Patent · US Expired

Customer information network

US6314406A · kind A · utility

280Cited by
55References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A retail customer information system which includes: at least one data processing device including a data storage adapted for selectively storing marketing data in a plurality of data fields. The customer information system also includes a portable transaction computer having a graphical user interface adapted to selectively display icon data representing data stored in the data storage. The portable transaction computer further including a random access memory; and a processor adapted to process instructions disposed in the random access memory. The retail customer information system further including a first data channel adapted for selectively communicating marketing data between the portable transaction computer and the data processing device.

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