Mobile device based digital wallet for retail shopping, related system and method

摘要

Mobile device for purchasing products in a store, comprising processing unit for processing instructions and data, memory for storing instructions and data, respectively, display for visualizing data, user input interface for obtaining user input from a user of the device, product data interface for wirelessly obtaining product data, and wireless communication network interface for communicating with a remote server, the device being configured to, in accordance with the instructions stored in the memory, capture, via said product data interface, product codes, associated with a corresponding number of products selected by the user for purchase, and establish an virtual shopping cart, said cart accommodating an indication of the products therein, add up the amounts associated with the products and visualize the total via the display, receive, via the user input interface, confirmation from the user for the transaction having regard to the products in the cart and the total, and communicate, via the wireless communication network interface, an indication of the user-confirmed transaction to the server, wherein the device is further configured to wirelessly indicate the transaction to store equipment for locally checking out at the store. Related system and methods are presented.

主权项

1. A mobile personal communications device for purchasing in a store, said device comprising a processing unit for processing instructions and data, memory for storing instructions and data, respectively, a display for visualizing data, a user input interface for obtaining user input from a user of the device, a product data interface for wirelessly obtaining product data, and a wireless communication network interface for communicating with a remote server, the device being configured to, in accordance with the instructions stored in the memory,
capture, via said product data interface, a number of product codes, associated with a corresponding number of products selected by the user for purchase, and establish an virtual shopping cart visualized via the display, said cart accommodating an indication of the products therein, add up the amounts associated with the products and visualize the total via the display, receive, via the user input interface, confirmation from the user for the transaction having regard to the products in the cart and the total, and communicate, via the wireless communication network interface, an indication of the user-confirmed transaction to the server, wherein the device is further configured to wirelessly indicate the transaction to store equipment for locally checking out at the store.