Patent ID: 9305312
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Claim Text:
1. An expedited purchasing system, comprising: a first communication device fixedly positioned on or about a point-of-sale (POS) checkout lane of at least one of a grocery store or a retail establishment or a combination thereof; and a second communication device being a portable device provided to at least one preferred and pre-registered member by the at least one of the grocery store or the retail establishment or the combination thereof once the at least one preferred and pre-registered member applies for and finds a prepaid vendor-established and maintained purchasing account established for the at least one preferred and pre-registered member by the at least one of the grocery store or the retail establishment or the combination thereof, the second communication device activated thereafter to be handled by the preferred and pre-registered member, the second communication device further associated with unique identification information including at least an identification number and the prepaid vendor-established and maintained purchasing account; wherein, when the second communication device is introduced within a point-of-entry (POE) zone by the at least one preferred and pre-registered member, the POE zone defined as a region in proximity to and including the POS checkout lane, and verified as an authorized device by the first communication device, the first communication device triggers activation of the POS checkout lane in response to the verification to enable (i) at least one item of a plurality of items available for purchase to be scanned directly by the at least one preferred and pre-registered member via a scanner at the POS checkout lane and located in the POE zone, and activated in conjunction therewith, and (ii) to enable express purchasing checkout of the at least one item of the plurality of items available for purchase by the at least one preferred and pre-registered member without acceptance of cash, credit card, debit card, or check at the POS checkout lane such that payment at the POS checkout lane is only debited automatically from the prepaid vendor-established and maintained purchasing account that is indirectly associated with a personal account of the at least one preferred and pre-registered member; and wherein when a monetary amount of the prepaid vendor-established and maintained purchasing account reaches a predetermined threshold, the prepaid vendor-established and maintained purchasing account is automatically replenished with a set amount of funds previously indicated by the at least one preferred and pre-registered member.