US 8,464,929 B2Granted

Store solutions

AssigneeCatalina Marketing Corporation

InventorsBret Joseph Besecker, Jay Parsons, Anantha Narayanan Ramachandran

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Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information. The time correlation of identifications may be used to build a time correlation database, and thereafter use that database for targeted communications. Related inventions include an intelligent Y cable or the like to filter data transmitted from a scanner at a point of entry of consumer data, and a novel POS CS configured to receive bar codes that would otherwise cause the POS CS to enter an error condition. w

Claims21

Dependent claims

A system for outputting a coupon, comprising:

a local marketing computer, said local marketing computer comprising:
at least one memory configured to store data;
at least one input configured to receive identification codes;
at least one output configured to output identification codes, wherein the at least one output comprises a printer;
and
at least one processor programmed to:
receive a plurality of identification codes via the at least one input, the plurality of identification codes comprising a product identification via the at least one input;
store in the at least one memory the plurality of identification codes received via the at least one input and a time of receipt of each of the plurality of identification codes;
identify a voucher identification associated with the product identification;
communicate the voucher identification via the at least one output;
receive a second identification;
determine whether the second identification comprises the voucher identification;
identify a coupon associated with the voucher identification when the second identification comprises the voucher identification;
determine whether a time of receipt of the second identification code is within a predetermined time of a time of receipt of the product identification code;
and
communicate the coupon when the time of receipt of the second identification code is within the predetermined time of a time of receipt of the product identification code.

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A computer implemented method for outputting a coupon, the method being implemented in a computer that includes one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, a plurality of identification codes via the at least one input, the plurality of identification codes comprising a product identification;
storing, by the one or more processors in at least one memory, the plurality of identification codes received via the at least one input and a time of receipt of each of the plurality of identification codes;
identifying, by the one or more processors, a voucher identification associated with the product identification;
communicating, by the one or more processors, the voucher identification via at least one output comprising a printer;
receiving, by the one more processors, a second identification;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the second identification comprises the voucher identification;
identifying, by the one or more processors, a coupon associated with the voucher identification when the second identification comprises the voucher identification;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether a time of receipt of the second identification code is within a predetermined time of a time of receipt of the product identification code;
and
communicating, by the one or more processors, the coupon when the time of receipt of the second identification code is within the predetermined time of a time of receipt of the product identification code.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/229,645Filed 9 Sep 2011 · division
Priority: 12 Jun 2007
Published: US 2011/0320258 A129 Dec 2011
Granted: 18 Jun 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06Q 30/0238
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: at point-of-sale [POS]
G06Q 20/208
Point-of-sale [POS] network systems: input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
G06Q 30/02
Commerce: marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
G06Q 30/0207
Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising: discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates

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Application60/943,462Us provisional application · filed 12 Jun 2007
Application12/056,490Parent of this division · filed 27 Mar 2008
US 2011/0320258 A1Pre-grant publication · published 29 Dec 2011
US 8,104,671 B2Parent of this division
US 2009/0026255 A1Published application
US 8,464,929 B2This patent

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