| 6405174 |
Method and apparatus for defining routing of customers between merchants |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A server or Internet service provider computer selects a soliciting merchant and an outputting merchant based on various factors. In one embodiment, the soliciting merchant is selected if its activity... |
| 6401074 |
Retail transaction promotion system |
| Jun-4-2002 |
An augmented point of sale system that displays, and that may broadcast, during a retail transaction, promotional information to a customer selected on the basis of the context of the transaction. An existing... |
| 6397193 |
Method and apparatus for automatically vending a combination of products |
| May-28-2002 |
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically delivering a combination of products from a vending machine at a package price. The method of the present invention includes the... |
| 6397194 |
Receipt scanning system and method |
| May-28-2002 |
A transaction data processing system and method is provided, which is especially configured to capture, store and retrieve transaction data, including a digital representation of a signature of a person... |
| 6386323 |
Cash dispensing method and system for merchandise delivery facility |
| May-14-2002 |
A system for providing cash to users in a merchandise delivery environment such as a fast food drive-through environment. The system includes a customer request station (212, 262, 288, 300, 322, 378) at... |
| 6385591 |
Method and system for electronic organization of coupons |
| May-7-2002 |
An electronic or "virtual" coupon is obtained when a user selects a given link in a Web page being displayed on a client machine. Preferably, the link is an image link embedded in an advertising banner... |
| 6384348 |
Packing error detecting system |
| May-7-2002 |
The information of sales items is transmitted from a cash register 1 to a sensing device 2 and stored in a sales items memory 26. In the sensing device 2, a commodities information memory 25 stores the... |
| 6374240 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining a customer database using license plate scanning |
| Apr-16-2002 |
An apparatus is provided for generating an image of a license plate and determining license plate characters from the image. Then, a database is searched to determine if there is a customer record that... |
| 6363355 |
Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout system having a number of retail terminals associated therewith |
| Mar-26-2002 |
A method of operating a self-service checkout system which includes a base having a scanner secured thereto includes the step of securing an itemization-only retail terminal to the base. The method also... |
| 6360209 |
Credit card billing method and system |
| Mar-19-2002 |
An improved credit card billing method and system is disclosed which permits multiple items purchased as part of a single transaction or order to be separately billed on a credit card in accordance with... |
| 6347304 |
Computer-based system, computer program product and method for recovering tax revenue |
| Feb-12-2002 |
An effective and efficient system for recovering tax revenue. One implementation is to recover tax revenue currently not being recovered by storing data in a database indicating interstate sales transactions... |
| 6345259 |
System and method for integrating business and manufacturing environments |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A system and method for integrating business and manufacturing systems provides a computer integrated manufacturing environment. Work orders are defined in the business transaction processing system and... |
| 6343241 |
Robotic vehicle servicing system |
| Jan-29-2002 |
An automated system is provided for servicing a vehicle and its occupants. A first identification signal is communicated either while the vehicle is approaching the terminal or upon arrival and a second... |
| 6334113 |
Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in a retail environment |
| Dec-25-2001 |
A system comprises a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a POS controller, a retail subscription system. The POS terminal allows a cashier to enter subscription sales data into the POS controller. The POS controller... |
| 6334112 |
Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in a retail environment |
| Dec-25-2001 |
A system comprises a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a POS controller, a retail subscription system. The POS terminal allows a cashier to enter subscription sales data into the POS controller. The POS controller... |
| 6330544 |
System and process for issuing and managing forced redemption vouchers having alias account numbers |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A redemption voucher program having systems and processes for use in a credit card system. The following steps are carried about by the systems and processes and include, but are not limited to, identifying... |
| 6327575 |
Point of sale terminal for the visually impaired |
| Dec-4-2001 |
A merchant's point of sale terminal system for processing credit and debit card and other electronic purchases for a vision impaired purchaser, incorporating a removable or auxiliary handset with a manual... |
| 6327348 |
Method and system for controlling authorization of credit card transactions |
| Dec-4-2001 |
A method and apparatus for controlling credit card use. As described in one aspect of the disclosure, a method is disclosed for facilitating communication between a first person (e.g., an account holder)... |
| 6324520 |
Method and apparatus for collecting and applying vending machine demand information |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A dispensing device, such as a vending machine, is equipped to monitor product demand and consumer traffic that passes by the machine. The dispensing device collects and analyzes product demand data to... |
| 6324437 |
System and method for managing the alteration of garments |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A system and method for managing garment alterations. The system includes a workroom processor having a display and operating a garment alteration application system. Alterations tickets are created using... |
| 6317729 |
Method for certifying delivery of secure electronic transactions |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A method of purchasing goods with electronic money includes encrypting information goods, incorporating the key in merchant data, and sending encrypted signed goods to a customer. The method further includes... |
| 6317723 |
Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in a retail environment |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A system comprises a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a POS controller, a retail subscription system. The POS terminal allows a cashier to enter subscription sales data into the POS controller. The POS controller... |
| 6317724 |
Method of temporarily changing an electronic price label display sequence |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A temporary display sequence change method which keeps track of replaced data. A first sequence for displaying first pieces of information by an EPL is determined. A second sequence by which the EPL currently... |
| 6314407 |
POS terminal unit provided with customer approach notification function |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A POS terminal unit is provided which automatically notifies an operator about the presence of a customer waiting to make a purchase when a salesclerk is absent from the POS terminal unit. When an approach... |
| 6311308 |
Communication device and method for electronic price label systems |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A communication device and method for electronic price label (EPL) systems which use EPL components. The device includes a microcontroller, a first EPL circuit enabled by the microcontroller which sends... |
| 6304922 |
Control system using plural objects, a programming method therefor, and a peripheral devices control system |
| Oct-16-2001 |
A control system built around plural common objects is provided with greater flexibility and easy customizability, and a programming method for the control system is provided. An interface object (15)... |
| 6301565 |
System and method of verifying graphically displayed relative information |
| Oct-9-2001 |
An electronic price label relative information verification system which ensures that first business information for an item is equal to second business information assigned to the electronic price label... |
| 6298331 |
Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product |
| Oct-2-2001 |
An automated kitchen apparatus determines a time until expiration of a food product. In one embodiment, the kitchen apparatus determines the time until expiration by receiving a start signal indicating... |
| 6292786 |
Method and system for generating incentives based on substantially real-time product purchase information |
| Sep-18-2001 |
A method for use in marketing includes receiving at a remote location through the Internet, substantially real-time product purchase information from a retail store in conjunction with an identification... |
| 6292711 |
Document dispenser companion document data downloading |
| Sep-18-2001 |
A document dispensing system comprising a companion document data transfer device and a document dispenser having a document variables data input terminal, a document printer, a digital data input port... |
| 6282516 |
Process, system and computer readable medium for in-store printing of discount coupons and/or other purchasing incentives in various departments within a retail store |
| Aug-28-2001 |
A system, process and computer readable medium for distributing purchasing incentives throughout departments of a retail store including an incentive processor including a network controller and a database... |
| 6278980 |
Method for retrieving certificate information |
| Aug-21-2001 |
A computer implemented system awards promotional incentives. A participant in the awards system calls or connects to an interactive platform for registering and/or redeeming credits preferably described... |
| 6272529 |
Point-of-sale system and distributed computer network for same |
| Aug-7-2001 |
A distributed computer network is disclosed for use with a general purpose computer having a communications port and capable of running applications software for controlling the network. The distributed... |
| 6263319 |
Fuel dispensing and retail system for providing a shadow ledger |
| Jul-17-2001 |
The present invention provides a communication system for creating a shadow ledger for a remote communications unit. The system includes communications electronics adapted to provide radio communication... |
| 6260026 |
Credit card information management system |
| Jul-10-2001 |
The credit card information management system checks the creditability of a credit card intended to be used for purchase of goods or service by using the card information owned by member stores of credit... |
| 6243690 |
Electronic price label including a plurality of separately addressable displays |
| Jun-5-2001 |
An electronic price label (EPL) which includes a plurality of separately-addressable displays. The EPL includes a housing, a first display identified by a first unique identification number, a second display... |
| 6233698 |
Semiconductor memory device and sales processor having the same |
| May-15-2001 |
An object of the invention is to perform data reading processing both when an error occurs and when no error occurs by using a memory unit using a nonvolatile semiconductor memory for storing sales data... |
| 6223163 |
Method and apparatus for controlling offers that are provided at a point-of-sale terminal |
| Apr-24-2001 |
A POS terminal or other computing device provides a plurality of offers to customers, and then measures a performance rate of each offer. For example, the acceptance rate or the profit rate of the offers... |
| 6208976 |
Order management system with automatic menu updating |
| Mar-27-2001 |
An order management system enables a customer to use a terminal device to order food, but can respond rapidly to changes and additions to the menu. When this system starts up, it transmits an operating... |
| 6199049 |
Verifiable electronic journal for a point of sale device and methods for using the same |
| Mar-6-2001 |
A point of sale device having a verifiable electronic journal system which maintains an electronic journal file in lieu of using a journal print station. Transaction information is first stored in a non-volatile... |
| 6195645 |
Data communication system |
| Feb-27-2001 |
In a system having a plurality of apparatuses connected via a communication line, one apparatus serving as a master unit performs processing on data stored in the other apparatus or apparatuses. The apparatus... |
| 6186893 |
Slot machine advertising/sales system and method |
| Feb-13-2001 |
A network server provides control functions for gambling devices of the type which provide intermittent monetary payments to players at a point-of-play. The point-of-play includes an interactive display... |
| 6185542 |
Communication of transaction data via the internet |
| Feb-6-2001 |
Transmitting via email by a store computer controlling a point of service terminal (POS) terminal, at which a transaction has been performed, transaction data to a personal computer of a customer making... |
| 6173268 |
Method of displaying temporary information by an electronic price label |
| Jan-9-2001 |
A method of displaying temporary information by an electronic price label (EPL) which saves bandwidth and time. The method includes the steps of receiving a message containing second information by the... |
| 6173267 |
Method for product promotion |
| Jan-9-2001 |
A method for providing fulfillment in a promotional contest includes providing a card in a product package marked with an internet address and a password. The purchaser of the product contacts the internet... |
| 6169803 |
Encryption key processing system to be incorporated into data recovery system or key setting system for generating encryption key |
| Jan-2-2001 |
An encryption key processing system includes a user terminal system which uses a key and a sub-system for holding information regarding the user terminal system, the sub-system generating predetermined... |
| 6168076 |
Electronic cash register and price calculation method |
| Jan-2-2001 |
Unit items ordered by a customer are accepted. An automatic selection is given of unit items, from among the accepted unit items, which compose at least one of predetermined set-menu item combinations... |
| 6167381 |
Self-service checkout terminal |
| Dec-26-2000 |
A self-service checkout terminal includes a base having a bagwell defined therein. The terminal also includes a first counter supported on the base. The first counter has a first surface which is positioned... |
| 6151587 |
Coupon dispenser and method for generating coupons |
| Nov-21-2000 |
A computer implemented coupon dispensing system is provided. The computer implemented coupon dispensing system includes a display area, a memory arrangement, a processor, and a printer. The display area... |
| 6144741 |
System for dispensing gift certificates |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A system for customizing documents. Security is maintained by storing the names of system operators with each operator being associated with one or a plurality of passwords. Pull down menus and printing... |
