System for bifurcated transaction for products at a brick-and-mortar store
US11132639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0811
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to an embodiment, one or more computing devices process a bifurcated transaction for items available at a store. The bifurcated transaction is initiated when a consumer orders a set of first item(s) electronically, e.g., using an app, website etc. At the store, the consumer picks up the order of the set of first item(s) and then peruses and adds a set of second item(s) to a shopping cart. In one embodiment, a label (e.g., a single unique machine-readable label or barcode) identifies the set of first item(s). At checkout, the transaction may be completed by scanning respective machine-readable labels on the set of second item(s) and the label that identifies the set of first item(s).
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