Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transaction
US7542919B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G5/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus a user or other customer, controller, point-of-sale terminal, etc. to conduct a transaction for the purchase of one or more products and/or services, during which a supplemental product or service to offer a user during a transaction, either in addition to the products and/or services the user is purchasing or as a replacement to one or more of the products and/or services that the user is purchasing. The method may be implemented in retail embodiment where a user is purchasing products and/or services at a cash register or other point-of-sale terminal. The method may also be implemented in a online embodiment where a user is purchasing products and/or services using a computer, terminal, telephone or other client or user device and accessing a World Wide Web site, online catalog, interactive voice response unit or system, etc.
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