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| 705140650 | At POS (i.e., point-of-sale) | 47 |
| 20090327080 | COUNTER-TYPE MERCHANDISE REGISTRATION APPARATUS - One of the sales-promotion information items stored is selected and displayed on the dedicated second customer-use display unit provided on the upper surface of the counter. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100070371 | Foldable, in-store advertising cover for security system - An in-store advertising cover for installation onto and covering an upright security fixture includes a pair of front and rear, arcuate panels joined together along side, linear edges to form a lens-shaped cross section when the fixture is covered. A crease extends transversely across the arcuate panels between the side edges. The arcuate panels are foldable about the crease when the fixture is not covered, for example, during shipping, and are unfolded during installation. A lower half of the cover is initially installed on the fixture, followed by an upper half. Advertising material is applied on one or both arcuate panels. The advertising material is visible when viewed off to one side of the respective unfolded arcuate panels. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100131368 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Two Dimensional Data Matrix - A method for detecting a two-dimensional bar code pattern using a bar code pattern reader, the bar code pattern being in the form of a matrix of rows and columns of data cells of either a first or second colour representing encoded data bits, and containing a set of at least two predetermined locating symbols at predetermined positions within the bar code pattern, wherein the method comprises the steps of: receiving a two-dimensional image containing the pattern, analysing the image to identify potential occurrences of the locating symbols within the image, validating the potential occurrences of locating symbols by analysing the potential occurrences to identify any set of occurrences whose size and relative positions within the image are consistent with the predetermined positions of the locating symbols within the bar code pattern, thereby identifying a set of locating symbols, and identifying the location of the bar code pattern within the image on the basis of the positions of the identified locating symbols. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and systems which utilise the bar code pattern, are also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100138304 | ITEM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM - A system that uses an essentially stationary device to scan barcodes or the like associated with items such as retail goods and services, library books, and so on. The system further includes an interactive graphical user interface that enables consumers to obtain a wealth of information about the scanned items and items similar in kind and/or different in kind but related in purpose to the scanned items, as well as promotional events and selling opportunities associated with the scanned items. The system allows a consumer to involve social knowledge in the decision making process of borrowing or purchasing a particular item. In an instant, the consumer can get a sense of an item's benefit to him or her based on the publicly available opinions of others. The system may be used to instantly check out items, communicate with staff, function as digital signage or to locate items in a facility. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100161422 | PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF POINT-OF-SALE PROMOTION IMPACT - A method for distribution of information includes displaying a sequence of promotional images at known, respective display times on a display terminal facing customers at a point of sale. Sales of different products at respective sale times are recorded on a sales terminal at the point of sale. A relationship between the sales times of at least one of the products and the display times of at least one of the promotional images is measured. Responsively to the relationship, a change is made in the sequence of the promotional images that are displayed on the display terminal. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161423 | MULTIMEDIA PRODUCT DISPLAY - An multimedia product display (MPD) for advertising goods includes a display screen and a programmable display controller for providing an image to the display screen. The screen may be formed of known technologies such as LCD, TFT LCD, NST LCD, and OLED. The screen is integrated into a case that imitates the form factor of the product advertised, for example, a display that looks like a box of WHEATIES® cereal may be used to advertise WHEATIES® cereal. In other embodiments, the display screen and programmable computer may be integrated into actual product packaging, for example, a COCA-COLA FRIDGE PACK o package may include animated instructions for opening and using the pack. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100191603 | TRANSACTION STATION WITH ENHANCED USER INTERFACE - A transaction station with an enhanced user interface. The transaction station includes a housing, a plurality of peripherals in the housing, a touch screen extending substantially across the housing including a display for displaying information and a touch overlay for recording operator selections, and a processor for executing transaction software, wherein the transaction software causes the display to display the information and receives the operator selections from the touch overlay during a transaction. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110060654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATM-BASED CROSS-SELLING OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - A method of and apparatus for automatically displaying an advertisement or promotional material to a user of an automated teller machine or point of purchase terminal. The method includes accessing debit data and credit bureau data for the applicant, accessing account information for the applicant, generating a score for the applicant based on the data and the account information and determining what advertisements or promotional offers to display on the ATM or POP terminal. The apparatus is a system, including both hardware and software components for effecting the method. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110066504 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROMOTION INFORMATION - A system for providing promotion information includes a mobile electronic device configured to scan a printed tag on a first commercial offering being offered for sale, and wirelessly transmit corresponding tag information. A promotion system is configured to receive the transmitted tag information, identify promotion information associated with the first commercial offering based on the tag information, and wirelessly transmit the identified promotion information to the mobile electronic device. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066505 | Secure Alert System and Method - A method for receiving transaction data for a transaction, accessing a database comprising alert preference data, and generating a secure alert message using the transaction data and alert preference data using a notification server coupled to the database. The secure alert message comprises a dynamic identifier personal to the consumer. The method also includes sending the secure alert message to a consumer device. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110087550 | Systems and Methods to Deliver Targeted Advertisements to Audience - In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions, a data warehouse to store transaction data recording the transactions processed at the transaction handler, a profile generator to generate a profile of a user based on the transaction data, an advertisement selector to identify an advertisement based on the profile of the user in response to the transaction handler processing a transaction of the user, and a portal coupled to the transaction handler to provide the advertisement for presentation to the user in connection with information about the transaction of the user. In one example, the profile includes a plurality of values representing aggregated spending of the user in various areas to summarize the transactions of the user. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110093344 | TARGETED INTERACTIVE CONTENT FOR IN-STORE RETAIL CUSTOMERS - Systems and methods are disclosed for operating an interactive content system in a retail environment. As items are scanned at a point of sale system, item data may be provided to an interactive content system and used to generate one or more messages that may presented to a customer offering other items, which may be offered at a discount. Message may be selected based on a relative ranking of available messages. The customer may select one or more of the other items directly on a display, or a cashier may include such items in the transaction at the direction of the customer. Items presented to a customer in a message may be ordered or presented in a format based on item ranking. A cashier may be provided with a script including prompts regarding suggested items. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093345 | Pre-Sale Data Broadcast System And Method - In one embodiment, a method for promoting the sale of a substitute product at the point of sale (POS). Upon the presentation of an original product for purchase by a consumer at a POS terminal, various manufacturers may decide to offer a substitute product to the consumer, prior to completing the purchase of the original product. If the customer accepts the offer, the point of sale terminal completes the sale of the substitute product. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110125584 | AUDIO-VISUAL POINT-OF-SALE PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD DIRECTED TOWARD VEHICLE OCCUPANT - An audio-visual presentation system delivering a presentation to a vehicle passenger compartment is provided that includes a video display mounted external to a vehicle passenger compartment and viewable from within the compartment. A controller provides a video signal to the display and an audio signal. The audio signal is broadcast by an antenna coupled to the controller as a radio frequency is received by a vehicle radio and discernable to a vehicle sound system. The audio-visual presentation system is particularly well suited as a method of education and sale regarding vehicle service products. Rather than providing a discernable audio signal through a vehicle sound system, it is appreciated that a portable radio set is readily placed within a vehicle passenger compartment or the audio signal delivered via a wireless network. A still further advantage is realized by providing a technician servicing the vehicle with a microphone operative to interrupt the audio signal of the presentation so as to convey vehicle service information regardless of whether the presentation is viewed within the vehicle compartment or in a remote waiting room. The audio-visual presentation is readily tailored to the past viewing and/or purchase history of a potential customer. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110302036 | Systems and Methods to Deliver Targeted Advertisements to Audience - In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions, a data warehouse to store transaction data recording the transactions processed at the transaction handler, a profile generator to generate a profile of a user based on the transaction data, an advertisement selector to identify an advertisement based on the profile of the user in response to the transaction handler processing a transaction of the user, and a portal coupled to the transaction handler to provide the advertisement for presentation to the user in connection with information about the transaction of the user. In one example, the profile includes a plurality of values representing aggregated spending of the user in various areas to summarize the transactions of the user. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120030024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT OFFERS PROCESSING VIA CONSUMER CELL PHONES - A system, method and computer program product for generating and processing consumer offers or incentives, including a consumer account offers system configured to receive from a consumer client device a consumer account identification number and a point-of-sale (POS) identification number; the consumer account offers system configured to generate and directly provide to a POS system coupled to the consumer account offers system and to a POS terminal, offer information, based on the received consumer account identification number and the POS identification number; and alternatively or in conjunction with the consumer account offers system generating and directly providing to the POS system the offer information, the consumer account offers system configured to provide the offer information to the POS terminal indirectly via a pseudo bar code generator coupled to the POS terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120310744 | METHOD FOR MANAGING AND/OR CONTROLLING STORE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A method for managing and controlling a store and a system for the same are disclosed. The system includes a digital display shelf being provided with a recognition unit configured to recognize a product displayed on the shelf and an output unit configured to output information on the recognized product, a digital signage display configured to output data respective to the recognized product, and a managing system configured to communicate with the digital display shelf and the digital signage display so as to transmit control data and to receive processing data. Herein, the data respective to the recognized product may include at least one of audio data, video data, and text data configured to advertise and promote the corresponding product. And, the managing system may include a database related to the data respective to the recognized product. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130006776 | System and Method for Ordering Items - Systems and methods allowing for a customer to initiate a fuel purchase transaction utilizing a mobile device are described. The customer may further be presented with advertisements on his mobile device and/or be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional items for inclusion on his fuel transaction. In some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using mobile wallet information or other information associated with the mobile device. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using input means of the fuel pump. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130024289 | Transaction Overrides - Systems and methods are presented for payment transaction overrides and system initiated payment splitting. In one embodiment, a first authorization request associated with a first account is monitored at an override computer, an override trigger is identified, and a transaction override approval is received. Override authorization requests are then sent, and responses to the override authorization requests are received at the override computer. A response to the initial authorization request is the sent based on the response received to the override authorization request. In alternative embodiments the override requests are cascaded, or include requests for new account creation. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130054373 | PRINTER CONSUMABLES RECOMMENDATIONS - In one embodiment, first data is received that associates a user of a network-connected computing device configured to vend new printer consumables with a network-connected printer. Second data is received regarding printer consumable usage at the printer. A recommendation of a new consumable for use at the printer is generated for display at the device. The recommendation is generated in consideration of the first and second data. Third data, that payment is received for the new consumable, is received. A message is sent authorizing dispensing of the new consumable at the device. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054374 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF PRINTED PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL AT POINT-OF-PURCHASE ON A RETAIL STRUCTURE - A system and method of determining point-of-purchase placement locations for printed promotional materials on a retail structure includes loading, by a processing device from a database, data representative of a retail structure; determining a plurality of advertisement placement locations on the retail structure; determining a point-of-placement priority value for each of the plurality of advertisement placement locations; receiving an advertising campaign comprising data representing a plurality of advertising campaign items, each item including an associated item priority value; determining a location on the retail structure for each of the advertising campaign items based upon the item priority values and the point-of-placement priority values; and providing a report to an operator of the retail structure indicating where each of the advertising campaign items is to be displayed on the retail structure. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130132204 | INFORMATION PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC POP ADVERTISING APPARATUS - An electronic point of purchase (POP) advertising apparatus presents a predetermined POP advertisement. A sensor unit includes a sensor for detecting a person. A storing unit stores a plurality of different POP advertisements. Each of the plurality of different POP advertisements has at least one of (i) moving images or (ii) music. A selection unit selects a particular POP advertisement from the plurality of stored POP advertisements. An output unit outputs the particular POP advertisement in response to a detection signal output from the sensor unit such that the output unit start a presentation of the particular POP advertisement when the sensor detects the person. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132205 | System and Method for Tracking Purchases - A novel method for obtaining transaction information includes receiving a first transaction record including data indicative of one or more products purchased by a first purchaser from a first merchant, storing the data included in the first record, receiving a second transaction record including electronic data indicative of one or more products purchased by the purchaser from a second merchant, storing the data included in the second record, and providing the first purchaser access to the first transaction record and the said second transaction record. The method is performed on a handheld device which is carried by the first purchaser. A point-of-sale system is also disclosed and includes: a processing, a product interface operative to receive product data, memory operative to store a first transaction record, and a transaction record interface operative to output electronic data indicative of the first transaction record. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130151344 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND ACCESSING ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS - Electronic receipts arising from transactions processed at a card transaction processing system are captured and stored at the processing system for subsequent access by merchants and cardholders. Advertisements and promotional offers may be placed on the electronic receipts for viewing by a cardholder when the receipts are accessed. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130262235 | TECHNIQUES FOR CUSTOMIZED DEPLOYMENT OF OFFERS - Techniques for customized deployment of offers are provided. Customized offers are packaged into a description, a presentation, and offer evaluation execution logic and deployed to an enterprise system. Portions of the package's execution logic have access to some resources of the enterprise system. Once the customized offers are deployed, they can be pushed or pulled to point-of-sale devices for redemption processing during transactions with consumers. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262236 | POS SYSTEM USING PORTABLE COMPUTER - A point-of-sale (POS) system is based on a portable computer. The POS system includes a main processor to which a host central processing unit (CPU) and a software graphics application program interface (API) are mounted; a memory interface to which a memory chipset and a bus-to-device component are mounted; a graphics system to which a graphics accelerator, a Rambus arbiter peripheral component interconnect (PCI), a direct memory access (MA), a random access memory digital-to-analog converter (RAMDAC), a queue and a block write are mounted; an internal monitor as a first monitor; a wireless module, which wirelessly transmits graphics data; and an external monitor, which displays graphics data that is received wirelessly or via wires from a portable computer. The portable computer supports the external monitor with a copy mode, an expansion mode, and an extension mode. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130282492 | STORE SOLUTIONS - Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information. The time correlation of identifications may be used to build a time correlation database, and thereafter use that database for targeted communications. Related inventions include an intelligent Y cable or the like to filter data transmitted from a scanner at a point of entry of consumer data, and a novel POS CS configured to receive bar codes that would otherwise cause the POS CS to enter an error condition. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130290107 | BEHAVIOR BASED BUNDLING - According to an example, browsing behavior of an individual in a physical store can be tracked with a camera. The browsing behavior of the individual can be associated with a product in the physical store. Information related to the product based on the associated browsing behavior can be communicated to the individual. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140019256 | SELECTING ADVERTISEMENT FOR PRESENTATION USING PREVIOUSLY STORED DATA CORRESPONDING TO IDENTIFIED CUSTOMER - A method is disclosed for selecting an advertisement. The method may begin with identifying a computer system comprising a point-of-sale system and an expert system. The computer system may store first data corresponding to a customer. After this storing, the point-of-sale system may be used to conduct a point-of-sale transaction involving the customer and one or more items. The computer system may generate a plurality of advertisements, each comprising a machine-readable code encoded with a transaction identification unique to the transaction. During the transaction, a link between the customer and the first data may be established. Accordingly, the first data may be passed to the expert system. The expert system may use the first data to identify or predict which advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is most likely to elicit a desired response from the customer. The point-of-sale system may then present that advertisement to the customer. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140025505 | PRE-SALE DATA BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a method for promoting the sale of a substitute product at the point of sale (POS). Upon the presentation of an original product for purchase by a consumer at a POS terminal, various manufacturers may decide to offer a substitute product to the consumer, prior to completing the purchase of the original product. If the customer accepts the offer, the point of sale terminal completes the sale of the substitute product. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140058843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CORRELATED SALES AND ADVERTISING - A system is disclosed for presenting advertisements for products and related products for a consumer based on the products being purchased. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140095318 | Personalized Advertising at a Point of Sale Unit - Methods and apparatuses are provided to deliver advertisements personalized for customers proximate a point of sale unit, e.g., a fuel dispenser. A visual information capturing unit captures visual information of an object, e.g., an image, a shape, etc., disposed in a specified range of the point of sale unit, e.g., within 6 feet of the point of sale unit. A processor determines a visually perceptible characteristic of the object based on the visual information, selects an advertisement based on the determined characteristic, and outputs the selected advertisement from an advertisement unit proximate the point of sale unit. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140195357 | POINT OF SALE SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE TIMED SALE OF PRODUCTS - The present invention provides a point of sale system for offering local flash sales to customers through, for example, a plurality of POS apparatuses operatively coupled to a network. The flash sales may be tied to an online flash sale site offering similar or concurrent flash sales. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140249930 | INTEGRATED POS COMPUTER SYSTEM - A POS CS includes an additional logical control logging of transaction data, transmission of the transaction data to a central CS, identification of CIDs in transactions qualifying for marketing information, and instruction of printers for printing the marketing information for a CID during a transaction involving the CID at a terminal in the POS CS. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140279035 | Systems and Methods for Cross-Channel Sales - This disclosure relates to methods and systems for selling products across sales channels. In one aspect the disclosure relates to receiving information regarding an item that is offered for sale by a first sales channel, receiving information regarding an item that is offered for sale by at least one second sales channel, storing the information received from the first sales channel and the at least one second sales channel, populating a product data record with the information received from the first sales channel and the at least one second sales channel, and offering, in a single transaction, items for sale from the first sales channel and the at least one second channel. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140316901 | Automated Limited-Time Retail Merchandise Promotion System - A computer-automated system is disclosed for promoting specifiable items of merchandise in a retail shopping facility for specifiable time periods. The automated promotion system enables a customer with an appropriately configured mobile device to avail of promotional prompts within the shopping facility electronically (i.e., within the specified time period), substantiating redemption of a related benefit at checkout (i.e., within or beyond the specified time period). The system has three principal components: a source, a node, and a checkpoint. The source enables a retailer to script the parameters of the promotion (e.g., the duration, benefit, and relevant merchandise). The node—preferably, an electronic shelf label—provides means for publishing the promotion to a customer pursuant to information entered by the retailer at the source. The checkpoint consummates the promotion. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140365309 | POINT OF SALE TRANSACTION PROCESSING - A disclosed transaction processing method includes transmitting a request to a credit aggregator in response to a message from a point of sale device to a wireless communication device of a user. Responsive to receiving credit account information from the credit aggregator, a user interface indicative of at least some of the credit account information including account identification information for a plurality of user credit accounts is displayed. Responsive to detecting a user selecting one of the plurality of credit accounts, credit account information is transmitted to the point of sale device. The request may include information identifying the user. The message from the point of sale device may indicate a price associated with the transaction. The credit account information may include available credit information, current balance information, closing date information, payment date information, annual percentage rate information, and so forth. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140372223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCEPTING CLOSED LOOP CARDS OR CODES AT A MERCHANT POINT OF SALE - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for redeeming a closed loop card/code funded with an amount of money. The system receives from a merchant point of sale an indication of use of a closed loop card/code not issued by the merchant and presented by a consumer, queries and receives a confirmation of an amount of money in an account associated with the closed loop card/code, presents the consumer with an offer to buy the closed loop card/code at a discount price, and upon accepting the offer, closes out the closed loop card/code and pays the discount price to the consumer. Paying the discount price can include applying the discount price to a purchase by the consumer at the merchant. The merchant can provide cash back to the consumer for excess value of the discount price over the consumer's purchase. Merchants can apply more than the discount price. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150066651 | Method and System for Secure Mobile Payment Processing and Data Analytics - A method for processing payment transactions includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a combined identifier and at least two payment account identifiers; receiving an authorization request for a payment transaction originating from a point of sale device, wherein the authorization request includes at least a combined identification; identifying a specific consumer profile where the included combined identifier corresponds to the combined identification; transmitting at least the at least two payment account identifiers included in the specific consumer profile to the point of sale device; receiving an indication of one of the at least two payment account identifiers from the point of salve device; updating the authorization request to include at least the indicated one of the at least two payment account identifiers; and transmitting the updated authorization request. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150073911 | POINT OF SALE ITEM PAYMENT OPTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - There is provided systems and method for a point of sale item payment option. The methods include receiving user information and item information, wherein the user information and item information is received after a communication between a user device and an item point-of-sale (POS) device, determining one or more credit options or one or more incentives for purchasing an item based on the user information and the item information, and transmitting a message including the one or more credit options or the one or more incentives for display to the user. The item information may include an item identifier, an item price, an item reduced price sale offer, merchant information, and a visual image capturable by the user device. The one or more credit options may include a credit card option, an installment credit option, and a revolving credit option. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150081447 | TRACK DATA POINT-OF-SALE PLATFORM - In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for a track data point-of-sale platform. The computer-implemented method comprises receiving a transaction request by a processor configured to process point-of sale transactions. The transaction request comprises at least one parameter associated with a payment instrument configured for use in the point-of-sale transaction. The computer-implemented method further comprises identifying, by the processor, a transaction request type characterized by an identifier in at least one parameter associated with the payment instrument. The computer-implemented method further comprises processing, by the processor, the transaction request, according to the transaction request type. The computer-implemented method further comprises generating, by the processor, a response to the transaction request. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150120463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION - The systems and methods described herein relate to digital library content management and distribution. Specifically, content providers, such as manufacturers and others, may provide and control the availability of content items to point-of-sale (POS) locations and other end-users. Various modules and/or portals allow for the uploading, distribution, and inclusion of content items in various locations and device settings within the POS location. In some embodiments, an automatic content replacement distribution module may dynamically update content items selected for distribution in POS locations in response to modifications or the replacement of the content items by the original content distributor. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160019513 | POINT-OF-SALE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PROCESSES DATA USING MULTIPLE USER CODES - A point-of-sale data processing apparatus includes a user code reading unit configured to read at least one of first and second codes associated with a user, a product code reading unit configured to read product codes, a communication unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine the first code if the second code is read using the user code reading unit and the second code if the first code is read using the user code reading unit, compile first and second data using the product codes read using the product code reading unit, and control the communication unit to transmit the first data and the first code to a first server that stores the first data in association with the first code, and the second data and the second code to a second server that stores the second data in association with the second code. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160063563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-SELLING - A scan and link system prompts salespersons or cashiers to recommend a certain product to a customer which is associated with, or complimentary to, a product that the customer wants to buy. The scan and link system and method improves customer attention and commercial profitability. Each time a product is scanned by a salesperson, scan and link software loaded on the cash register checks a database of associated or complimentary products and displays information on the cash register display via one or more advice pop-ups. The salesperson or cashier can suggest that the customer purchase the associated or complimentary products. The database of associated or complimentary products can be generated by the store owner, and/or by experts working in the specific industry of the user. Administration tools allow the user to change the position of the advice pop-up on the display, to hide it, or adjust its display frequency. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING A WARRANTY OVER A DISTRIBUTED DATA NETWORK - An automated system for making an offer over a distributed data network comprises a first processor and a second processor in communication over the distributed data network. The first processor receives purchase information related to a purchase being made by a consumer. There is an offer engine on the second processor. The offer engine associates the goods and services available for purchase by the consumer with a warranty and additional goods and services. A computer program executed by the first processor triggers the offer engine to make an offer to the consumer based on the goods and services being purchased when the purchase is being made by the consumer | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160071077 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VENDING MACHINES - A wireless system for managing a plurality of remote vending machines includes an enterprise control center; and a two-way wireless network coupling the enterprise control center and the plurality of remote vending machines. A touch screen may be associated with each of the plurality of vending machines for selecting items to be vended therein, and means for displaying a plurality of advertisements on the touch screen. The touch screen may also include means for paying for the items to be vended within the plurality of vending machines. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160125378 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE SERVICES VIA A POINT-OF-SALE PORTAL ARCHITECTURE - A secure point-of-sale (POS) portal architecture for delivering multiple services is provided. According to one exemplary aspect of the architecture, a number of services offered by various parties are integrated for delivery to merchants. The parties offering the services include, for example, payment processors and merchant acquirers and other external value-added service providers. The integrated services, in turn, are offered to merchants and/or their respective customers via one or more POS devices and its supporting system infrastructure at the merchant locations. The integrated services include, for example, acceptance of multiple payment instruments, payment processing, user dialog management, sales promotion and customer support, loyalty programs, back office processing, receipt capture, employee training, risk management, dispute resolution, system security, system administration etc. Moreover, these integrated services may be customized based on a merchant's particular requirements to provide a specific environment for delivering these services. | 05-05-2016 |
