Method and apparatus for dispensing discount coupons
US5612868A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G5/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for generating, in a retail store, a printable discount coupon image solely in response to a customer's action concerning the purchase of an item. The system includes at least one customer checkout terminal, a store controller, a file for storing the terms of at least one coupon deal in which a discount coupon image is generated upon the purchase of a triggering product. The system identifies the triggering product in the customer order, associates it with the coupon deal, and automatically generates data defining at least one discount coupon for a product, typically other than the triggering product, based on the details of the coupon deal, which are not communicated to the customer prior to processing the customer order.
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