Systems and methods for wireless purchase transactions
Consistent with disclosed embodiments, systems, methods, and computer readable media for conducting wireless transaction communications may be provided. Embodiments may include at least one processor configured to access a data structure containing identities of display areas and identities of products associated with the display areas; receive a request for information related to a particular display area in a vicinity of a mobile communications device; receive location information associated with a locus of the mobile communications device; perform a lookup in the data structure to identify the particular display area; retrieve product-related information associated with products in the particular display area; and transmit the product-related information to the mobile communications device.
1 . A system for conducting wireless transaction communications, the system comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
access a data structure containing identities of a plurality of display areas and identities of a plurality of products located in the plurality of display areas;
receive from a mobile communications device a request for information related to a particular display area, wherein the mobile communications device is located in front of the particular display area and at least one receiver is located in the particular display area;
receive location information associated with a locus of the mobile communications device, wherein the at least one receiver is configured to receive wireless signals directly from the mobile communications device;
in response to the location information, perform a look up in the data structure to identify the particular display area;
determine, based on the signals received via the at least one receiver, a location of the mobile communications device in relation to the particular display area, wherein determining the location includes using a phase, amplitude, frequency, variation, or data content of the signals received via the at least one receiver;
based on the identification of the display area, retrieve from the data structure product-related information associated with products located in the particular display area; and
transmit the product-related information to the mobile communications device; and
prioritize the transmitted product-related information based on the proximity of the plurality of products to the mobile communications device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive from the mobile communications device a selection of at least one specific product in the display area and initiate an activity associated with the selection.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the selection includes a purchase request and wherein the activity includes a purchase transaction.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein, in connection with the purchase transaction, the at least one processor is further configured to transmit, to the mobile communications device, options for product delivery.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the options for product delivery include picking up the selection at a location in a vicinity of the display area, picking up the selection at a location other than the location in the vicinity of the display area, and delivering the selection to a specified address.
6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the purchase transaction includes a request that a product in the specific display area be shipped to a location specified via the mobile communications device.
7 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the selection includes a request for additional information and wherein the activity includes transmitting the additional information to the mobile communications device.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the location information includes a GPS location, a GLONASS location, a Galileo location or other Global Navigation and Positioning System location information associated with the mobile communications device.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the location information includes information received from an indoor-navigation system or an indoor-positioning system.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the location information includes a location ID input into the mobile communications device.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the location ID is derived from a scan of a graphical code or a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag associated with the display area.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the display area is a window display.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the product-related information includes identities of a plurality of products located in the particular display area.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the product-related information includes a physical location of where a product in the display area is available for pick-up.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to output the product-related information for presentation via a graphical user interface on the mobile communications device, and wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display the product-related information in at least one of a textual format or a graphical format.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to output audible information for presentation via the mobile communications device.
17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein prioritizing the product-related information includes changing at least one of an order in which product-related information is transmitted, a level of detail of the product-related information transmitted, or a selection of product-related information for transmission.
18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular display area is adjacent to a sales establishment for carrying the products located in the display area.
19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular display area is in a vicinity of a storage establishment maintaining the products located in the display area as products available for shipping.
20 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular display area is associated with a remote sales establishment or a remote storage establishment, which carry the products located in the display area as products available for sale, for shipping or for pick-up.
21 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform wireless transactions operations comprising:
accessing a data structure containing identities of a plurality of display areas and identities of a plurality of products located in the plurality of display areas;
receiving from a mobile communications device a request for information related to a particular display area, wherein the mobile communications device is located in front of the particular display area and at least one receiver is located in the particular display area;
receiving location information associated with a locus of the mobile communications device, wherein the at least one receiver is configured to receive wireless signals directly from the mobile communications device;
in response to the location information, performing a look up in the data structure to identify the particular display area;
determining, based on the signals received via the at least one receiver, a location of the mobile communications device in relation to the particular display area, wherein determining the location includes using a phase, amplitude, frequency, variation, or data content of the signals received via the at least one receiver;
based on the identification of the display area, retrieving from the data structure product-related information associated with products located in the particular display area; and
transmitting the product-related information to the mobile communications device; and
prioritizing the transmitted product-related information based on the proximity of the plurality of products to the mobile communications device.
22 . A method of performing wireless transactions, the method comprising:
accessing a data structure containing identities of a plurality of display areas and identities of a plurality of products located in the plurality of display areas;
receiving from a mobile communications device a request for information related to a particular display area, wherein the mobile communications device is located in front of the particular display area and at least one receiver is located in the particular display area;
receiving location information associated with a locus of the mobile communications device, wherein the at least one receiver is configured to receive wireless signals directly from the mobile communications device;
in response to the location information, performing a look up in the data structure to identify the particular display area;
determining, based on the signals received via the at least one receiver, a location of the mobile communications device in relation to the particular display area, wherein determining the location includes using a phase, amplitude, frequency, variation, or data content of the signals received via the at least one receiver;
based on the identification of the display area, retrieving from the data structure product-related information associated with products located in the particular display area; and
transmitting the product-related information to the mobile communications device; and
prioritizing the transmitted product-related information based on the proximity of the plurality of products to the mobile communications device.