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

Claim 3:
4. A method comprising:
receiving, data from a mobile device via a network, the data including data of a plurality of items scanned by a camera or radio device of the mobile device;
storing the data of the scanned items in a cart data structure;
receiving, via the network, data indicating the mobile device is located within a certain radius of a pay station, the radius determined based on a near field communication (NFC) device communication session established between the pay station and the mobile device;
causing based on the NFC device communication session enablement of a payment function within a mobile application that executes on the mobile device;
receiving, via the network, payment data from the mobile application to charge the plurality of items represented in the cart data structure to an account for which the items were scanned based on enablement of the payment function;
generating receipt data including a payment received confirmation upon successfully processing a payment for the plurality of items in the cart data structure and an itemized listing of purchased items; 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 on the pay station 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 purchased item to allow store personnel to count the purchased items based on the total number of purchased items audibly outputted by the pay station; wherein 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 scanned items in the cart data structure to a payment card associated in stored data with the account of a customer.