Patent ID: 8626591

Claim:
A method for storing usual order preferences associated with a point of sale transaction involving an identification article, the method comprising: receiving, at a point of sale during a first transaction, an initial order involving the use of an identification article for purchasing at least one good or service, wherein the point of sale includes a point of sale unit that comprises at least one of a cash register or a contactless card reader, and wherein the identification article includes at least one of: a contactless smart device, a magnetic stripe card, and a near field communications (NFC) enabled device; as part of receiving the initial order, issuing a query asking if the initial order is to be designated as a usual order at the point of sale, wherein issuing the query is performed contemporaneously with receiving the initial order, wherein the usual order designation does not include a prior web-based registration; registering, at the point of sale, the initial order as the usual order if a received response to the query indicates a usual order designation; storing an indication of the usual order of the at least one good or service in a storage device disposed within the identification article; and using a smart poster or reader device, interfacing with the identification article, obtaining the stored indication of the usual order, and communicating the stored indication of the usual order to the point of sale unit to initiate a second transaction for purchasing the at least one good or service corresponding to the usual order.