Mastercard International Incorporated

Michael Cyr

David Colby Brown

Methods and systems for self-service checkout. In an embodiment, a mobile device processor of a consumer's mobile device recognizes that the consumer mobile device has been transported to a merchant store location, initializes a self-service checkout application which includes at least one merchant rule preventing the consumer from purchasing certain items, receives input data, displays information concerning at least one item, and receives an indication that shopping is completed. The method includes transmitting checkout data to a self-service checkout computer for transmission to a merchant server, receiving, from the merchant server via the self-service checkout computer, a transaction authorization message and merchant instructions, and displaying the transaction authorization message and the merchant instructions including instructions directing the consumer to proceed to a designated exit.

Methods and systems for self-service checkout

Methods and systems for self-service checkout. In an embodiment, a mobile device processor of a consumer's mobile device receives input data of an item selected for a purchase transaction, displays information concerning the item on a display screen, and receives an indication from a consumer that shopping is completed. The method includes transmitting checkout data for the purchase transaction to a self-service checkout computer, receiving a transaction authorization message and merchant instructions from the self-service checkout computer, and then displaying on the display screen the transaction authorization message and the merchant instructions, wherein the merchant instructions direct the consumer to exit the particular merchant store in a particular manner.

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New Milford, CT, United States of America

Michael Cyr