| 6044358 |
System and method of determining price differences between price look-up files |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A system and method of determining price differences between price files which minimizes the possibility that an incorrect price is displayed by an electronic price label (EPL). The system includes a computer... |
| 6039245 |
Financial transaction processing system and method |
| Mar-21-2000 |
A financial transaction processing system (10) enables processing transactions from various types of card activated terminal devices (12) which communicate using a variety of electronic message formats.... |
| 6038492 |
Item dispensing system |
| Mar-14-2000 |
An item dispensing system having modular and distributed components that are suitable for use at POS counter. Item dispensing units are placed beneath the counter and are electrically connected by a cable... |
| 6032126 |
Audio and audio/video operator intercom for a fuel dispenser |
| Feb-29-2000 |
An apparatus for installation in a retail setting for selling fuel and other products ordered by a customer interacting with an operator. A video control system interfaces an external audio/video signal... |
| 6026370 |
Method and apparatus for generating purchase incentive mailing based on prior purchase history |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A technique for customizing mailed purchase incentives for selected consumer households, based on a detailed purchasing history of the consumers. Purchase transactions of many consumers, generally in different... |
| 6026175 |
Currency discriminator and authenticator having the capability of having its sensing characteristics remotely altered |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A document handling system communicates with a host system such as a cash settlement machine. The operator of the host system enters the denomination of the notes to be counted by the note counting device.... |
| 6021395 |
System and method of managing displayed message priorities in an EPL system |
| Feb-1-2000 |
A system and method of managing displayed message priorities in an electronic price label (EPL) system through a data file containing message records including message priorities for each EPL. The system... |
| 6018719 |
Electronic registration system for product transactions |
| Jan-25-2000 |
An electronic registration system which facilitates authorized product returns and reduces the incidence of improper returns. A retailer sales associate is prompted to enter individual product identification... |
| 6016480 |
Merchandise return fraud prevention system and method |
| Jan-18-2000 |
A system and method for return fraud prevention is provided, which includes a point of return terminal having an input means for accepting, identifying information presented by a person returning at least... |
| 6012040 |
EPL price change verification system and method |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A price change verification system and method for an electronic price label (EPL) system which verifies that price changes have been implemented by associated EPLs. A storage medium contains a record associated... |
| 6006198 |
System and method for detecting merchandise sliding and under ringing at cash register |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A system and method for detecting the under ringing and/or sliding of merchandise by a cashier in a retail establishment is disclosed including the use of a system employing many cash registers and cashiers.... |
| 5999913 |
Electronic price label system which displays prices in multiple currencies |
| Dec-7-1999 |
An electronic price label (EPL) system which is capable of displaying price information in terms of a plurality of different currencies. The system includes an EPL and a computer. The EPL includes a display,... |
| 5995944 |
Electronic register with a learning function |
| Nov-30-1999 |
An electronic cash register with a learning function for registering items of articles on sale in a chit file and performing a transaction settlement processing by computing a total amount of registered... |
| 5995942 |
Store-level marketing system |
| Nov-30-1999 |
The present invention relates to a store level marketing system and a unique printer to be used in the system. The store level marketing system includes an activation device for initiating use of the system... |
| 5987427 |
Electronic price label system including groups of electronic price labels and method of managing the groups |
| Nov-16-1999 |
An electronic price label (EPL) system including groups of electronic price labels and method of managing the groups which facilitate group definition, assignment of EPLs to groups, assignment of items... |
| 5987426 |
Point-of-sale system including isolation layer between client and server software |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A system and method of transferring information between a first software application and a second software application which employ an isolation layer. The system includes a client computer system provided... |
| 5983208 |
System, method and article of manufacture for handling transaction results in a gateway payment architecture utilizing a multichannel, extensible, flexible architecture |
| Nov-9-1999 |
Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer... |
| 5978772 |
Merchandise checkout system |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A merchandise checkout system in which a first scanning device is brought into service at peak times to scan the bar codes of checkout items held by waiting customers in a checkout lane. Each first scanning... |
| 5977998 |
Technique for communicating with electronic labels in an electronic price display system |
| Nov-2-1999 |
In a system for displaying prices in a retail store, an improved protocol is disclosed to permit improved communications between a host, or central computer and display devices. Such a protocol enables... |
| 5974119 |
Credit status checking system for transaction processing system and checking method therefor |
| Oct-26-1999 |
A credit status checking system for examining credit status of a customer immediately and easily, by utilizing a stored customer telephone number through a computer system performing the examining procedure... |
| 5966697 |
System and method for secure transaction order management processing |
| Oct-12-1999 |
A system and method for shopping at a variety of different vendors easily and securely is disclosed. A user computer, a checkout processor, and one or more merchant computers are interconnected via a network.... |
| 5960410 |
Device and method for object-based development of business applications software |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A device and method for developing software for managing a business process. The steps of the method include (a) providing a plurality of business server objects associated with a database and a set of... |
| 5940813 |
Process facility management matrix and system and method for performing batch, processing in an on-line environment |
| Aug-17-1999 |
A processing system and method receive batch payment data from a plurality of different sources, such as lock-boxes, an ATM or customer activated terminal, an enhanced telephone, a bank teller, or a personal... |
| 5937395 |
Accounting apparatus, information receiving apparatus, and communication system |
| Aug-10-1999 |
A communication system and accounting apparatus are provided capable of easy management of accounting a use of information by a user in multi-media networks while protecting privacy of the user. As a user... |
| 5937393 |
Order processing method in a distributed processing system with local validation and dynamic control of the order request through a configuration matrix |
| Aug-10-1999 |
An order processing method for implementation in a distributed computer system is described. An order create request is received from a user at a local station, validated locally and routed to a remote... |
| 5937364 |
Automatic selection of statistical quality control procedures |
| Aug-10-1999 |
Disclosed is a computer implemented method for automating the selection of an analytical statistical quality control (QC) procedure. Inputs of a quality requirement and observed performance characteristics... |
| 5924077 |
Computer based system for monitoring and processing data collected at the point of sale of goods and services |
| Jul-13-1999 |
An electronic storage and computing system wherein raw point of sale data is transformed into a predefined standardized configuration from which object values representing select business activities are... |
| 5895453 |
Method and system for the detection, management and prevention of losses in retail and other environments |
| Apr-20-1999 |
Method and system for the detection of suspect sales transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, having a first processor for gathering record information reflecting... |
| 5870716 |
Home terminal and shopping system |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A shopping system includes store terminals for registering purchase and sale of items, a store processor for collectively managing the store terminals, electronic shelf labels capable of setting classification,... |
| 5869821 |
Credit inquiry service system and method |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A credit inquiry service system for inquiring about the credit standing of a check or credit card uses subscriber lines of a public communication network. The system includes credit inquiry terminals connected... |
| 5864825 |
Method of displaying purchase data and goods registration system |
| Jan-26-1999 |
The past purchase data of the customers stored in a point-of-sales data management system, i.e., stored in a POS system are read out, and are classified and totalized depending upon designated periods... |
| 5850217 |
Electronic funds transfer authorization system for generating a graphical receipt |
| Dec-15-1998 |
A graphical interface for a credit card authorization terminal. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the data transmission between the credit card authorization terminal and the receipt printer... |
| 5845259 |
Electronic coupon dispensing system |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A cost-effective, in-store coupon dispensing system that increases coupon redemption rates and product turns. The system includes a point of sale system including a terminal having a data reader for reading... |
| 5838798 |
Restaurant transaction processing system and method |
| Nov-17-1998 |
A restaurant transaction processing system which employs low-cost cordless phone transceivers to transmit orders. A server includes a first cordless telephone transceiver. A portable computer includes... |
| 5832458 |
System and method for electronically auditing point-of-sale transactions |
| Nov-3-1998 |
An automated system and method for electronically auditing point-of-sale transactions is provided. Each retail store outfitted with the present invention has at least partially automated point-of-sale... |
| 5832457 |
Method and apparatus for selective distribution of discount coupons based on prior customer behavior |
| Nov-3-1998 |
A system for automatically distributing discount coupons or certificates in a retail store, conditioned on a preselected combination of present and past shopping behavior of a customer whose order is being... |
| 5812668 |
System, method and article of manufacture for verifying the operation of a remote transaction clearance system utilizing a multichannel, extensible, flexible architecture |
| Sep-22-1998 |
An architecture for verifying the operation of a remote transaction clearance system is disclosed. A merchant-controlled computer communicates with a test gateway computer over a communications channel.... |
| 5802496 |
Business transaction data accumulating system |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A business transaction data accumulating system having a plurality of POS terminals and an accumulating device. Each POS terminal includes a failure detecting device for detecting a communication line... |
| 5796351 |
System for providing information about exhibition objects |
| Aug-18-1998 |
A system provides a user with proper information about a target exhibition object among many exhibition objects in exhibition facilities according to a user's request. The system has a database system... |
| 5787400 |
Method for implementing electronic data interchange (EDI) in the processing of manifests and parcel inquiry/responses for multiple carriers in a parcel processing system |
| Jul-28-1998 |
The subject invention relates to the generation, transmission, reception and/or use electronically, of parcel manifest and inquiry data over a carrier management or shipping system that utilizes electronic... |
| 5774872 |
Automated taxable transaction reporting/collection system |
| Jun-30-1998 |
An automated transaction tax reporting/collection system. The system includes individual point of sale terminals disposed at each remote vendor location. The point of sale terminals are networked to a... |
| 5765141 |
Computerized merchandising system |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A computerized merchandising system useable by a corporation associated with a group of stores selling goods, the system acting not only to induce a consumer to purchase these goods, but also to induce... |
| 5745705 |
POS system |
| Apr-28-1998 |
In order to facilitate the maintenance and enable to update a program, data, etc. anytime, a POS system has a plurality of registers for entering orders and processing accounts, and a controller for sales... |
| 5745681 |
Stateless shopping cart for the web |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A shopping cart metaphor is emulated on a network of server and client computing systems. A browser at the client station has a request module to send a shopping page request to the server. A shopping... |
| 5689648 |
Method and apparatus for publication of information |
| Nov-18-1997 |
A system and devices for publication of newspapers and the like. The system uses an electronic memory/display unit (24) which preserves the convenience of printed material, but which has the advantages... |
| 5678010 |
Automated routing of messages over a network |
| Oct-14-1997 |
A system for processing credit card transactions is disclosed. Transaction data to be processed is sent by point of sale terminal to a terminal node connected to a sophisticated communications network.... |
| 5663887 |
Dispenser control console interfaced to a register |
| Sep-2-1997 |
The present invention relates to a fuel dispenser control console which is interfaced to a cash register for down-loading sales information to the register when the sale is paid out on the console. The... |
| 5657222 |
Revenue sharing system with data capture from video buffer |
| Aug-12-1997 |
A method for extracting revenue information from a Point of Sale terminal for purposes of revenue sharing includes the step of examining data traffic in a conventional Point of Sale operating system. This... |
| 5630071 |
POS system having self scanner and display for issuing total number of purchased commodities after each fixed interval of time |
| May-13-1997 |
A POS (Point Of Sales) system which employs a purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function is improved in that a total amount of money for commodities loaded... |
| 5526409 |
Adaptive communication system within a transaction card network |
| Jun-11-1996 |
The present invention is a point-of-presence device installed in a merchant establishment as an interface between a retail information system and a transaction card authorization network. By using a simple... |
