NCR Corporation, Law Dept. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150279180 | HAPTIC SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL (SST) FEEDBACK - Haptic Self-Service Terminal (SST) feedback is provided. A customer transacting at a SST during a Self-Service (SS) transaction receives in-air tactile communication for assisting the customer during the SS transaction. | 10-01-2015 |
20150178703 | VISUAL CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION - An image of a customer is associated with a transaction at an enterprise. The image is accessible during enterprise transaction processing for visual inspection. In an embodiment, the image is printed as a receipt that is handled by enterprise personnel to visually ascertain a particular customer that is to receive at least one good and/or service associated with the transaction. | 06-25-2015 |
20140214520 | TECHNIQUES FOR ONLINE PRICE MATCH - Techniques for online price matching are provided. A consumer submits a price offer to a network-based servicer for a product or service. The price offer is directed to or resolved to a specific brick-and-mortar store. The brick-and-mortar store determines whether the price offer can be matched and when it can be matched; a coupon redeemable by the consumer at the brick-and-mortar store is communicated to the consumer. The coupon permits the consumer to acquire the product or service at the price offer provided by an online retailer to the consumer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140114782 | TECHNIQUES FOR RETAIL PRINTING - Techniques for retail printing are provided. A handheld device is placed within a configured proximity to a printer and acquires a printer identifier for that printer. The handheld device transmits the identifier and print data opened on the handheld to a printer server service. The printer server service maps the identifier to the printer and forwards the print data to the printer for printing on behalf of the handheld device. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114778 | TECHNIQUES FOR DRIVE THRU MOBILE ORDERING - Techniques for drive-thru mobile ordering are provided. When a consumer's mobile device is detected within a drive-thru queue or within a configurable distance of a Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal for drive-thru ordering, an interactive ordering interface is presented on the mobile device of the consumer. The consumer places his/her order via that interface and may optionally make payment for the order. The interface interacts with a POS agent of an establishment where the consumer is making the order to take the order and ensure fulfillment of that order. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114775 | TECHNIQUES FOR RESTAURANT TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Techniques for restaurant transaction processing are provided. A handheld device of a waiter is used to automatically associate a check with a table at a restaurant and to recall and modify that check. In an embodiment, two waiters use one or more handheld devices to automatically transfer a customer's check to one another. | 04-24-2014 |