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Sales promotion data processor system and interactive changeable display particularly useful therein

US5933813A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1996
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data processor system for promoting sales of products includes price storage devices for storing basic price information; criteria storage devices for storing predetermined criteria to be used in determining sales promotion prices; sensors for sensing the predetermined criteria; a data processor for receiving data from the above, and for automatically determining sales promotion prices of the products in accordance with the received data; and electronic displays controlled by the data processor for displaying the sales promotion prices. Also described is an interactive changeable display particularly useful in the sales promotion system, but also useful for other applications, such as for providing routing instructions to a plurality of destinations.

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