Abrégé

A computing device (110) selects an in-store shopper to fulfill an order placed by a remote buyer. In particular, the computing device (110) receives a message via a communications network (105). This message comprises a purchase order identifying an item offered for sale at a retail store. The computing device (110) identifies a plurality of people physically located at the retail store and selects, from the plurality of people, a shopper to retrieve the item from the retail store and deliver the item to a delivery location. In particular, selecting the shopper is based on a purchase price and corresponding procurement cost of the item. The computing device (110) transmits an order fulfillment request to a mobile device (120) associated with the shopper. The order fulfillment request identifies the item.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/02 - Marketing; Estimation ou détermination des prix; Collecte de fonds
• G06Q 30/04 - Facturation
• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
• G06Q 10/04 - Prévision ou optimisation spécialement adaptées à des fins administratives ou de gestion, p. ex. programmation linéaire ou "problème d’optimisation des stocks"
• G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projets; Planification d’entreprise ou d’organisation; Modélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation

Abrégé

A computing device obtains information associated with creating a plurality of database triggers. The computing device processes this information to determine a list of foreign keys that directly link a plurality of database tables. At least two of these database tables, however, are not directly linked. Therefore, the computing device uses the list of foreign keys to generate an indirect table path that indirectly links these two database tables through one or more intermediary tables. So linked, the computing device can automatically generate the source code for creating the plurality of database triggers to verify the integrity of the data stored in all of the plurality of database tables.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

A checkout station (10) for a retail store is configurable between an employee-assisted mode and a self-service mode. In the employee-assisted mode, the checkout station (10) is positioned on a checkout lane (30) and a merchant operates the checkout station (10) to checkout a customer from the store. In the self-service mode, the checkout station (10) is positioned on the opposite side of the checkout lane (30) and the customer performs the checkout functions with little or no help from the merchant. A motor (40) in the checkout station (10) is controlled to move the entire checkout station (10) laterally across the checkout lane (30) in response to receiving reconfiguration commands from the merchant. The reconfiguration commands may also control the checkout station (10) to raise or lower its vertical height.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47F 9/04 - Comptoirs de vérification, p.ex. pour magasins à libre-service

Abrégé

Systems and methods for using transaction data associated with a loyalty program identifier to conduct a purchase transaction are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes initiating a purchase transaction at a shopper terminal. The method also includes receiving, at the shopper terminal, a loyalty program identifier of a shopper. Further, the method includes associating the loyalty program identifier with transaction data for the shopper. The method also includes conducting the purchase transaction at the shopper terminal based on the transaction data.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/02 - Marketing; Estimation ou détermination des prix; Collecte de fonds
• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail

Abrégé

Systems and methods for implementing retail processes based on machine-readable images and user gestures are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing one or more images including a machine-readable image and a user hand gesture. The method also includes identifying the machine-readable image as being associated with a product. Further, the method includes determining whether the user hand gesture interacts with the machine -readable image in accordance with a predetermined gesture. The method also includes implementing a predetermined retail process in association with the product in response to determining that the user hand gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with the predetermined gesture.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
• G06K 9/20 - Obtention de l'image
• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail

Abrégé

Systems and methods for tracking sales and providing sales channel credit are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method may include creating as sales order for the purchase of one or more products. The method may also include adding the product(s) to the sales order. Further, the method may include creating a transaction number representing a sales channel and the product(s). The method may also include assigning the transaction number representing the sales channel to the sales order. Further, the method may include storing the sales order.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce

Abrégé

Computing device docking systems are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device docking system includes a docking station component having an opening defined within a surface. The system includes a pin including a body and an end having a member extending laterally from the body. The end of the pin is receivable within an opening of a computing device component for attaching the computing device component to the docking station. The pin is moveable within the opening between a first position and a second position. In the first position, at least a portion of the body and at least a portion of the member is positioned within the opening of the docking station component. In the second position, at least a portion of the body is within the opening and the member is outside of the opening of the docking station component.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 1/16 - TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES - Détails non couverts par les groupes et - Détails ou dispositions de structure

Abrégé

Printers and printer systems for printing images on paper in different configurations and for dispensing printed paper in different directions are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a printer includes a body defining openings. A printing unit is positioned within the body and can receive an instruction for printing an image. In a first print mode, the printing unit can print the image on the paper in a first configuration and dispense the paper in a first direction through one of the openings of the body. In the second print mode, the printing unit can print the image on the paper in a second configuration and dispense the paper in a second direction through another of the openings of the body. A sensing component can determine whether the printer is in the first print mode or the second print mode.

Classes IPC  ?

• B41J 3/00 - Machines à écrire ou mécanismes d'impression ou de marquage sélectif caractérisés par le but dans lequel ils sont construits

Abrégé

Systems and methods for interaction with objects to implement a retail function are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system may be implemented by a computing device and a wearable detection device. The detection device may obtain data associated with a user part and an object. For example, the detection device may be an image capture device, such as a camera, that captures one or more images of a retail item and interaction of a user's finger with the item. The computing device may implement a retail function manager operable to receive data associated with a user part and an object. For example, the detection device may communicate to the computing device image data representative of the interaction of the user's hand or finger with the retail item. Further, the retail function manager may implement a retail function based on the interaction of the user part and the object.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/02 - Marketing; Estimation ou détermination des prix; Collecte de fonds
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement ou distribution; Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
• G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
• A45F 5/00 - Dispositifs destinés à tenir ou porter des articles à main; Dispositifs destinés à tenir ou transporter, utilisables en voyage ou au camping

Abrégé

A display assembly is provided. The display may include a holder defining a first portion and an electronic device defining a corresponding second portion that is in magnetic attraction to the first portion when the electronic device is positioned about the holder. At least one of the first portion and the second portion defines a magnet having an exposed magnetic surface area that increases along a length of the magnet.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04M 1/04 - Supports pour microphones ou écouteurs
• H04M 1/06 - Crochets; Berceaux
• A45F 5/00 - Dispositifs destinés à tenir ou porter des articles à main; Dispositifs destinés à tenir ou transporter, utilisables en voyage ou au camping

Abrégé

Systems and methods for processing modifiable files grouped into themed directories for presentation of web content are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes grouping a plurality of modifiable files into one or more directories for use by a World Wide Web application. Further, the method includes associating a unique theme with the one or more directories. The method also includes processing the files based on the theme for presenting web content.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

Systems and methods for managing purchase transactions associated with a discount document having an unrecognized identifier are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving an identifier of a document associated with a discount. The method also includes receiving user input that associates the identifier with a purchase transaction. Further, the method includes applying the discount to the purchase transaction. The method also includes processing an audit of the purchase transaction based on the document.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce

Abrégé

A local Point-of-Service (POS) server can receive requests from POS terminals on the local network that are unable to communicate with a central POS server due to, for example, a loss of network connectivity. The local POS server can generate transactions based on the requests, and store the transactions in a queue. The local POS can then transfer the queue to a recovery agent executing on the central POS server once connectivity has been restored. The central POS server can process a transaction by invoking an API of an order management system using a command and input parameters comprised within a transferred transaction

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente

Abrégé

Embodiments provide techniques for creating and managing accumulator tables for use in generating reports for a business entity. Embodiments include identifying a report for a business entity. A plurality of data fields are determined across two or more database tables that are used to generate the report. Embodiments include creating an accumulator table and populating the accumulator table with data values for all of the plurality of data fields. Upon receiving, from a point of sale system, an indicator of an occurrence of a business event for the business entity, an instance of the report is automatically generated using the populated accumulator table.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

A Point of Sale (POS) terminal is operative to obtain annotation data from a customer or sales associate, and to associate the annotation data with an item in a list of the customer's purchases. The annotation data may comprise graphic annotations input by the customer or a sales associate on a touch screen display of the POS terminal. The graphic annotation is overlaid on an image of a receipt, such that it is associated with the proper items, prior to printing, e-mailing, or otherwise transferring the receipt to the customer. The annotation data may comprise text extracted from the graphic annotation and associated with an item. The annotation data may comprise a prepared graphic, audio, or media file selected by the sales associate at the POS terminal; the file is rendered when the customer displays the receipt image file received by wireless transmission or email.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 20/04 - Circuits de paiement
• G07G 5/00 - Machines délivrant des reçus

Abrégé

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is implemented by a server in a server cluster. A request received from a client includes a session identifier (ID) identifying a session between the client and the server, and a correlation ID that is linked to the request. If the correlation ID is not included in an individual server-specific session microcache for the session, the request is processed to determine a response, the response is added to the session microcache, and the response and an indication of the correlation ID are sent to the client. If the correlation ID and a response to the request are stored in the session microcache, the response and an indication of the correlation ID are re-sent to the client. The session ID and session microcache are transferred to another of the plurality of servers in the server cluster to continue the session.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison

Abrégé

A method and apparatus is provided for reconfiguring application comprising a plurality of base code components at startup. A control application first retrieves the plurality of base components responsive to receiving a command to execute the application program. Prior to beginning execution, however, the control application replaces a selected base code component with another code component, and then subsequently replaces that newly inserted code component with yet another code component. Whether any given code component is to be replaced at startup is determined based on an annotation included in the code components. Once the application program has been reconfigured to include the appropriate code components, the application program is executed.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 9/44 - Dispositions pour exécuter des programmes spécifiques

Abrégé

A display screen assembly (10) is provided. The display screen (12) defines a channel for allowing selective engagement of the display screen. A mount assembly is provided and includes a base (20) for supporting the display screen assembly (10) about a support surface, and a locking assembly (22) that selectively engages the channel to thereby lock the mount assembly to the display screen (12).

Classes IPC  ?

• G09F 9/00 - Dispositifs d'affichage d'information variable, dans lesquels l'information est formée sur un support, par sélection ou combinaison d'éléments individuels

Abrégé

Systems and methods for implementing computing device features based on user interaction are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method comprises using at least one processor and memory for determining a measure of interaction of a user at a computing device. The method also includes determining whether the measure meets a predetermined criterion. Further, the method includes implementing a feature set by the user in response to determining that the measure meets the predetermined criterion.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
• G07F 19/00 - Systèmes bancaires complets; Dispositions à déclenchement par carte codée adaptées pour délivrer ou recevoir des espèces ou analogues et adresser de telles transactions à des comptes existants, p.ex. guichets automatiques
• G07G 1/12 - Caisses enregistreuses à commande électronique

Abrégé

Systems and methods for communicating to a computing device information associated with the replenishment status of a retail item are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may include, at a first computing device, receiving, from a second computing device, a request for notification of replenishment of an item at a retail environment. The method may include determining replenishment status of the item at the retail environment. The method may also include communicating, to the second computing device, information associated with the replenishment status of the item.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement ou distribution; Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks

Abrégé

Systems and methods for providing retail process analytics information based on physiological indicator data are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may include using a processor and memory for receiving physiological indicator data associated with a person. The processor and memory may also be used for determining a retail environment condition at a time associated with the physiological indicator data. Further, the processor and memory may be used for generating retail process analytics information for user presentation based on the physiological indicator data and the retail environment condition.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail

Abrégé

Systems and methods for monitoring activity within retail environments using network audit tokens are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may include using a processor and memory of a first computing device for determining information associated with an activity of the first computing device within a network environment. The method also includes receiving a network audit token from a second computing device within the retail environment. Further, the method includes communicating the information associated with the activity to a third computing device in response to receipt of the network audit token.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
• G06Q 30/02 - Marketing; Estimation ou détermination des prix; Collecte de fonds

Abrégé

A mechanism (300) is provided for tracking and facilitating pre-shopping/post-purchase activity. An indication is received that a user has completed a task in a set of tasks of a quest, where the quest is a pre-purchase/post-purchase shopping activity quest (428). Verification is made as to whether the task has been completed (432). Responsive to verifying the task has been completed, a determination is made as to whether all of the set of tasks of the quest have been completed (436). Responsive to all of the set of tasks being completed, a presentation is initiated of an agreed-upon reward to the user (438). All information from quest is then submitted to a sponsor of the quest (440).

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce

Abrégé

A method for item scanning in a shopping cart includes detecting a change in a weight of one or more items within a shopping cart. The weight is sensed by a weight sensor disposed in the shopping cart. Each of the one or more items includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The method includes switching an RFID reader to an active state and scanning RFID tags of the one or more items with the RFID reader in response to detecting the change in weight. The RFID reader is disposed on the shopping cart. The method includes switching the RFID reader to an inactive state subsequent to scanning the RFID tags with the RFID reader. The method includes determining an inventory of the one or more items based on information from the scanned RFID tags. The inventory includes an item quantity and an item identity.

Classes IPC  ?

• G07G 1/00 - Caisses enregistreuses
• G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail

Abrégé

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for controlling display of images received from secondary display devices. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a method includes controlling a first display to display a first image. The method may also include receiving predetermined touch input via the first display. Further, the method may include controlling the first display to display a second image that is substantially the same as a third image displayed on a second display in response to receiving the predetermined touch input.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 1/00 - TRANSMISSION - Détails des systèmes de transmission non caractérisés par le milieu utilisé pour la transmission

Abrégé

A tilt assembly for a display screen is provided. The tilt assembly includes a base assembly that includes a base casing configured to engage with a proximally positioned surface and a base plate configured to cooperatively form the tilt assembly with the base casing. The base plate is configured to translate aft and fore and impart a pivot to the display screen.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05K 7/00 - CIRCUITS IMPRIMÉS; ENVELOPPES OU DÉTAILS DE RÉALISATION D'APPAREILS ÉLECTRIQUES; FABRICATION D'ENSEMBLES DE COMPOSANTS ÉLECTRIQUES - Détails de construction communs à différents types d'appareils électriques
• F16M 11/20 - Infrastructure avec ou sans roues

Abrégé

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, methods and systems disclosed herein provide for management of multiple electronic devices in a transaction session. An example method includes associating a user identifier of a first shopper with a transaction session. The method may also include receiving, from a second shopper, a request to join the transaction session. Further, the method may include processing the transaction session based on the request.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 20/40 - Autorisation, p.ex. identification du payeur ou du bénéficiaire, vérification des références du client ou du magasin; Examen et approbation des payeurs, p.ex. contrôle des lignes de crédit ou des listes négatives
• G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
• G06Q 30/02 - Marketing; Estimation ou détermination des prix; Collecte de fonds