US 12,073,373 B2
Real-time bio-metric / environmental capture and timed rematch
Brad M. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US); Adrian X. Rodriguez, Durham, NC (US); David John Steiner, Raleigh, NC (US); and Neil A. Girard, Pittsboro, NC (US)
Assigned to Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/668,456.
Prior Publication US 2021/0133715 A1, May 6, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 30/10 (2022.01); G06V 30/18 (2022.01); G06V 30/19 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 20/20 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/40145 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
initiating, at an initiating pay-station of a retail store, a customer transaction for a customer, wherein initiating the customer transaction comprises generating a list of items for purchase by the customer;
determining, at the initiating pay station, whether the initiating pay-station is able to process the customer transaction according to a payment requirement of one or both of the customer and the retail store; and
responsive to determining that the initiating pay-station is unable to process the customer transaction according to the payment requirement:
determining payment capabilities of each of a plurality of pay-stations in the retail store;
identifying, from among the plurality of pay-stations in the retail store and based on the payment capabilities, one or more potential target pay-stations in the retail store that are capable of processing the customer transaction according to the payment requirement;
automatically selecting, from among the one or more potential target pay-stations, a target pay-station to process the customer transaction according to the payment requirement;
generating customer identification information comprising the customer's biometric data and contextual data, wherein the contextual data comprises non-biometric data that describes a characteristic of an article of clothing worn by the customer;
sending the generated list of items for purchase by the customer and the customer identification information to the target pay-station;
directing the customer to the target pay-station to complete the customer transaction according to the payment requirement; and
destroying the customer identification information without saving the customer identification information to memory.