Portable scanner for enabling automatic commerce transactions
First Claim
1. A method for initiating and completing a commercial transaction with a retail processing system to allow a user to acquire and own an article of commerce having associated therewith a machine resolvable code (MRC), the MRC having encoded therein information relating to the article of commerce, the user having unique identification information associated with the user, comprising the steps of:
- extracting the encoded information from the MRC with an extraction device, which step of extracting initiates a commercial transaction;
storing the encoded information from the MRC in a temporary buffer;
associating with the step of extracting with the extraction device, the unique identification information associated with the user that allows the retail processing system to uniquely identify the user; and
after the step of extracting with the extraction device and storing the encoded information from the MRC in the temporary buffer;
transferring from the extracting device to the retail processing system the extracted encoded information from the MRC, and the unique identification information associated with the step of extracting; and
in response to the step of extracting, the step of transferring from the extraction device and the retail processing system receiving from the extraction device the encoded information from the MRC and the transferred unique identification information, transferring ownership of the article of commerce from an entity other than the user to the user to complete the transaction.
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Abstract
A method for initiating and completing a commercial transaction to acquire an article of commerce (2502). The article of commerce (2502) has associated therewith a machine resolvable code (MRC) (2504). The MRC (2504) has encoded therein information relating to the article of commerce (2502). The encoded information in the MRC (2504) is extracted therefrom and unique identification information associated with a user is obtained. The encoded information from the MRC (2504) is stored in a temporary buffer. After the encoded information from the MRC (2504) is stored and the unique identification information associated with a user is obtained, it is transferred to a retail processing system (1612). In response to the retail processing system (1612) receiving the encoded information from the MRC (2504) and the transferred unique identification of the user, ownership of the article of commerce (2502) is transferred to the user.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for initiating and completing a commercial transaction with a retail processing system to allow a user to acquire and own an article of commerce having associated therewith a machine resolvable code (MRC), the MRC having encoded therein information relating to the article of commerce, the user having unique identification information associated with the user, comprising the steps of:
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extracting the encoded information from the MRC with an extraction device, which step of extracting initiates a commercial transaction; storing the encoded information from the MRC in a temporary buffer; associating with the step of extracting with the extraction device, the unique identification information associated with the user that allows the retail processing system to uniquely identify the user; and after the step of extracting with the extraction device and storing the encoded information from the MRC in the temporary buffer; transferring from the extracting device to the retail processing system the extracted encoded information from the MRC, and the unique identification information associated with the step of extracting; and in response to the step of extracting, the step of transferring from the extraction device and the retail processing system receiving from the extraction device the encoded information from the MRC and the transferred unique identification information, transferring ownership of the article of commerce from an entity other than the user to the user to complete the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for initiating and completing a commercial transaction to allow a user to acquire and own an article of commerce, the user having unique identification information associated therewith, comprising:
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a machine resolvable code (MRC) associated with the article of commerce, said MRC having encoded therein information relating to the article of commerce; an extraction device for extracting said encoded information from said MRC which said extraction device by extracting said encoded information initiates a commercial transaction; a temporary buffer for storing said encoded information from said MRC; an identification device for associating the unique identification information associated with the user with the extraction operation of said extraction device; a retail processing system operable to receive said extracted encoded information from said MRC, and also receive said unique identification information, after said encoded information is extracted and stored; means for transferring from said extraction device said extracted encoded information from said MRC and from said identification device said unique identification information to said retail processing system after the extraction of said encoded information from said MRC by said extraction device; and wherein, in response to said retail processing system receiving from said extraction device said encoded information from said MRC and said transferred unique identification information, ownership of the article of commerce is transferred from an entity other than the user to the user to complete said commercial transaction, such that the operation of extracting performed by said extracting device is operable to cause transfer of said extracted encoded information from said MRC and said unique identification information to said retail processing system and said retail processing system completing said commercial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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