SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLACING A PURCHASE ORDER THROUGH THE USE OF A SYMBOLOGY

摘要

Methods and systems for conducting a sales transaction are disclosed. The methods and systems may contain a plurality of operations that include (1) receiving item information regarding a product or a service for sale from a merchant; (2) creating a symbology encoding data corresponding to the item information; (3) transmitting the symbology to the merchant, wherein the merchant displays the symbology in a public location; (4) receiving the data from a mobile device; (5) verifying that the product or the service is available for purchase; (6) providing a purchase confirmation query to the mobile device; and (7) upon receiving an affirmative purchase confirmation from the mobile device, placing an order for the product or the service.