| 6138105 |
System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments |
| Oct-24-2000 |
A system and method for managing the sale of a group of products at a single price based on sales performance data of the products is presented. The method and apparatus include offering a plurality of... |
| 6129274 |
System and method for updating shopping transaction history using electronic personal digital shopping assistant |
| Oct-10-2000 |
An electronic personal shopping system for communicating between a customer's personal memory store and point-of-sale terminals in a retail facility. Demographic profile data, a customer's transaction... |
| 6119099 |
Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A POS terminal determines an upsell to offer in exchange for the change due to a customer in connection with a purchase. The point-of-sale terminal preferably maintains a database of at least one upsell... |
| 6115695 |
Method and apparatus for verification accuracy of fast food order |
| Sep-5-2000 |
A method for order verification, the first step of which involves providing a computer processor having both data storage and computing capability. The second step involves storing data as to a weight... |
| 6108717 |
Control system using plural objects, a programming method therefor, and a peripheral devices control system |
| Aug-22-2000 |
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)... |
| 6098049 |
Electronic price label system including groups of electronic price labels and method of managing the groups |
| Aug-1-2000 |
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... |
| 6097606 |
Financial transaction terminal with limited access |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A financial transaction terminal is designed to receive both smart cards and debit cards and includes an access port for inserting or removing security modules such as SIM or SAM modules. A security switch... |
| 6094641 |
Method for incorporating psychological effects into demand models |
| Jul-25-2000 |
A method for incorporating psychological effects into a demand model for pricing. First the original demand model is modified to include a mechanism to convert actual prices into perceived prices, thus... |
| 6092052 |
Method of maximizing statistical data throughput at remotely located electronic donation processing devices, and electronic device for managing statistical information |
| Jul-18-2000 |
The invention provides a method of capturing monetary donations or monetary gifts made by donors or gift givers at points in time and space in which said donors or gift givers are optimally motivated to... |
| 6092057 |
Unattended POS system for automatic control of bank system rejections |
| Jul-18-2000 |
An automatic process for use in point-of-sale credit card or debit card systems for taking corrective action based on information returned from the banking system and/or the point-of-sale system. The automatic... |
| 6088681 |
Restaurant management system |
| Jul-11-2000 |
A restaurant management system (10) is provided. The restaurant management system (10) includes an inventory system (64). Also included are a supplier (54) and a user (52). Orders are sent from the user... |
| 6085176 |
Method and apparatus for using search agents to search plurality of markets for items |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that establishes... |
| 6078899 |
Point of sale tax reporting and automatic collection system with tax register |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A point of sale tax reporting and automatic collection system including a smart tax register located at a retailer location. The retailer smart register processes consumer transactions and calculates the... |
| 6078888 |
Cryptography security for remote dispenser transactions |
| Jun-20-2000 |
The invention relates to providing secure transactions with a tag and POS device associated with a host network authorization system. In doing so, the tag is adapted to bi-directionally communicate with... |
| 6078891 |
Method and system for collecting and processing marketing data |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A system and method for the collection of marketing data simultaneously captures at a point-of-sale all financial and non-financial data pertaining to a specific consumer transaction. An electronic invoice... |
| 6076071 |
Automated synchronous product pricing and advertising system |
| Jun-13-2000 |
An automated product pricing system including a physical store system, a virtual store system, and a control system. The physical and virtual store systems are capable of transmitting sales data indicative... |
| 6073843 |
EPL price verification system and method |
| Jun-13-2000 |
An electronic price label (EPL) price verification system which ensures that a price for an item obtained from a price look-up (PLU) file by a bar code scanner is equal to another price displayed by an... |
| 6070155 |
Integrated automated analysis and repair |
| May-30-2000 |
An integrated highly automated analysis system employs a technician terminal for displaying a plurality of inspection screens, and for entering inspection results. The technician terminal generates an... |
| 6067529 |
System and method for sending a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal |
| May-23-2000 |
A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for providing a substantially immediate electronic receipt after a consumer has made a purchase. When a consumer makes a purchase, the sales terminal,... |
| 6067476 |
Apparatus and method to detect tampering with fuel dispenser totalizer |
| May-23-2000 |
Apparatus to detect tampering with a totalizing device on a fuel dispenser with a totalizing device acting to keep a running total of fuel dispensed from the fuel dispenser and including an electric circuit... |
| 6064990 |
System for electronic notification of account activity |
| May-16-2000 |
Disclosed is a system for notifying a user of account activity, such as a withdrawal from a savings or checking account. A computer system maintains information on financial accounts and electronic user... |
| 6058372 |
Interactive self-service hard drive copying system |
| May-2-2000 |
A stand-alone, interactive, self-service kiosk for initializing and copying computer hard drives and methods for the operation of the kiosk are disclosed. The kiosk, which includes a microprocessor, data... |
| 6052668 |
Data storage structure on a computer and a computer using this structure |
| Apr-18-2000 |
Disclosed is a structure of storing data inputted to a computer, wherein the inputted data are recorded on a memory unit in input time order such that the data is in between a pair of predetermined delimit... |
| 6052631 |
Method and system for facilitating vehicle inspection to detect previous damage and repairs |
| Apr-18-2000 |
Computer-based methods and systems for facilitating the inspection of a vehicle to detect the presence of prior damage and problems with previous repair are provided. Exemplary embodiments provide an inspection... |
| 6049780 |
Electronic register |
| Apr-11-2000 |
A register terminal is connected through a communications link to a kitchen video controller. The register terminal receives setting data for display control functions, and picture formats for the kitchen... |
| 6047262 |
Method for providing security and enhancing efficiency during operation of a self-service checkout terminal |
| Apr-4-2000 |
A method of providing security for a self-service checkout terminal includes the step of determining a time-of-day value and a day-of-week value. The method also includes the step of operating the terminal... |
| 6047263 |
Method of displaying information by an electronic price label |
| Apr-4-2000 |
A method of displaying information associated with a special promotion by an electronic price label (EPL) which saves bandwidth at a start time of the special promotion. The method includes the steps of... |
| 6032134 |
Credit card billing system for identifying expenditures on a credit card account |
| Feb-29-2000 |
A data processing system and method are provided for allocating all charged transactions, accrued interest attributable to each charged transaction, and payments made by respective credit cardholders,... |
| 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... |
| 6023951 |
Method of securing against theft of goods and device for carrying out said method |
| Feb-15-2000 |
An apparatus and method for using a permanent magnet with a high coercive force and a permanent pole-reversible magnet with a low coercive force used in securing members in cooperation with wedging members.... |
| 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... |
| 6016481 |
Space management system |
| Jan-18-2000 |
An improved system for space management in retail stores is described. The space management system includes price display labels mounted on rails along the edges of shelves in a store. A communications... |
| 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... |
| 6016479 |
Computer-based system, computer program product and method for recovering tax revenue |
| Jan-18-2000 |
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... |
| 6014636 |
Point of sale method and system |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A method for providing point-of-sale (POS) payment using interactive television (ITV) or the world wide web (WWW) by directly debiting a customer's bank account through electronic transfer of funds or... |
| 6014133 |
Data transmitter/receiver apparatus, data transmitter, data receiver, and data compression method |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A data transmitter/receiver apparatus transmits host computer screen data by wireless interface or by cable to terminal. Also, the screen data is transmitted to the terminal as the bit-mapped data constituting... |
| 6009538 |
System and method of reporting a status of another system through an electronic price label system |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A system and method of reporting a status of another system through an electronic price label (EPL). The system includes the EPL and a computer coupled to the EPL which monitors the status of the second... |
| 6003008 |
Point of sale device |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A point of sale device (20) is provided comprising a base unit (22) and a cover unit (34) connected to one another by a hinge mechanism (38). The base unit has a front surface (24) and an exterior casing... |
| 6003016 |
Method of refunding value added tax |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A value added tax card to be used in expediting refund of value added tax on purchases. The method of refunding includes establishing computerized personal accounts and associated value added tax cards.... |
| 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,... |
| 5999624 |
Remote financial transaction system |
| Dec-7-1999 |
An apparatus and method for performing remote financial transactions over an interactive network using a user operated payment module such as an initialized remote control device. The secure remote financial... |
| 5999596 |
Method and system for controlling authorization of credit card transactions |
| Dec-7-1999 |
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)... |
| 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... |
| 5991412 |
Method for protectedly debiting an electronic payment means |
| Nov-23-1999 |
The invention relates to a method for protected transactions involving a so-called smart card and a terminal, such as a cash register. In order to prevent the smart card from simultaneously carrying out... |
| 5987428 |
Method and apparatus for checking out non-barcoded items at a checkout station |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A method and apparatus for checking out an item to be weighed through a checkout station. The method includes the steps of sensing when the item is positioned on a scale, and displaying a visual indication... |
| 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... |
| 5987425 |
Variable margin pricing system |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A variable margin pricing system and method that generates retail prices based on customer price sensitivity. Products are grouped into pools from a first pool for most price sensitive products to a last... |
| 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... |
| 5983198 |
Integrated system monitoring use of materials, controlling and monitoring delivery of materials and providing automated billing of delivered materials |
| Nov-9-1999 |
The system and method include a fleet of vehicles to provide material to a plurality of tanks at various customer locations. An inventory indicator associated with each of the tanks provides a quantity... |
