Systems and Methods for the Selection and Purchase of Digital Assets
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1. A method for enabling a customer in a retail store to purchase digital assets, comprising:
- displaying on a terminal located within the retail store a user interface that enables the customer to select a digital asset for purchase;
receiving at the terminal input from the customer indicating that the customer desires to add a digital asset to a virtual shopping cart;
transmitting from the terminal to a server system an asset identifier identifying the digital asset, wherein the server system associates the asset identifier with a virtual shopping cart identifier identifying the virtual shopping cart;
receiving at a terminal located within the retail store an indication that the customer is ready to purchase the contents of the virtual shopping cart;
after receiving the indication, transmitting to a fulfillment system an order message, wherein the order message includes information identifying one or more digital assets, each of which digital asset has an identifier associated with the cart identifier;
receiving an order response from the fulfillment system, wherein the order response includes an order confirmation code;
providing the order confirmation code to the customer;
after providing the order confirmation code to the customer, receiving one or more messages transmitted from a device operated by the customer and located outside the store, wherein at least one of the one or more messages contains the order confirmation code; and
in response to receiving the messages, transmitting to a device located outside of the store the one or more digital assets.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for enabling a customer to sample content and select content for purchasing while the customer is in a retail store. Advantageously, the customer may be given one or more options for the delivery of the content.
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1. A method for enabling a customer in a retail store to purchase digital assets, comprising:
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displaying on a terminal located within the retail store a user interface that enables the customer to select a digital asset for purchase; receiving at the terminal input from the customer indicating that the customer desires to add a digital asset to a virtual shopping cart; transmitting from the terminal to a server system an asset identifier identifying the digital asset, wherein the server system associates the asset identifier with a virtual shopping cart identifier identifying the virtual shopping cart; receiving at a terminal located within the retail store an indication that the customer is ready to purchase the contents of the virtual shopping cart; after receiving the indication, transmitting to a fulfillment system an order message, wherein the order message includes information identifying one or more digital assets, each of which digital asset has an identifier associated with the cart identifier; receiving an order response from the fulfillment system, wherein the order response includes an order confirmation code; providing the order confirmation code to the customer; after providing the order confirmation code to the customer, receiving one or more messages transmitted from a device operated by the customer and located outside the store, wherein at least one of the one or more messages contains the order confirmation code; and in response to receiving the messages, transmitting to a device located outside of the store the one or more digital assets.
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