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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION TO A CUSTOMER AT A POINT-OF-SALE VIA A WIRELESS LINK WITHIN A RETAIL STORE

  • US 20110112898A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2009
  • Published: 05/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing a customer of a retailer with information during checkout, said system comprising:

  • a point-of-sale (POS) system at which the customer of the retailer purchases products; and

    a wireless access point in communication with said point-of-sale system and configured to operate as an access point for a mobile device of the customer to communicate with said point-of-sale system, said wireless access point being configured to pair with the mobile device and, prior to communicating data to the mobile device, to receive permission from the customer via the mobile device to allow for data to be communicated to the mobile device from the POS system, said POS system further configured to communicate the data to the mobile device via said wireless access point during checkout by the customer.

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