Converted Currency Display
Methods and systems are provided for converting prices of products from a local currency of a merchant to a preferred currency of a shopper. The conversion can be performed automatically and the shopper's preferred currency product price can displayed when the shopper is at a place where such price information is typically desired. For example, the shopper's preferred currency product price can be displayed on a product display or on a point of sale (POS) display. The shopper's preferred currency product price can be displayed on a mobile device of the shopper.
1 . A system comprising:
one or more memories storing information about user accounts, where the information comprises an indication of a user's preferred currency;
one or more processors operable to:
receive a wireless communication from a mobile device of a user near or at a location for a merchant;
in response to receiving the wireless communication from the mobile device of the user, automatically determine, without the user's input, a preferred currency for the user based, at least in part, on information contained in the wireless communication;
convert a local price for an offering of the merchant using the preferred currency; and
communicate electronic information to display a converted price for the offering to the user.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the converted price is displayed on the mobile device of the user.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the converted price is displayed on a device of the merchant.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the device of the merchant is a point of sale (POS) terminal.
5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the device of the merchant is a display associated with the offering.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a phone number associated with the mobile device, and wherein the preferred currency is determined based on code of the phone number.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises plurality of preferred currencies with an order of preference and wherein converted prices are displayed based on the order of preference.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the location is a store.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication is received when the user is at a POS terminal.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication is received when the user is near the offering to trigger a display of the converted price, and wherein the converted price is removed from being displayed when the user departs from the offering and the wireless communication is no longer received.
11 . A method comprising:
storing, in one or more memories, information about user accounts, where the information comprises an indication of a user's preferred currency;
receiving, electronically via one or more processors, a wireless communication from a mobile device of a user near or at a location for a merchant;
in response to receiving the wireless communication from the mobile device of the user, automatically without the user's input, determining, electronically via the one or more processors, a preferred currency for the user based, at least in part, on information contained in the wireless communication;
converting, electronically via the one or more processors, a local price for an offering of the merchant using the preferred currency; and
communicating, electronically via the one or more processors, electronic information to display a converted price for the offering to the user.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the converted price is displayed on the mobile device of the user.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the converted price is displayed on a device of the merchant.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the device of the merchant is a point of sale (POS) terminal.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the device of the merchant is a display associated with the offering.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the information comprises a phone number associated with the mobile device, and wherein the preferred currency is determined based on a country code of the phone number.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the information comprises a plurality of preferred currencies with an order of preference and wherein converted prices are displayed based on the order of preference.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the location is a store.
19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication is received when the user is at a POS terminal.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication is received when the user is near the offering to trigger a display of the converted rice and wherein the converted price is removed from being displayed when the user departs from the offering and the wireless communication is no longer received.
21 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable and executable code for instructing one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
storing information about user accounts, where the information comprises an indication of a user's preferred currency;
receiving a wireless communication from a mobile device of a user near or at a location for a merchant;
in response to receiving the wireless communication from the mobile device of the user, automatically determining without the user's input, a preferred currency for the user based, at least in part, on information contained in the wireless communication;
converting a local price for an offering of the merchant using the preferred currency; and
communicating electronic information to display a converted price for the offering to the user.