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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Mastercard Asia/pacific Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MASTERCARD ASIA/PACIFIC PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/08 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/02 (2012.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/0042 (2013.01); G06Q 20/027 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2013.01); G07F 11/002 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); G07F 17/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and methods for facilitating a sale of an item from a seller to a customer are disclosed. The device comprises a lockable compartment configured to contain the item, wherein the compartment unlocks upon receiving a sale initiation instruction. The device further comprises a sensor configured to detect a presence of the item in the compartment. The device also comprises a gateway module configured to transmit a sale completion instruction for completing the sale of the item if upon an occurrence of a predetermined event, the sensor detects that the item is absent from the compartment.