CHECKOUT AND/OR ORDERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A method for shopping in a brick-and-mortar store, comprising:
- receiving, with a mobile computing device, an item selection that identifies an item on display in the brick-and-mortar store;
adding the selected item to a virtual cart; and
receiving payment for the selected item via the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed provide various enhancements and/or improvements to the conventional shopping process used by brick-and-mortar stores. In some embodiments, a customer may use a mobile computing device, such as a smart phone, to select and pay for items in a brick-and-mortar store. Such shopping process may permit the customer to purchase numerous items without the using of shopping basket or a wheeled shopping cart. The shopping process may further permit the customer to pay for items and leave the store with such items without waiting in a checkout line.
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1. A method for shopping in a brick-and-mortar store, comprising:
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receiving, with a mobile computing device, an item selection that identifies an item on display in the brick-and-mortar store; adding the selected item to a virtual cart; and receiving payment for the selected item via the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions, that in response to being executing, result in a mobile computing device:
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generating an item selection that identifies an item on display in a brick-and-mortar store; adding the selected item to a virtual cart; and effecting payment of the selected item.
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20. A shopping system for a brick-and-mortar store having a plurality of items on display, the system comprising:
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an e-commerce system; and a mobile computing device configured to capture one or more items on display, add the captured one or more items to a virtual cart, and communicate with the e-commerce system to effectuate payment of the one or more items and receive one or more proofs of purchase for paid items.
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