Method for providing consumers with offers

US6865545B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• TRS Holdings LLC · US

Inventors

• Seth M. Epstein · Town of West Hartford, US
• William R. Bailey · Greer, US
• William Zeigler · Chester, US
• Corey Snook · Winter Garden, US
• Steve Simoneau · South Killingly, US
• Rick Dinnis · Stratford, US
• Mark Smith · Coon Rapids, US
• Jennifer Smith · Town of West Hartford, US
• George V. Cinquegrana · Southbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 8, 2005
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G5/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, a method for providing a consumer with a plurality offers to be used to purchase goods is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing a database containing a plurality of available offers with the offers being arranged in groups and the offers in each of the groups being arranged in ranked tiers; connecting a consumer activated dispenser to the database; selecting a plurality of offers from the database for presentation to the consumer each time the consumer activates the dispenser; and the selecting step comprising examining each group in the database for available offers starting with a highest priority tier in said group and proceeding to a lowest priority tier.