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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Mark Grossi, Muirhead, GB;
Erick Kobres, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Grossi, Muirhead, GB;
Erick Kobres, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3276 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0613 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for automating a retail transaction are provided. In an embodiment, a customer of a retailer is provided a bill to complete a transaction with the retailer. The bill includes a barcode or a Quick Response (QR) code with details of the bill encoded therein. The customer, using a mobile device, scans the code. The mobile device automatically connects with a mobile transaction service and completes payment details for the customer. The retailer's system is notified that payment was received and the transaction is completed.