Block had 19 patents in ecommerce during Q2 2024. Block Inc’s patents in Q2 2024 focus on innovative systems and methods for enhancing customer experiences and transactions. This includes generating scannable identification codes for brick-and-mortar stores, providing discounts for combined transactions with complementary merchants, creating conversational views for interactions and payments, pairing payment object readers with computing devices, and utilizing decentralized nodes for storing and transmitting data with associated access controls. GlobalData’s report on Block gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Block had no grants in ecommerce as a theme in Q2 2024.
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Application: Merchant menus accessible to customer devices via merchant-managed identifiers (Patent ID: US20240212032A1)
Block Inc. has filed a patent for a method that involves generating an identification code scannable by a customer's device based on identifiers associated with a brick-and-mortar store and a designated area within it. The customer can then use this code to view a menu, place an order, provide payment data, and complete the transaction. The method also includes customizing menus based on customer and merchant profiles, allowing for feedback and additional orders, and processing payments either in-store or remotely.
Additionally, the patent includes claims for downloading a progressive web application to present the menu, receiving feedback or additional orders over time, accessing customer and merchant data for customization, and performing operations based on customer inputs. The identification code can be in the form of a barcode, QR code, or RFID device identifier, and the method can involve seating requests, menu orders, and layout information. The patent also covers the storage of instructions on computer-readable media for executing these operations, including the customization of menus, feedback collection, and order processing.
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