Multi-channel purchase transaction
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1. A method for conducting a sales transaction comprising:
- receiving at a terminal within a store a first identifier generated for a first item of merchandise selected by a customer while the customer is physically located within the store;
responsive to identifying the user within the store, requesting from a virtual shopping cart associated with the user a list comprising at least a second identifier specifying a second item of merchandise previously selected by the user for purchase online;
receiving from the virtual shopping cart the list comprising the at least a second identifier specifying the second item of merchandise; and
processing the first item of merchandise and the second item of merchandise in a single sales transaction.
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Abstract
A method for conducting a sales transaction. The method can include receiving at a terminal within a store a first identifier generated for a first item of merchandise selected by a customer while the customer is located within the store. The method also can include receiving from a virtual shopping cart a second identifier generated for a second item of merchandise. The first identifier and the second identifier can be processed in the sales transaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a sales transaction comprising:
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receiving at a terminal within a store a first identifier generated for a first item of merchandise selected by a customer while the customer is physically located within the store; responsive to identifying the user within the store, requesting from a virtual shopping cart associated with the user a list comprising at least a second identifier specifying a second item of merchandise previously selected by the user for purchase online; receiving from the virtual shopping cart the list comprising the at least a second identifier specifying the second item of merchandise; and processing the first item of merchandise and the second item of merchandise in a single sales transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A system for conducting a sales transaction within a store, the system comprising a terminal that receives a first identifier generated for a first item of merchandise selected by a customer while the customer is physically located within the store, responsive to identifying the user within the store, requests from a virtual shopping cart associated with the user a list comprising at least a second identifier specifying a second item of merchandise previously selected by the user for purchase online, receives from the virtual shopping cart the list comprising the at least a second identifier specifying the second item of merchandise, and processes the first item of merchandise and the second item of merchandise in a single sales transaction.
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17. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections comprising:
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code for receiving at a terminal within a store a first identifier generated for a first item of merchandise selected by a customer while the customer is physically located within the store; code for, responsive to identifying the user within the store, requesting from a virtual shopping cart associated with the user a list comprising at least a second identifier specifying a second item of merchandise previously selected by the user for purchase online; code for receiving from the virtual shopping cart the list comprising the at least a second identifier specifying the second item of merchandise; and code for processing the first item of merchandise and the second item of merchandise in a single sales transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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