Consumer device based point-of-sale

Abstract

Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, the consumer identifying data may be associated with a unit of location, such as a dine-in location at a restaurant, to facilitate consumer service.

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         26 . A merchant device comprising:
 a display configured to present interactive displays;   communications circuitry configured to facilitate communications with a plurality of consumer devices and a central system, the communications circuitry being configured to establish an unsecured wireless connection with the plurality of consumer devices to receive wallet identifying data, the communications circuitry further configured to establish a separate secured connection with the central system to exchange the wallet identifying data received the plurality of consumer devices with consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data;   processing circuitry configured to:
 determine location data indicating a location of a selected consumer device of the plurality of consumer devices; 
 identify a matched unit of location from a plurality of units of location at a merchant shop based at least in part on the location data indicating the location of the selected consumer device; and 
 associate the consumer identifying data with the matched unit of location; and 
   an output module configured to provide a user interface to the display, the user interface comprising a graphical representation of a floor plan of the merchant shop including at least some of the consumer identifying data and the matched unit of location within the floor plan.   
     
     
         27 . The merchant device of  claim 26 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to determine the location data indicating the location of the selected consumer device includes the processing circuitry being configured to determine the location data based on a wireless communication received from the selected consumer device. 
     
     
         28 . The merchant device of  claim 26 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to determine the location data indicating the location of the selected consumer device includes the processing circuitry being configured to:
 associate a location device with each of the plurality of units of location; and   identify the matched unit of location from the plurality of units of location further based at least in part on receiving a signal from a first location device indicating that the first location device has received a wireless communication from the selected consumer device.   
     
     
         29 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to associate the merchant device with a merchant device unit of location of the plurality of units of location, wherein the merchant device comprises a second location device. 
     
     
         30 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein:
 the processing circuitry configured to determine the location data includes the processing circuitry being configured to apply one or more of near field communication (NFC), received signal strength indication (RSSI), triangulation, and radio frequency identification (RFID) to the received wireless communication from the selected consumer device.   
     
     
         31 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein the wireless communication from the selected consumer device comprises a code associated with the selected consumer device. 
     
     
         32 . The merchant device of  claim 31 , wherein the code is optically captured by the location device following a presentation of the code on a display of the selected consumer device. 
     
     
         33 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein:
 the processing circuitry is further configured to receive, from the central system, consumer information; and   the output module is configured to provide the user interface to the display including at least some of the consumer information within the graphical representation of the floor plan, and wherein the consumer information includes at least one of:
 dine-in preference data configured to facilitate customized dining service; 
 menu item preference data; 
 consumer history data; 
 purchase history data; 
 promotion data indicating promotional vouchers available for purchase; 
 promotion data indicating redeemable promotional vouchers; 
 recommended menu item data; and 
 table setting preference data. 
   
     
     
         34 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein the at least some of the consumer identifying data includes one or more of a consumer name and a consumer image. 
     
     
         35 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein:
 the communications circuitry is further configured to receive, from the selected consumer device, consumer request data indicating a request for merchant assistance; and   the output module is further configured to provide an indication of the request for merchant assistance to the user interface for display within the graphical representation of the floor plan.   
     
     
         36 . The merchant device of  claim 35 , wherein the indication of the request for merchant assistance is displayed within the graphical representation of the floor plan in association with the matched unit of location. 
     
     
         37 . The merchant device of  claim 28 , wherein the user interface includes a selectable button associated with the matched unit of location within the floor plan; and
 the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 generate a tab associated with the matched unit of location; 
 in response to receiving input data indicating selection of the selectable button, provide a tab display to the user interface including selectable menu item buttons; and 
 associate a menu item selected via a selectable menu item button with the tab associated with the matched unit of location. 
   
     
     
         38 . A machine-implemented method of registering consumer device presence at monitored locations, comprising:
 wirelessly receiving, by circuitry of a merchant device, wallet identifying data from a selected consumer device of a plurality of consumer devices;   transmitting, by the circuitry, the wallet identifying data to a central system;   receiving, from the central system and by the circuitry, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data transmitted to the central system;   determining, by the circuitry, location data indicating a location of the selected consumer device;   identifying, by the circuitry, a matched unit of location from a plurality of units of location at a merchant shop based at least in part on the location data indicating the location of the selected consumer device;   associating, by the circuitry, the consumer identifying data with the matched unit of location; and   providing, by the circuitry, a user interface to the display, the user interface comprising a graphical representation of a floor plan of the merchant shop including at least some of the consumer identifying data and the matched unit of location within the floor plan.   
     
     
         39 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 38 , wherein determining the location data indicating the location of the selected consumer device includes determining the location data based on a wireless communication received from the selected consumer device. 
     
     
         40 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 38 , wherein determining the location data indicating the location of the selected consumer device includes, by the circuitry:
 associating a location device with each of the plurality of units of location; and   identifying the matched unit of location from the plurality of units of location further based at least in part on receiving a signal from a first location device indicating that the first location device has received a wireless communication from the selected consumer device.   
     
     
         41 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 38  further comprising, by the circuitry, associating the merchant device with a merchant device unit of location of the plurality of units of location, wherein the merchant device comprises a second location device. 
     
     
         42 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 38 , wherein determining the location data includes applying, by the circuitry, one or more of near field communication (NFC), received signal strength indication (RSSI), triangulation, and radio frequency identification (RFID) to the received wireless communication from the selected consumer device. 
     
     
         43 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 40 , wherein the wireless communication from the selected consumer device comprises a code associated with the selected consumer device. 
     
     
         44 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 43 , wherein the code is optically captured by the location device following a presentation of the code on a display of the selected consumer device.