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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2023
Applicant:

Shopify Inc., Ottawa, CA;

Inventors:

Michael Joseph Defazio, Fonthill, CA;

Theresa Jia Ying Zeng, Richmond Hill, CA;

Assignee:

Shopify Inc., Ottawa, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/327 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method are provided for providing proximity-based indicators of other devices engaged in checkout transactions. The method includes causing a second device to be locatable by a first device while the second device is being used to complete a checkout transaction; and at the first device, displaying a list comprising an entity associated with the second device, the second device operable to communicate with the first device. The entity in the list associated with the second device comprises an indication of proximity of that entity to the first device, determined based on a proximity value for the second device.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Defazio, Michael. (2026). System and method for providing proximity-based indicators (U.S. Patent No. 12639695). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12639695

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