PORTABLE POINT-OF-SALE DEVICES

摘要

A portable point-of-sale device/system is provided that facilitate the checkout process for consumers shopping in retail stores. In particular, the portable point-of-sale device may allow a consumer to checkout and pay for a purchase at any location in the store, without the need to wait in line at the checkout counter. When a shopper is ready to checkout and pay for a purchase, the system/device may locate and notify an available store associate located nearest to the shopper. The profile of the shopper, the location of the shopper in the store, and the list of products to be purchased by the shopper may be communicated to the merchant device carried by the store associate. The store associate may meet the shopper at the shopper's location, verify the products to be purchased, and process payment for the purchase in a checkout process.

主权项

1. A portable point-of-sale device comprising:
a display device configured to display a user interface for implementing in-store checkout process; a user input device configured to receive user instructions for in-store checkout process; a location detection device configured to detect in-store location of the portable point-of-sale device; a non-transitory memory configured to store information related to an account of a merchant; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the portable point-of-sale device to perform operations comprising:
receiving a notification to checkout a purchase made by a shopper in a store of the merchant, the request including a location of the shopper in the store as detected by a mobile shopping device of the shopper and a list of products of the purchase;displaying, by the display device, the location of the shopper in the store and the list of products of the purchase made by the shopper;receiving, by the user input device, a confirmation input by a store associate confirming the list of products correspond to products placed in a shopping cart of the shopper; andin response to receiving the confirmation, finalizing the checkout process for the purchase made by the shopper.