IP Library Patent Application 14025452
Patent Application
App. No. 14/025,452

POINT OF SALE ITEM PAYMENT OPTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

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Patent No.
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App. No.
14/025,452
Abstract

There is provided systems and method for a point of sale item payment option. The methods include receiving user information and item information, wherein the user information and item information is received after a communication between a user device and an item point-of-sale (POS) device, determining one or more credit options or one or more incentives for purchasing an item based on the user information and the item information, and transmitting a message including the one or more credit options or the one or more incentives for display to the user. The item information may include an item identifier, an item price, an item reduced price sale offer, merchant information, and a visual image capturable by the user device. The one or more credit options may include a credit card option, an installment credit option, and a revolving credit option.

Claims (31)

1 . A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing user account information, wherein the user account information comprises user financial information; and

one or more hardware processors in communication with the non-transitory memory and configured to:

receive user information and item information, wherein the user information and item information is received after a communication between a user device and an item point-of-sale (POS) device;

determine one or more credit options or one or more incentives for purchasing an item based on the user information and the item information; and

transmit a message including the one or more credit options or the one or more incentives for display to the user.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user information is one of user personal information, a user account identifier, the user financial information, and a user device identifier.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user device connects to the item POS device using one of near field communication, radio communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, and Bluetooth low energy communication.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the item information includes at least one of an item identifier, an item price, an item reduced price sale offer, merchant information, and a visual image capturable by the user device.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more credit options is one of a credit card option, an installment credit option, and a revolving credit option.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more incentives is one of a loyal customer discount, a good credit discount, a discount based on inventory levels, a seasonal discount, and a merchant specific discount.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the message is transmitted to the item POS device for display to the user.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the message is transmitted to the item POS device for transmission to the user device for display to the user.

9 . A method comprising:

receiving user information and item information, wherein the user information and item information is received after a communication between a user device and an item point-of-sale (POS) device;

determining, using a hardware processor of a payment provider server, one or more credit options or one or more incentives for purchasing an item based on the user information and the item information; and

transmitting a message including the one or more credit options or the one or more incentives for display to the user.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the user device connects to the item POS device using one of near field communication, radio communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, and Bluetooth low energy communication.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the item information includes at least one of an item identifier, an item price, an item reduced price sale offer, merchant information, and a visual image capturable by the user device.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the credit options is one of a credit card option, an installment credit option, and a revolving credit option.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the message is transmitted to the item POS device for display to the user.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the message is transmitted to the item POS device for transmission to the user device for display to the user.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a server are adapted to cause the server to perform a method comprising:

receiving user information and item information, wherein the user information and item information is received after a communication between a user device and an item point-of-sale (POS) device;

determining one or more credit options or one or more incentives for purchasing an item based on the user information and the item information; and

transmitting a message including the one or more credit options or the one or more incentives for display to the user.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the user device connects to the item POS device using one of near field communication, radio communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, and Bluetooth low energy communication.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the item information includes at least one of an item identifier, an item price, an item reduced price sale offer, merchant information, and a visual image capturable by the user device.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the credit options is one of a credit card option, an installment credit option, and a revolving credit option.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message is transmitted to the item POS device for display to the user.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message is transmitted to the item POS device for transmission to the user device for display to the user.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2015
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 036170/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2013
From: ZHAO, LUCY MA
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 031196/0012 →