Merchandise Kiosk and Web-Store System and Method

• US 20150081416A1
• Filed: 08/13/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard Allen Ringo
• Original Assignee: Richard Allen Ringo
• Inventors: Ringo, Richard Allen
• Application Number:
  US14/458,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20150081416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0237 at kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A method of selling products includes displaying web-store information related to a web-store on a consumer-operated kiosk at a location. The method may further include displaying product information with the web-store, in which the product information corresponds to products related to the location of the consumer-operated kiosk and available for purchase by a consumer from the web-store.

Claims

1. A method of selling products, the method comprising:

displaying web-store information related to a web-store on a consumer-operated kiosk at a location; and

displaying product information with the web-store, wherein the product information corresponds to products related to the location of the consumer-operated kiosk and available for purchase by a consumer from the web-store.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving consumer identification information related to the consumer from the consumer-operated kiosk or the web-store; and

associating the consumer identification information with the location of the consumer-operated kiosk.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising storing the consumer identification information within a database.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the location of the consumer-operated kiosk comprises a movie theater.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising associating the consumer identification information with a date and/or a time of a movie.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving consumer identification information related to the consumer from the consumer-operated kiosk or the web-store;

associating the consumer identification information with a discount; and

transmitting the discount to a point-of-sale at the web-store.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the discount applies to a price of a product related to the product information.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a consumer selection at the web-store corresponding to at least one of the products;

receiving payment and shipping information at the web-store for the selected product; and

shipping the selected product based upon the received shipping information;

wherein the selected product is not shipped from the location of the consumer-operated kiosk.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing consumer-operated kiosk information to a consumer, wherein the kiosk information is related to the location of the consumer-operated kiosk; and

receiving the consumer-operated kiosk information from the consumer using the consumer-operated kiosk or the web-store.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing promotional information to the consumer, wherein the promotional information is related to a promotion at the consumer-operated kiosk.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving consumer identification information from a user interface, wherein the consumer identification information associates the user with the location of the consumer-operated kiosk.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving consumer identification further comprises receiving consumer identification from the user interface associated with at least one of the consumer-operated kiosk and an electronic device of the consumer.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising reminding the consumer of the web-store information or the product information.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a software application to an electronic device of the consumer; and

receiving consumer identification information related to the consumer using the software application.

15. A method of selling products, the method comprising:

displaying kiosk information related to a consumer-operated kiosk at a location; and

displaying web-store information related to a web-store on the consumer-operated kiosk.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying product information with the web-store through a website or a software application, wherein the product information corresponds to products related to the location of the consumer-operated kiosk and available for purchase by a consumer from the web-store.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

providing the software application to an electronic device of the consumer; and

receiving consumer identification information related to the consumer through the software application.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising customizing at least one of the products with the consumer identification information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein:

the at least one products comprises a stock image;

the consumer identification information comprises a personal image; and

the customizing comprises modifying at least a portion of the stock image with at least a portion of the personal image.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the stock image comprises a stock video, and wherein the personal image comprises a personal video.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising sending a notification to the software application of the electronic device when the electronic device is within a predetermined area of the consumer-operated kiosk or another consumer-operated kiosk.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the notification comprises information related to the web-store, the location of the consumer-operated kiosk, or a location of the other consumer-operated kiosk.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile device and/or a personal computer.

24. A system for selling products at a location, the system comprising:

a consumer-operated kiosk to be located at the location, the consumer-operated kiosk comprising web-store information related to a web-store; and

a server to host the web-store, the web-store displaying product information with the product information corresponding to products related to the location of the consumer-operated kiosk and available for purchase by a consumer at a point-of-sale at the web-store.

25. An apparatus for selling products at a location, the apparatus comprising:

a consumer-operated kiosk to be located at the location;

the consumer-operated kiosk comprising web-store information related to a web-store such that the web-store displays product information corresponding to products related to the location of the consumer-operated kiosk.