METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING SCANNED ITEM INFORMATION BETWEEN MERCHANT EQUIPMENT FOR SCANNING OR SELECTING AN ITEM AND A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

Methods and systems for communicating item information between merchant equipment for scanning or selecting the item and a customer's mobile device are provided. According to one aspect, a method for communicating item information between merchant equipment for scanning or selecting the item and a customer's mobile device includes, at a mobile device of a customer: receiving information for identifying merchant equipment for scanning or selecting an item; using the received information to establish a digital communication connection between the mobile device and the identified merchant equipment; and receiving information related to an item being scanned by the merchant equipment via the digital communication connection.