Walmart Apollo, LLC

Mindy Dawn Rector

David Martin Nelms

Christopher Joseph Hendrick

Douglas Jahe Ryner

Bradley Joseph Kieffer

Philip Wayne Marbut

Cynthia Marie Scholtes Kennedy

Samuel John Von Bose

Brenda Deal

Catherine Davis Garner

Cord Cameron Leonhardt

Kier A O'neil

Christopher Joseph Phillips

Shannon Elizabeth Letts

Kristen Rachelle Bowlin Williams

Jessica Ford Salmon

Chad Clinton Gilliam

Michelle York Gocio

Kelly Lee White

David Jordan Carmon

Jason Richard Todd

Timothy Wayne Webb

Brian Barnett

Some systems and methods are directed to a device agnostic architecture configured to control and/or manage the interactions between front end store systems (e.g., self checkout (SCO) systems) for capturing purchase items and backend systems (e.g., point of sale (POS) subsystems) for completing purchases. The device agnostic architecture can include a translation layer or translation component that mediates communications from and/or between the front end and backend systems. For example, the translation layer maps any commands received from any SCO and/or POS device into execution commands native to receiving systems. For example, back-end processing systems can be configured to control on-line identification of products and/or services for purchase, and manage execution of sales of any goods or services. The translation layer manages communication between SCO devices and the backend systems so each communicates with each other according to their respective formats (e.g., communication protocol and/or data format).

Systems and methods for managing self check out services

Some systems and methods are directed to a device agnostic architecture configured to control and/or manage the interactions between any front end store systems (e.g., self checkout (SCO) systems) for capturing purchase items and backend systems (e.g., point of sale (POS) subsystems) for completing purchase of the items. The device agnostic architecture can include a translation layer or translation component that mediates communications from and/or between the front end and backend systems. For example, the translation layer maps any commands received from any SCO and/or POS device into execution commands native to receiving systems. For example, back-end processing systems can be configured to control on-line identification of products and/or services for purchase, and manage execution of sales of any goods or services. The translation layer manages communication between SCO devices and the backend systems so each communicates with each other according to their respective formats (e.g., communication protocol and/or data format).

A computer-implemented method for processing coupons in a point of sale terminal includes receiving electronic coupon data representing a machine-readable coupon code. The coupon code is associated with a coupon presented by a customer at a retail point of sale. The method further includes receiving electronic coupon validation data representing at least one valid coupon code and/or at least one fraudulent coupon code. The method further comprises determining whether the coupon is valid based on the coupon code and the valid coupon code(s) and/or the fraudulent coupon code(s), and identifying the coupon as accepted or invalid based on the determination of whether the coupon is valid.

Methods and systems for automated coupon processing

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Bentonville, AR, United States of America

Mindy Dawn Rector