Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in a retail environment
US6542874B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A retail subscription system receives one or more subscription cards indicating that subscriptions to periodicals were sold. The retail subscription system verifies the subscriptions by reference to its own databases and to codes on the subscription cards, and transmits the subscriptions to a fulfillment house for distribution if the codes are determined valid.
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