System and method for enabling point of sale functionality in a wireless communications device
First Claim
1. A method for enabling point of sales (POS) functionality in a wireless communications device (WCD), comprising the steps of:
- transmitting, using an interface element in at least one specially programmed general purpose computer, a POS function control signal to a communication network for transmission to a WCD, the WCD located in a retail location;
activating a POS function, in response to the control signal, to enable POS functionality in the WCD, the POS function stored in a memory element for the WCD or in a memory element for the at least one specially programmed computer;
acquiring, using the POS function, an identification of a first item via the WCD;
receiving, using the interface element, the identification data for the first item from the WCD via the communication network;
generating, using a processor for the at least one general-purpose computer, an order including the first item; and
,storing the order in the memory element for the at least one general-purpose computer.
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Abstract
The invention broadly comprises a method for enabling point of sales (POS) functionality in a wireless communications device (WCD) including the steps of: transmitting, using an interface element in at least one specially programmed general purpose computer, a POS function control signal to a communication network for transmission to a WCD, the WCD located in a retail location; activating a POS function, in response to the control signal, to enable POS functionality in the WCD, the POS function stored in a memory element for the WCD or in a memory element for the at least one specially programmed computer; acquiring, using the POS function, an identification of an item via the WCD; receiving, using the interface element, the identification data for the item from the WCD via the communication network; and generating, using a processor for the at least one general-purpose computer, an order including the first item.
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1. A method for enabling point of sales (POS) functionality in a wireless communications device (WCD), comprising the steps of:
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transmitting, using an interface element in at least one specially programmed general purpose computer, a POS function control signal to a communication network for transmission to a WCD, the WCD located in a retail location; activating a POS function, in response to the control signal, to enable POS functionality in the WCD, the POS function stored in a memory element for the WCD or in a memory element for the at least one specially programmed computer; acquiring, using the POS function, an identification of a first item via the WCD; receiving, using the interface element, the identification data for the first item from the WCD via the communication network; generating, using a processor for the at least one general-purpose computer, an order including the first item; and
,storing the order in the memory element for the at least one general-purpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for enabling point of sales (POS) functionality in a wireless communications device (WCD), comprising:
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a control signal element, in a processor of at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to generate and transmit, via an interface element of the at least one general-purpose computer, a POS function control signal to a communication network for transmission to a WCD located in a retail location; a POS application, in a memory element for the specially programmed computer or in a memory element for the WCD, arranged to enable POS functionality in the WCD in response to the control signal, the POS functionality including enabling the WCD to acquire identification data regarding a first item; and
,an order element, in the processor, arranged to receive, using the interface element, the identification data for the first item from the WCD via the communication network and to generate an order including the first item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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