# Square Inc — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Square Inc has 6 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Digital Receipts Turn One-Time Payments Into Ongoing Customer Relationships](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10217092/shopify-shipping) — granted 2019
  A system that transforms static digital receipts into dynamic, time-sensitive portals for rewards, feedback, and tipping after a purchase is complete.
- [How Square Uses Your Phone's Location to Verify Credit Card Payments](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10198731/shopify-e-commerce-platform) — granted 2019
  A system that uses GPS data from a customer's smartphone to confirm they are physically present at a store during a credit card transaction to reduce fraud.
- [How Square Syncs Inventory Between Physical Shops and Online Stores](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10192220/square-capital) — granted 2019
  A system that lets store owners toggle items between online and physical sales channels using a single dashboard to keep stock counts accurate everywhere.
- [How Square Prepares Digital Tabs for Customers Before They Arrive](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10157378/stripe-connect) — granted 2018
  A system that lets merchants create a digital customer tab before a guest arrives, using reservation data to pre-load preferences and payment info for a faster checkout.
- [Square's System for Predicting Orders and Guiding Couriers](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10133995/airbnb-host-guest-messaging) — granted 2018
  This 2018 patent from Square describes a system that predicts which restaurants will get orders and tells delivery drivers where to wait to be ready.
- [How Apps Compare Local Prices and Ratings for Specific Items](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10127595/airbnb-dynamic-pricing-smart-pricing) — granted 2018
  A system that helps users find and order a specific product from nearby stores by ranking them based on price, ratings, and item attributes like calorie count.

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