WIRELESS SMART SHOPPING FRAMEWORK
First Claim
1. A method for shopping at a retail premises with a wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a smart shopping component located at the retail premises, an invitation to join a shopping session at the retail premises via a wireless communication receiver of the wireless mobile communication device;
initiating, in response to receiving the invitation, a shopping application on the wireless communication device;
authenticating a shopper is authorized to access the smart shopping component to enable a unique shopping session for the shopper to be initiated at the smart shopping component;
scanning product-identifying information that is made available in connection with displays of products in the retail premises to select the products for purchase;
sending the product-identifying information via a wireless transmitter to the smart shopping component to enable personnel of the retail premises to gather the selected products for the shopper; and
receiving the selected products at a checkout location.
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Abstract
A wireless smart shopping framework is disclosed. An operator of a retail premises provides displays of products in a product display portion of a retail premises to enable shoppers to view features of the products, but the products are stored in an inventory portion of the retail premises that is separate from the product display portion of the retail premises. Shoppers browse the product display portion of the retail premises and scan product identifying information (e.g., by taking pictures of the displayed products). The operator receives, via a wireless receiver, the product-identifying information for selected products from the wireless mobile communication device, and gathers the selected products from the inventory portion. When the shopper is done shopping, the selected products are moved to a checkout location and payment is received for the selected products.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for shopping at a retail premises with a wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a smart shopping component located at the retail premises, an invitation to join a shopping session at the retail premises via a wireless communication receiver of the wireless mobile communication device; initiating, in response to receiving the invitation, a shopping application on the wireless communication device; authenticating a shopper is authorized to access the smart shopping component to enable a unique shopping session for the shopper to be initiated at the smart shopping component; scanning product-identifying information that is made available in connection with displays of products in the retail premises to select the products for purchase; sending the product-identifying information via a wireless transmitter to the smart shopping component to enable personnel of the retail premises to gather the selected products for the shopper; and receiving the selected products at a checkout location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for selling items within a retail premises, the method comprising:
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providing displays of products in a product display portion of the retail premises to enable shoppers to view features of the products, the displays of products including product-identifying information; maintaining the products in an inventory portion of the retail premises that is separate from the product display portion of the retail premises; sending, via a wireless transmitter, an invitation to join a shopping session at the retail premises to a shopper in possession of a wireless mobile communication device; initiating a unique shopping session for the shopper at a smart shopping component in response to the shopper accepting the invitation; receiving, via a wireless receiver, product-identifying information for selected products from the wireless mobile communication device; gathering the selected products from the inventory portion; moving the selected products to a checkout location in response to receiving an indication from the wireless communication device that the shopper is done shopping; and receiving payment for the selected products. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method for shopping at a retail premises with a wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a smart shopping component located at the retail premises, an invitation to join a shopping session at the retail premises via a wireless communication receiver of the wireless mobile communication device; initiating, in response to receiving the invitation, a shopping application on the wireless communication device; authenticating a shopper is authorized to access the smart shopping component to enable a unique shopping session for the shopper to be initiated at the smart shopping component; scanning product-identifying information that is made available in connection with displays of products in the retail premises to select the products for purchase; sending the product-identifying information via a wireless transmitter to the smart shopping component to enable personnel of the retail premises to gather the selected products for the shopper. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A wireless mobile communication device comprising:
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a wireless communication receiver; a wireless transmitter; means for receiving, from a smart shopping component located at the retail premises, an invitation to join a shopping session at the retail premises via the wireless communication receiver of the wireless mobile communication device; means for authenticating a shopper is authorized to access the smart shopping component to enable a unique shopping session for the shopper to be initiated at the smart shopping component; means for scanning product-identifying information that is made available in connection with displays of products in the retail premises to select the products for purchase; means for sending the product-identifying information via the wireless transmitter to the smart shopping component to enable personnel of the retail premises to gather the selected products for the shopper. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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