IP Library Patent Application 18500456
Patent Application
App. No. 18/500,456

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONSUMER FACING POINT-OF-SALE INTERFACES

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App. No.
18/500,456
Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for providing point-of-sale functionality are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system including a merchant device and a consumer facing device. The merchant device may include a merchant display device configured to present interactive displays of a merchant facing interface configured to be used by merchants. The consumer facing device may be configured to present interactive displays of a consumer facing interface configured to be used by consumers. The point-of-sale system may be configured to facilitate financial transactions and other forms of consumer service. For example, merchant inputs provided via the merchant facing interface (e.g., entered menu items) may be shown on the consumer facing interface. In another example, consumer inputs provided via the consumer facing interface be sent to the merchant device and/or otherwise used by the merchant device to facilitate a financial transaction, among other things.

Claims (78)

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A point-of-sale system comprising:

a consumer device comprising:

a consumer facing display; and

processing circuitry configured to:

provide a consumer facing interface to the consumer facing display;

receive consumer inputs via the consumer facing interface; and

transmit the consumer inputs to a merchant device; and

the merchant device, the merchant device configured to connect with the consumer device via a network, wherein the merchant device comprises:

a merchant facing display; and

processing circuitry configured to:

provide a merchant facing interface to the merchant facing display;

receive the consumer inputs from the consumer device; and

facilitate a financial transaction, the financial transaction being facilitated based on at least the consumer inputs received from the consumer device and merchant inputs provided via the merchant facing interface.

22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the processing circuitry of the merchant device is further configured to:

generate the merchant facing interface and the consumer facing interface.

23 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the processing circuitry of the merchant device is further configured to:

provide the consumer facing interface and receive the consumer inputs from the consumer device via a wireless personal area network (PAN) connection.

24 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the processing circuitry of the merchant device is further configured to:

receive the merchant inputs provided via the merchant facing interface;

determine point-of-sale data based on at least one merchant input of the merchant inputs; and

provide an indication of the point-of-sale data to the consumer facing interface.

25 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the point-of-sale data indicates at least one of an item, a promotion, a menu item, an item price, a modification, or a total transaction price associated with a point-of-sale order.

26 . The system of claim 21 , wherein:

the consumer device includes a promotion instrument reader configured to generate promotion redemption data indicating one or more promotions,

the consumer facing interface is configured to receive the promotion redemption data;

the processing circuitry of the consumer device is further configured to send the promotion redemption data to the merchant device, and

facilitating the financial transaction comprises:

receiving the promotion redemption data;

determining a total transaction cost based at least in part on the promotion redemption data; and

providing an indication of the total transaction cost to the consumer facing interface of the consumer device.

27 . The system of claim 21 , wherein facilitating the financial transaction is further based on at least a total transaction cost, the total transaction cost based at least in part on tip data provided via the consumer facing interface.

28 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the consumer device includes a card reader configured to generate consumer payment data of a consumer associated with the consumer device, wherein the consumer facing interface is configured to receive the consumer payment data, wherein the processing circuitry of the consumer device is further configured to send the consumer payment data to the merchant device, and wherein facilitating the financial transaction comprises:

receiving the consumer payment data;

facilitating the financial transaction based at least in part on the consumer payment data; and

providing a status confirmation for the financial transaction to the merchant facing interface and the consumer facing interface after facilitating the financial transaction.

29 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the processing circuitry of the merchant device is further configured to:

receive receipt selection data from the consumer device, wherein the receipt selection data is provided via the consumer facing interface; and

facilitate at least one of printing or emailing a receipt for the financial transaction based on the receipt selection data.

30 . A computer-implemented method for facilitating a point-of-sale transaction, the method comprising:

generating, by one or more processing circuitry, a merchant facing interface and a consumer facing interface;

providing the merchant facing interface to a merchant facing display;

providing the consumer facing interface to a consumer facing display;

receiving consumer inputs provided via the consumer facing interface; and

facilitating a financial transaction based on at least one consumer input of the received consumer inputs.

31 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising generating the merchant facing interface and the consumer facing interface by processing circuitry of a merchant device.

32 . The method of claim 31 , wherein:

providing the consumer facing interface and receiving the consumer inputs includes providing the consumer facing interface and receiving the consumer inputs via a wireless personal area network (PAN) connection between the processing circuitry of the merchant device and a processing circuitry of a consumer device, and

the consumer device includes the consumer facing display.

33 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:

receiving merchant inputs provided via the merchant facing interface;

determining point-of-sale data based on at least one merchant input; and

providing an indication of the point-of-sale data to the consumer facing interface.

34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the point-of-sale data indicates at least one of an item, a promotion, an item price, a modification, or a total transaction price associated with a point-of-sale order.

35 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:

receiving promotion redemption data indicating one or more promotions and generated based on at least one consumer input provided via the consumer facing interface;

determining a total transaction cost based at least in part on the promotion redemption data; and

providing an indication of the total transaction cost to the consumer facing interface.

36 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:

receiving tip data indicating a tip amount and generated based on at least one consumer input provided via the consumer facing interface;

determining a total transaction cost based at least in part on the tip data; and

facilitating the financial transaction based on at least the total transaction cost.

37 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:

receiving consumer payment data based on at least one consumer input provided via the consumer facing interface;

facilitating the financial transaction based at least in part on the consumer payment data; and

providing a status confirmation for the financial transaction to the merchant facing interface and the consumer facing interface after facilitating the financial transaction.

38 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:

receiving receipt selection data from a consumer device, the receipt selection data provided via the consumer facing interface; and

facilitating at least one of printing or emailing of a receipt for the financial transaction based on the receipt selection data.

39 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions comprising program instructions for:

generating, by one or more processing circuitry, a merchant facing interface and a consumer facing interface;

providing the merchant facing interface to a merchant facing display;

providing the consumer facing interface to a consumer facing display;

receiving consumer inputs provided via the consumer facing interface; and

facilitating a financial transaction based on at least one consumer input of the consumer inputs received via the consumer facing interface.

40 . The computer program product of claim 39 , wherein the computer program instructions further include program instructions for:

generating the merchant facing interface and the consumer facing interface by processing circuitry of a merchant device; and

providing the consumer facing interface to the consumer facing display via a wireless personal area network (PAN) connection between the processing circuitry of the merchant device and a processing circuitry of a consumer device, wherein the consumer device includes the consumer facing display.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2024
From: GROUPON, INC.
To: BYTEDANCE INC.
Reel/Frame 068538/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE THIRD AND FOURTH INVENTORS NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 065436 FRAME: 0019. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: PARKER, DAVID SCOTT; MUN, TIM LOONG; ACUNA CARRASCO, RAUL EDUARDO; ARASU, KAVIN; HONG, PETER
To: GROUPON, INC.
Reel/Frame 065600/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2023
From: PARKER, DAVID SCOTT; MUN, TIM LOONG; ACUFIA CARRASCO, RAUL EDUARDO; ARASU, KEVIN; HONG, PETER
To: GROUPON, INC.
Reel/Frame 065436/0019 →