Patent ID: 11868983
Assignee: NCR VOYIX CORPORATION
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
a network interface device;
a processor;
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform data processing activities comprising:
receiving, via the network interface device, data from a mobile device of an authenticated customer, the data including data of a plurality of items for purchase scanned by a camera or radio device of the mobile device;
storing the data of the scanned plurality of items for purchase in a cart data structure associated with an account of the authenticated customer;
receiving, via the network interface device, data indicating the mobile device is located at a pay station;
causing based on an NFC device communication session between the network interface device and the mobile device enablement of a payment function within a mobile application that executes on the mobile device;
receiving, via the network interface device, payment data from the mobile application to pay for the plurality of items represented in the cart data structure based on enablement of the payment function;
transmitting, via the network interface device and in response to the received payment data, a payment confirmation to the mobile device generated upon successfully processing a payment for the plurality of items in the cart data structure; and
transmitting an instruction via the network to the mobile device to relay to the pay station during a peer-to-peer connection between the mobile device and the pay station, receipt of the instruction causing the pay station to generate an output indicating successful processing of the payment and at least causing by the instruction the pay station to output an audible sound indicating a total number of the items to allow store personnel to count the items based on the total number of purchased items audibly outputted by the pay station;
wherein the receipt data is generated for the payment and transmitted to the mobile device, the receipt data includes a receipt image transmitted via a multi-media messaging service;
wherein the payment data includes a second instruction received via the network from the mobile device to charge an amount due for the items in the cart data structure to a payment card associated in stored data with the account of the authenticated customer.