Product matching shopping contest
OwnerDino Scorzielloinventor
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Abstract
A retail contest consisting of a product database (30) containing the items for sale in a store, a designated winning-list of items (40) containing items selected from the product database (30) and an electronic cash register or computer with product identification means (20) that can identify the items (10) a contestant (1) is purchasing (15). The electronic cash register or computer with product identification means (20) can also compare (25) the items being purchased (10) against the items listed in the designated winning-list of items (40). The result of the comparison (25) is then displayed (50) to the contestant (1) on a screen or receipt.
Claims1
A method of selecting a winner of a contest, comprising of:
- (a) providing a means of designating a winning-list of items, pre-selected from a larger list of items,
- (b) providing a means of comparing a contestant's selected items to those in said designated winning-list of items,
- (c) providing a means of displaying the results of said comparison to the contestant,
- whereby a contestant will be deemed a winner if the items he/she selected match the items on said designated winning-list of items.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.