摘要:
A method, system, and computer program product for rewarding desired consumer behavior with ISP service is disclosed. A host computer tracks a purchase history of a consumer, the purchase history corresponding to at least one purchase of the consumer. The host copmuter determines whether the consumer qualifies to receive free Internet service from an ISP based on the consumer's purchase history and causes a store computer to deliver to teh consumer a reward, redeemable for the free service, if the consumer qualifies to receive the free service. Offline and online purchase histories of consumers may be used to target offers for free ISP service. According to another aspect of the invention, the store computer delivers an offer to a consumer. The offer includes a reward redeemable for free Internet service from an Internet service provider and a condition that must be met by the consumer in order for the consumer to receive the reward. The host computer then determines whether the consumer has met the condition, and the store computer delivers the reward to teh consumer if the consumer has met the condition. In alternative embodiments, Web servers perform portions of the processing.
摘要:
A method, system, and computer-readable medium that determine and/or confirm whether an individual is legally entitle and/or permitted to purchase a restricted product based upon a biometric measurement. Biometric information is received and used to identify a group to which a potential customer belongs. This group membership information is used to confirm whether or not the individual is legally entitle and/or permitted to purchase a restricted product. This can be done, e.g., by comparing the determined membership information with jurisdictional information specific to a certain restricted product. Moreover, a record of the provided biometric information can be stored to reduce the liability of the vendor in the case of falsified information.
摘要:
A system for distributing electronic coupons over a network (160) includes a computer processor and associated memory, an e-tail server system (120) including items for sale, a promotional server (130) including a database (230) having an inventory of certain of the plurality of items for sale and promotional linking code for linking the certain items for sale to promotional terms that define an electronic coupon and a client system (110) including a computer processor and associated memory, the client system (110) being selectively coupled to the e-tail server system (120) being selectively coupled to the e-tail server system (120) over the network or Internet (160) to initiate a purchase transaction by selecting an item from the plurality of items for sale. The system further includes a searching device for searching the database to determine whether the selected item is linked to the promotional terms by the promotion linking code prior to the purchase transaction being consumated and electronic coupon generating means for providing the electronic coupons to the client system (110) for items selected by the client which are linked to the promotional terms.
摘要:
A method and system for distributing promotional offers and other incentives to consumers over a communication network and for the consumers subsequently to redeem at least some of the offers is disclosed. The invention includes storing manufacturers offers and/or retail incentives in a database C associated with a cooperative communication network site (2) and providing information from the database to a consumer in a response to a request from a consumer to the database. The consumer may be connected directly to the database or may be given access to the database while logged into a retailer's or manufacturer's network site in such a way that the consumer is not aware that information is coming from the co-operative communication site. In addition, a transactional second database D is provided for recording transactions on the first database C so that when a consumer selects offers, step (27), from the database, an order is generated, step (28), on the transactional database. This order is passed to the retailer's on-line check out, step (30), and the transactional database is further updated, step (31), with any unfulfilled orders. Invoicing data is then produced from the transactional database for invoicing manufacturers and other suppliers for manufacturer's offers redeemed by retailers, and in addition, in an embodiment of the invention, marketing analysis reports are generated from the transactional database.
摘要:
A method and system to manage the operation of multiple item promotions which provide a benefit to a customer who purchases a specified combination of items. The present invention monitors purchases in conjunction with Point Of Sale (POS) processing in a retail store and determines when purchase combination promotions are satisfied by a customer's purchase selections. The present invention stores a description of the items purchased in conjunction with the promotion, stores the cost of the promotion to be charged to each sponsor for each benefit or discount provided, and tracks future redemption of coupons or paperless equivalents that were issued in conjunction with a purchase combination promotion.
摘要:
A system and method for printing a customized combination newsletter and product label for used in dispensing prescribed pharmaceutical products. An individual's medical status is determined based upon information provided to the dispensing pharmacist and a customized newsletter, which may contain standard information not customized for the individual, is printed onto a combination form that also contains a self-adhesive label which can be placed upon the dispensed pharmaceutical product container. The combination form containing both the newsletter and container label facilitate giving the newsletter to the proper individual.
摘要:
Apparatus and a corresponding method for creating a coupon (94) or other like incentive in response to a transaction. A record (44) pertaining to the details of the transaction is examined to determine whether the transaction is intended to trigger the creation of a coupon (94) or other like incentive having a border (95). The non-existence of a certain detail of the transaction examined will result in creation of a coupon (94) or other like incentive having a border (95). Also, the existence of a certain detail of the transaction examined will result in the creation of a coupon (94) or other like incentive having a border (95). A store controller (10) performs the necessary operations.
摘要:
A system and method for delivering purchasing incentives and a variety of other retail shopping aids through a computer network, such as by E-mail over the Interne or the World Wide Web. Customers (10) of retail stores can establish a bi-directional communication link with the system, log in (16) to the system, and then elect to browse among available purchasing incentive offers (18, 22), or elect to explore other shopping aids, such as a shopping list generator (26), a recipe center (30), or simply elect to claim a product rebate or to receive product information. The system merges customer-supplied information (270) with other purchase incentive data (272) and creates a printable graphical image of the purchasing incentive (282) for transmission to the customer. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the purchase incentive is not transmitted directly to the customer. Instead, the terms of the incentive are transmitted electronically to the retail store (310) designated by the customer, who receives either a token (316) to present at the store or an advisory message. In yet another embodiment of the invention, incentives may be targeted to specific consumers based on a consumer purchase history (502), and transmitted to consumers' computers (510) using electronic mail addresses stored in a consumer database (506), or using a 'personal page' in the computer network, established for each consenting consumer.
摘要:
Method and system for analyzing trends. A host system is linked with a plurality of point-of-sale systems. A master terminal may also act as a complete point-of-sale system. The point-of-sale systems store transactional data relating to purchases made. At the host level or at the master terminal, desired trends relating to the sales of products are identified by the retailer or manufacturer. Desired responses for responding to the trends are determined. A trend analysis system, using the transactional data, generates a response to the trends using the information linking the trend with the desired response. The instruction are sent to modify the operation of the point-of-sale system to respond to the trends. The response may be a promotional offer designed to make sales meet the desired trends, such as a coupon, a discount or a price reduction.
摘要:
The method involves appending patient specific information to a data record containing normally transmitted information at a third party computer (100) and transmitting the data record between the third party computer and the pharmacy computer (200) during a pharmacy transaction. The data record is then captured by the advisory computer (300) and advisory message is generated by advisory computer. The generated advisory message is then transmitted to the pharmacy printer. Appending patient specific information comprises appending any one of a patient greeting, doctor's appointment remainder, billing information, promotional materials, information concerning related products, information concerning related discounts, government warnings and new items. An Independent claim is also included for system for generating advisory messages.