A method and system for conducting an online payment transaction through a point of sale device. The method includes receiving input from a user selecting an item for purchase through the point of sale device; calculating a total purchase amount for the item in response to a request from the user to purchase the item; and sending payment authorization for the total purchase amount from the point of sale device to a payment entity, in which the payment authorization is sent to the payment entity via a mobile communication device of the user. The method further includes receiving a result of the payment authorization from the payment entity through the mobile communication device; and completing the payment transaction based on the result of the payment authorization.

A merchandise fixture system networking a visual merchandise designer (VIVID) system with a plurality of merchandise fixtures (e.g., shelved structures, vending machines, kiosks, and the like) that are placed in brick and mortar stores and other physical facilities chosen so that consumers can view, use, and interact with the fixtures and the merchandise they are displaying. The merchandise fixtures are smart in that they include digital or electronic components that allow them to be monitored, controlled, and reprogrammed remotely using, for example, the VIVID system. The controlling and programming typically include operating a media output assembly that may include visual display devices, speakers, and lighting components, and digital media or content is provided by the VIVID system for use by the media output assembly to create a fixture with visual and audio outputs that attract consumers to the fixture and influence the attracted consumers to interact with and purchase merchandise.

The present invention relates to a medicinal product sales management method, a medicinal product sales management system, a computer program therefor, and a medicinal product information sheet. According to an aspect of the present invention, when a medicinal product, for which an order is placed by a pharmacy to a distributor, is delivered to the pharmacy and the inventory is managed, a single medicinal product information sheet, in which medicinal product price information printed in numbers, medicinal product management information printed in an optical code, and medicinal product management information encoded in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag have been integrated, is used.

Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (POP) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. Wireless beacons may be used to broadcast wireless signals from POP displays, where the wireless signals include data packets with unique identifiers for the wireless beacons. A wireless network gateway may receive a wireless signal with a unique identifier. The location of the wireless network gateway may be known to a remote server. The remote server may determine that the location of the POP display and wireless beacon is the same as the wireless network gateway

Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (POP) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. One or more sensors may be coupled to the POP display to assess external activity around the POP display. The external activity may be recorded, stored in a memory associated with the POP display, and transmitted to a remote server at a selected time.

Disclosed is a method for selecting a cosmetic product, and a method for image acquisition and image processing for the selection method, including: acquiring an image of a person in a controlled lighting environment, and measuring and recording the colorimetric coordinates of the person's face; processing the image to determine an absolute value of the skin tone; correlating the absolute value with a usage color map established for each of multiple cosmetic products of a database by measuring the color of each cosmetic product under its conditions of use, and to determine a personalized color matrix; extracting, from the database, the cosmetic product(s) whose color measurement is part of the personalized color matrix; using an information medium, presenting the product(s) included in the personalized color matrix; and optionally selecting the preferred product(s) chosen by the person from those that are part of the personalized color matrix.

Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.

An information processing system includes an imaging device, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to acquire a customer ID for identifying a customer, generate a screen for the display for showing promotional content, control the imaging device to capture an image of the customer's face, then analyze the captured image to determine the degree of the customer's interest in the displayed content. The displayed promotional content is then stored in the memory in in association with the customer ID and the determined degree of the customer's interest.

A system including a network of article or service dispensing devices connected for two way communication with a central hub in which article or service selection requests are received from user's smart devices or from input units at the dispensing devices, dispensing devices suitable for use in the system, and a method of controlling transactions using the system. Capabilities include transmission of inventory and operational status information from the dispensing devices, verification that legal and commercial requirements for the desired transaction are met, providing information to tax authorities, and providing information to owners of or those maintaining the system on which to base stocking decisions, and to owners of brands available in dispensing devices from which targeted promotional materials can be selected, and delivered to a user while a transaction is in progress.

Transaction modification based on modeled profiles is described. In an example, transaction data can be received by a payment processing system. The payment processing system can generate, using a trained model, profiles. Based at least in part on (i) receiving an indication that a buyer and a merchant are engaged in, or likely to be engaged in, a transaction and (ii) determining that a characteristic of the transaction corresponds to a profile, generating a communication to enable the buyer or the merchant to modify the transaction in association with processing of the transaction.