Patent ID: 9026461
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G07F,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for assisting a user at a point-of-transaction, the method comprising: receiving an indication that the user is initiating a transaction at a point-of-transaction device, wherein the indication is received from a mobile device associated with the user; activating a mobile application that is present on the mobile device prior to initiating the transaction, wherein the mobile application is activated by recognizing that the user is at or near the point-of-transaction device; providing an authorization request to the mobile device, wherein the authorization request is recognizable by a point-of-transaction device at the point-of-transaction; confirming authorization based on an indication that the authorization request was presented and recognized by the point-of-transaction device, wherein presenting and recognizing the authorization request includes pairing the mobile device with the point-of-transaction device; linking the mobile application with the point-of-transaction device, wherein the linking is based at least in part on the confirmed authorization, and wherein the linking of the mobile application with the point-of-transaction further comprises communicably linking the mobile device and the point-of-transaction device; communicating, via a computing device processor, the transaction to the user, wherein the communication is provided to the user through the mobile application such that the user receives an audio communication of information associated with each product of the transaction in real-time during the transaction, wherein the information associated with each product includes a name of the product and a price of the product, wherein the communication further provides an audible notification of the initiation and completion of the transaction; allowing communication segments of the audio communication to be flagged for later review by the user via the mobile device wherein each communication segment correlates to the audio communication of information associated with one product of the transaction, wherein allowing communication segments to be flagged further comprises allowing the user to flag segments of the communication of a transaction for further investigation of the product associated with that segment of the communication, wherein the communication segment is flagged to allow the user and merchant to review the one product of the transaction associated with that communication segment to confirm a price and type of product prior to completing the transaction; providing an audio communication of a subtotal for the transaction at one or more points during the transaction; providing a plurality of payment options to the user for payment for the transaction, wherein the plurality of payment options are presented to the user via the mobile device; allowing providing or silencing of the audio communication of information associated with each product of the transaction, allowing flagging of communication segments, and allowing audio communications of subtotals for the transaction at one or more points during the transaction based on a different user gesture to control each function, wherein the user gesture is a directional movement of the mobile device; and providing an indication that the transaction has been completed using one of the plurality of payment options provided to the user.