Method and system for self-service shopping
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1. A method for self-service shopping, said method comprising:
- receiving a user profile at a mobile personal identifier;
receiving an item description at one of a plurality of second computing systems located throughout a shopping environment;
receiving said user profile at said one of said second computing systems from said mobile personal identifier; and
performing a transaction utilizing said user profile and said item description at said one of said second computing systems, wherein said transaction is a self-service shopping transaction.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for self-service shopping are described. A user profile is received at a mobile personal identifier. In addition, an item description is received at one of a plurality of second computing systems located throughout a shopping environment. The user profile is received at the second computing systems from the mobile personal identifier. A transaction is performed utilizing the user profile and the item description at one of the second computing systems, wherein the transaction is a self-service shopping transaction.
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1. A method for self-service shopping, said method comprising:
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receiving a user profile at a mobile personal identifier;
receiving an item description at one of a plurality of second computing systems located throughout a shopping environment;
receiving said user profile at said one of said second computing systems from said mobile personal identifier; and
performing a transaction utilizing said user profile and said item description at said one of said second computing systems, wherein said transaction is a self-service shopping transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A self-assisted shopping system comprising:
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a first computing system configured to receive a user profile;
a mobile personal identifier communicatively coupleable with said first computing system, said mobile personal identifier configured to receive said user profile from said first computing system; and
a plurality of second computing systems placed throughout a shopping environment, said second computing systems configured to receive said user profile from said mobile personal identifier, said second computing systems adapted to use said user profile to perform a transaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a caching proxy to perform a method for self-service shopping, said method comprising:
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receiving a user profile at a mobile personal identifier;
receiving an item description at one of a plurality of second computing systems arrayed throughout a shopping environment;
receiving said user profile at said one of said second computing systems from said mobile personal identifier; and
performing a transaction utilizing said user profile and said item description at said one of said second computing systems, wherein said transaction is a self-service shopping transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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