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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Arjun Ramaratnam, Fremont, CA (US);
Kenneth Hansen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Murad Dar, Centerton, AR (US);
Puneet Srivastava, San Bruno, CA (US);
Richard Brett Gerry, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ruchitkumar a Shah, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sathya N Dharaneedharan, Fremont, CA (US);
Arjun Ramaratnam, Fremont, CA (US);
Kenneth Hansen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Murad Dar, Centerton, AR (US);
Puneet Srivastava, San Bruno, CA (US);
Richard Brett Gerry, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ruchitkumar A Shah, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sathya N Dharaneedharan, Fremont, CA (US);
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.