting, and the performing is executed at least in part using one or more electronic processors of a cloud-based server that is coupled to the mobile device via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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