Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal
US6119099A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G5/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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 price and a corresponding upsell to offer a customer in exchange for the change due to him. If the customer accepts the upsell, the cashier so indicates by pressing a selection button on the POS terminal. The required payment amount for the customer to pay is then set equal to the rounded price, rather than the purchase price. Thus, the customer receives the upsell in exchange for the coins due to him, and the coins need not be exchanged between the customer and the POS terminal.
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