| 6178408 |
Method of redeeming collectible points |
| Jan-23-2001 |
A method for redeeming collectible points using on-line bidding for promotional items. Promotional points are collected by consumer purchases of products associated with the points or other consumer behavior.... |
| 6175823 |
Electronic gift certificate system |
| Jan-16-2001 |
An electronic gift certificate system is disclosed which distributes electronic gift certificates in the form of e-mail documents that include hyperlinks for automating the redemption process. When a gift... |
| 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... |
| 6167382 |
Design and production of print advertising and commercial display materials over the Internet |
| Dec-26-2000 |
A client at a remote site may order each of a series of images from a low resolution image database, and may then assemble these images and text into a marketing piece. Once assembly is complete, the client... |
| 6161112 |
Web page presentation control mechanism and method |
| Dec-12-2000 |
A presentation control mechanism allows a user to set presentation attributes for one or more presentation items on a web page. These presentation attributes determine how a presentation item is presented... |
| 6161059 |
Vending machine method and apparatus for encouraging participation in a marketing effort |
| Dec-12-2000 |
A vending machine method and apparatus are disclosed for encouraging vending machine customers to review a marketing promotion or to participate in a survey while making a purchase. Customers are immediately... |
| 6157915 |
Method and apparatus for collaboratively managing supply chains |
| Dec-5-2000 |
An active collaboration technology in an open architectural framework that delivers information and decision support tools in a timely, contextual and role sensitive manner to present a collaborative dynamic... |
| 6157435 |
Image processing |
| Dec-5-2000 |
A method of processing customer image orders, each of at least one image capturing an original scene. An image content identification in the form of an image content identification signal, is generated... |
| 6154728 |
Apparatus, method and system for distributed and automatic inventory, status and database creation and control for remote communication sites |
| Nov-28-2000 |
An apparatus, method and system are provided for automatic and distributed inventory processing for remote communication sites, such as remote cellular sites. A system embodiment includes a central site... |
| 6151589 |
Methods for performing large scale auctions and online negotiations |
| Nov-21-2000 |
A method for performing continuous auctions over a computer network system consisting of a server/seller and multiple clients/buyers. The seller makes information about the type of sale items, the number... |
| 6151586 |
Computerized reward system for encouraging participation in a health management program |
| Nov-21-2000 |
A computerized reward system which encourages an individual's participation in a health management system includes a script generating means for generating a health management script, a script assignment... |
| 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... |
| 6148331 |
Destination website access and information gathering system |
| Nov-14-2000 |
A destination website access system employs a bar code reader cooperating with a personal computer or workstation for accessing a unique destination website through a remote Internet service provider (ISP).... |
| 6144944 |
Computer system for efficiently selecting and providing information |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A system for selecting and providing information. The system can include an advertisement server that provides selected advertisements in response to a request from a web page server. The request includes... |
| 6138911 |
In-store points redemption system and method |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A computer implemented consumer transaction point accumulation system in which a consumer earns and accumulates points immediately for immediate use during transactions at participating retailer outlets,... |
| 6138106 |
Dynamically changing system for fulfilling concealed value gift certificate obligations |
| Oct-24-2000 |
A system and process for redeeming concealed value gift certificates with concealed value products. The gift certificates, purchasable by a buyer, represent a value stored in a database and concealed from... |
| 6134532 |
System and method for optimal adaptive matching of users to most relevant entity and information in real-time |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A system and method for selecting and presenting personally targeted entities such as advertising, coupons, products and information content, based on tracking observed behavior on a user-by-user basis... |
| 6134533 |
Multi-level marketing computer network server |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A server system for multi-level vending of any electronically transferable product through a communications network directly to a customer's computer. This server system (herein called a Sales Support... |
| 6131101 |
Electronic processing of mailing lists |
| Oct-10-2000 |
Apparatus and methods are provided in which software resident on a user's computer interfaces with software and/or supplemental information resident on a provider's computer via a transmission line to... |
| 6129276 |
Shopping cart mounted portable data collection device with tethered dataform reader |
| Oct-10-2000 |
A system for acquiring shopping list information includes a user terminal and a base unit in selective data communication via a wide-area network, such as the global Internet, common data carrier or a... |
| 6128599 |
Method and apparatus for processing customized group reward offers |
| Oct-3-2000 |
The present invention is an apparatus for providing and managing a customized reward offer to an affinity group sponsor based on the aggregate performance of members of the group. The apparatus includes... |
| 6123259 |
Electronic shopping system including customer relocation recognition |
| Sep-26-2000 |
An electronic personal shopping system, communicating between a store computer and a mobile terminal, for organizing a consumer's movement through a retail facility in accordance with the consumer's current... |
| 6122632 |
Electronic message management system |
| Sep-19-2000 |
An electronic message, or e-mail, management system having a digital computer for accepting e-mail messages; a program interface for automatically transferring received electronic messages to a database;... |
| 6119101 |
Intelligent agents for electronic commerce |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A system for electronic commerce (10) having personal agents (12 and 13) that represent consumers and providers in a virtual marketplace (28). Consumer personal agents conceal the identity of the consumer... |
| 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... |
| 6119100 |
Method and apparatus for managing the sale of aging products |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A store controller stores a series of prices for a product and respective effective periods during which the prices are effective. A customer submits an offer to buy the product at an "offer price" that... |
| 6119098 |
System and method for targeting and distributing advertisements over a distributed network |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A system and method for targeting and distributing advertisements over a distributed information network includes a client application that displays targeted advertisements on a subscriber's computer and... |
| 6112987 |
Method of executing a transaction on a smartcard, a smartcard and a transaction processing system including a smartcard |
| Sep-5-2000 |
A method of executing a transaction on a smartcard of the type including a processor, a memory for storing a system program, an application programs and for storing data and an interface enabling communication... |
| 6112192 |
Method for providing individually customized content in a network |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A method of customizing and modifying program material to tailor it to a receiving end user or client. When program material is to be generated for future customization or modification, an encrypted license... |
| 6112186 |
Distributed system for facilitating exchange of user information and opinion using automated collaborative filtering |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A system for facilitating exchange of user information and opinion using automated collaborative filtering includes memory elements for storing item profiles and user profiles. The data contained in those... |
| 6105002 |
Retail store efficiently configured to distribute electronic coupons at multiple product locations |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A system for creating, dispensing, and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. The system includes a "smart card", product stations adjacent to selected products in the store, and a checkout... |
| 6105001 |
Non-cash transaction incentive and commission distribution system |
| Aug-15-2000 |
An electronic fund transfer system is disclosed wherein commissions for point-of-sale purchase transactions are determined and distributed to members of an organizational network for promoting use of a... |
| 6102287 |
Method and apparatus for providing product survey information in an electronic payment system |
| Aug-15-2000 |
An electronic payment system in which a buyer purchases a product by sending an electronic payment order to a seller is enhanced to provide product survey information. An additional entity, an evaluator,... |
| 6101486 |
System and method for retrieving customer information at a transaction center |
| Aug-8-2000 |
A method and system for gathering and storing customer profile data when the customer accesses a website location. Dynamic content messages from company marketing material are selected in accordance with... |
| 6101485 |
Electronic solicitations for internet commerce |
| Aug-8-2000 |
A method for engaging in electronic commerce over the Internet, comprising the steps of: programming a first electronic mail (e-mail) message to include: a description of at least one product available... |
| 6094677 |
Methods, systems and computer program products for providing insertions during delays in interactive systems |
| Jul-25-2000 |
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for providing information in the form of an insertion to a user during delays in retrieving program material with an interactive system. This... |
| 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... |
| 6081788 |
Collaborative internet data mining system |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A collaborative Internet data mining system for facilitating a group effort from a plurality of guides to the Internet, by automatically processing the information provided by the guides and thereby create... |
| 6078896 |
Video identification for forecourt advertising |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A fuel dispenser includes fuel delivery components located in a service station, a card reader for reading customer credit or debit cards, a customer data input mechanism, and a video infeed line for infeeding... |
| 6078897 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing orders for goods or services to increase a discount |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A method and apparatus accepts a proposed order for products and/or services directed toward a vendor and identifies one or more additional orders that can be combined with the proposed order to obtain... |
| 6078892 |
Method for customer lead selection and optimization |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A method for retrieving information from a database includes pre-scoring each of a plurality of records in the database to determine their relevance to a particular item of interest, specifying at least... |
| 6076101 |
Electronic mail processing system with bonus point tracking |
| Jun-13-2000 |
An electronic mail processing system for distributing an e-mail message from a sender to recipients, which encourages the recipients to open, read, and reply to the e-mail message sent from the sender.... |
| 6076068 |
Coupon delivery system |
| Jun-13-2000 |
A computer-implemented method and apparatus for generating coupons to provide discounts for purchases includes providing a computer-based kiosk at a retail establishment such as a grocery store. A user... |
| 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... |
| 6076069 |
Method of and system for distributing and redeeming electronic coupons |
| Jun-13-2000 |
The invention consists of a method and system for enabling and enhancing electronic commerce over a communications channel. The system includes a communication channel coupled to at least two terminals... |
| 6075971 |
Method and apparatus for providing and monitoring coupons via a network |
| Jun-13-2000 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for targeting specific audiences for coupon distribution. In one embodiment, users of an entertainment network are monitored to determine specific... |
| 6073112 |
Computer system for merchant communication to customers |
| Jun-6-2000 |
A computer system provides automated merchant-to-customer communication. Each merchant customer is grouped into an initial grouping or entry segment, based on merchant definition of allocation filters.... |
| 6073105 |
Interactive personals online network method and apparatus |
| Jun-6-2000 |
A system for providing personal advertisements over a public network and for matching personal advertisements of different users includes means for integrating data from a plurality of different storage... |
| 6070147 |
Customer identification and marketing analysis systems |
| May-30-2000 |
A method and system for administering a loyalty marketing program (i.e., frequent buyer program) by using a government-issued identification card, such as a driver's license, as the frequent buyer redemption... |
