CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10128 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 7/10386 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 19/025 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0639 (2013.01); G08B 13/2482 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2216 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10524 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system for unassisted purchasing of wirelessly tagged products in a retail establishment, the system comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
receive from a mobile communications device, scanned data of a printed code associated with a particular item to be purchased;
access at least one data structure linking each of a plurality of wireless identification tags with an associated item available for purchase in the retail establishment, wherein the printed code is associated with at least two of the plurality of wireless identification tags;
cause generation of at least one trigger signal for triggering the plurality of wireless identification tags to transmit a responsive identification signal;
receive the transmitted identification signal from at least one of the plurality of wireless identification tags;
determine, based at least on the received identification signal, an identity of a particular wireless identification tag of the plurality of wireless identification tags, the particular wireless identification tag being associated with the particular item to be purchased; and
process a sale of the particular item by updating the at least one data structure to account for removal of the particular item from an inventory.
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