Completing a purchase transaction at various locations within a retail store

摘要

Embodiments for determining a completing a purchase transaction at a waypoint where a customer is located within a retail store are disclosed. The embodiments include determining waypoint of the customer, receiving waypoint data including the location of the customer positions within the retail store and a shopping list identifying items that the customer desires to purchase, and completing the purchase transaction for the items at the waypoint.

主权项

1. A mobile transaction device of a store associate, the mobile transaction device comprising:
a communication device configured to communicate with a sales server and a computing device associated with a customer, the communication device configured to receive:
a plurality of waypoint signals from a plurality of transceivers positioned in a retail store, the plurality of waypoint signals indicating a location of the mobile transaction device, and a plurality of coordinates associated with the customer computing device indicating a location of the customer computing device, wherein a comparison of the location of the mobile transaction device and the location of the customer computing device by the sales server determines that the mobile transaction device is closest in proximity to the customer computing device of a plurality of mobile transaction devices within the retail store,a map of a retail store, andfrom the customer communication device, a receipt indicating a shopping list comprising one or more items a consumer desires to purchase; a graphical user interface configured to:
render a superimposed image on the map in accordance with the plurality of coordinates, the superimposed image indicating the location of the customer computing device within the retail store,display the map and the receipt,display a prompt requiring the store associate to accept or deny a request to complete a transaction associated with the shopping list, andreceive a response to the prompt indicating that the store associate accepted the request and will proceed to the location of the customer computing device; a transaction completion device configured to perform the transaction at the location of the customer computing device; and the communication device further configured to transmit transaction data associated with the transaction to the sales server.