Shopping and payment/credit handling
First Claim
1. A method for self-service shopping, comprising:
- receiving, at a telecommunications service provider server, an initiation of a sequence of self-service shopping transmitted over a communication network by a portable terminal;
determining, at the telecommunications service provider server, an identity of a customer using the portable terminal;
assigning a unique identifier to the sequence of self-service shopping by the customer;
receiving, at a shop server in a shop location, an initiation order from the telecommunications service provider, wherein the initiation order includes the unique identifier;
establishing, at the shop server, a registration list associated with the initiation order; and
responsive to establishing the registration list, terminating communication between the portable terminal and the telecommunications service provider over the communication network, and establishing communication between the portable terminal and the shop server over a local network.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a system for implementing a sequence for sales and provision of information at a retail establishment or in a similar area where a local radio communication is established between a central computer unit (30) and mobile terminals (20), equipped with bar code readers. For implementation of the sequence, the unit (30) first receives an initiation order from a terminal (20), transmitted via a telecommunication network via a second unit (40) at a service provider. The telecommunication is then disconnected, and local radio communication is employed for the communication between the customer'"'"'s terminal and the shop'"'"'s unit (30). A unique identification is created for the sequence, and a registration list is established associated with the sequence. The unit (30) further receives data input by means of the bar code reader in the terminal (20), comprising information (101) concerning each item. The registration list is updated with data associated with the goods, and these data can also be displayed on the terminals (20). Finally a payment or credit transaction is initiated based on the updated registration list and the identification for the sequence.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for self-service shopping, comprising:
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receiving, at a telecommunications service provider server, an initiation of a sequence of self-service shopping transmitted over a communication network by a portable terminal; determining, at the telecommunications service provider server, an identity of a customer using the portable terminal; assigning a unique identifier to the sequence of self-service shopping by the customer; receiving, at a shop server in a shop location, an initiation order from the telecommunications service provider, wherein the initiation order includes the unique identifier; establishing, at the shop server, a registration list associated with the initiation order; and responsive to establishing the registration list, terminating communication between the portable terminal and the telecommunications service provider over the communication network, and establishing communication between the portable terminal and the shop server over a local network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for self-service shopping, the system comprising:
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a telecommunications service provider server configured to receive an initiation of a sequence of self-service shopping transmitted over a communication network by a portable terminal, to determine an identity of a customer using the portable terminal, to assign a unique identifier to the sequence of self-service shopping by the customer, and to generate an initiation order containing the unique identifier; and a shop server in a shop location, the shop server configured to receive the initiation order from the telecommunications service provider server, and to establish a registration list associated with the initiation order; wherein in response to establishing the registration list, communication between the portable terminal and the telecommunications service provider is terminated, and communication between the portable terminal and the shop server over a local network is established. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions executable by a processor that implement a method for self-service shopping, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a telecommunications service provider server, an initiation of a sequence of self-service shopping transmitted over a communication network by a portable terminal; determining, at the telecommunications service provider server, an identity of a customer using the portable terminal; assigning a unique identifier to the sequence of self-service shopping by the customer; receiving, at a shop server in a shop location, an initiation order from the telecommunications service provider, wherein the initiation order includes the unique identifier; establishing, at the shop server, a registration list associated with the initiation order; and responsive to establishing the registration list, terminating communication between the portable terminal and the telecommunications service provider server over the communication network, and establishing communication between the portable terminal and the shop server over a local network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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