Android M-Shopping using NFC Tags

We present a method to create an Android based M-commerce application using NFC. Basic requirement is that Mobile Devices should support NFC technology. NFC means for Near Field Communication technology i.e., a short-range, high frequency, low bandwidth radio technology that offers transferring data within few centimeters. In conventional shopping method, the customer has to physically pick up the products to be purchased and pay cash or credit/debit cards with them to make payments. The application mentioned here would read the NFC tag(s) of the item(s) & add it to the shopping cart in our application. It would also provide methods to alter the quantity of product/s purchased and edit the cart. Along with this the customer would be notified about the current offers within the store. The customer then is supposed to go to the billing counter and tap on the system available with the officials and all the products in our cart will be displayed on the vendor’s system. Payment could be made through cash or online using existing payment methods.