Multi-tier pricing of individual products based on volume discounts
    31.
    发明申请
    Multi-tier pricing of individual products based on volume discounts 有权
    基于批量折扣的单个产品的多层次定价

    公开(公告)号:US20100106587A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-29

    申请号:US12592220

    申请日:2009-11-20

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: A point of sale system or other computer system stores a product pricing database in which a full price and discount prices corresponding to one or more discount pricing tiers are stored for each product available for sale. Each of the discount prices for a given product has an associated threshold purchase total that has to be satisfied before the discount price is applied to a transaction. When a transaction occurs, the purchase total for the transaction is first calculated on the basis of full retail prices for the products and the purchase total for the transaction is compared with one or more threshold purchase totals which correspond to the discount pricing tiers. If a discount pricing tier is applicable (e.g. the calculated purchase total for the transaction is at least equal to a threshold purchase total), the appropriate discount prices for each product in the transaction are retrieved and used to calculate a reduced purchase total for the transaction. Qualification for discount pricing can also be based on, for example, a customer's purchasing history, or the number of a certain type of product included in the transaction instead of the purchase total of a transaction.

    摘要翻译: 销售系统或其他计算机系统存储产品定价数据库,其中针对可出售的每个产品存储对应于一个或多个折扣价格层的全价和折扣价格。 给定产品的每个折扣价格都有相关的门槛购买总额,在折扣价格应用于交易之前必须满足。 当交易发生时,交易的购买总额首先根据产品的全部零售价格计算,并将交易的购买总额与对应于折扣价格层级的一个或多个门槛购买总额进行比较。 如果适用折扣价格层级(例如交易的计算购买总额至少等于门槛购买总额),则会检索交易中每个产品的适当折扣价格,并用于计算交易的减少购买总额 。 折扣定价的资格也可以基于例如客户的采购历史,或交易中包括的特定类型的产品的数量,而不是交易的购买总额。

    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales
    33.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales 有权
    打印结算单以提供补充产品销售的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US06672507B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-06

    申请号:US09711996

    申请日:2000-11-14

    IPC分类号: G06K580

    摘要: A central controller such as one operating for a credit card account issuer receives one or more billing items which are to be printed on an account holder's billing statement. The central controller determines if the billing items, which typically specify purchases, satisfy any merchant-specified upsell offer conditions. Some upsell offer conditions include the purchase of a predetermined product, or a purchase which exceeds a predefined price. Such upsell offer conditions, when satisfied, direct the central controller to offer an upsell on the billing statement. If any of the upsell offer conditions are satisfied, the central controller determines one or more upsells that correspond to the upsell offer condition. The upsells may be, for example, products complementary to previously-purchased products. The upsells are offered to the account holder by printing onto the billing statement indicia that specifies the upsells. Upon receiving an indication that an upsell was accepted, the upsell is provided to the account holder. The account holder may accept the upsell by appropriately modifying the billing statement and returning the statement with payment. The upsell is then provided, typically in the form of a reduced price at a point-of-sale terminal or a discount on a subsequent billing statement.

    摘要翻译: 一个中央控制器,例如用于信用卡帐户发行者的一个中央控制器,接收一个或多个计费项目,这些计费项目将被打印在账户持有人的账单上。 中央控制器确定通常指定采购的计费项目是否满足任何商家指定的加售报价条件。 一些加售报价条件包括购买预定的产品,或超过预定价格的购买。 这种加售提供条件,当满意时,指示中央控制人在计费单上提供加价。 如果满足任何加售报价条件,则中央控制器确定与加售报价条件相对应的一个或多个加售。 例如,加售可能与以前购买的产品相辅相成。 通过打印到指定加售的记帐单上的账单持有人提供加售。 在接收到接受加售的指示后,向帐户持有者提供加售。 账户持有人可以通过适当地修改账单并通过付款退还账单来接受加售。 然后提供加售,通常以销售点终端的降价形式或后续计费单上的折扣形式提供。

    Method and apparatus for vending products
    35.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for vending products 失效
    售卖产品的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07587333B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-08

    申请号:US09218085

    申请日:1998-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06Q40/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus is disclosed for advancing the sale of vending machine products. The invention enables selling products without revealing the identity of the product. By concealing the identity of the products from a consumer prior to receiving payment, the present invention promotes the automated sale of perishable, slow-selling and/or less profitable products, to increase the overall profitability of a vending machine. Various embodiments are disclosed, including: predetermined price embodiments in which a vending machine sells one or more mystery products for a predetermined price; consumer-specified price embodiments in which a consumer is allowed to specify a price for one or more mystery products; and upsell embodiments in which a vending machine offers one or more upsell mystery products in exchange for the amount of change owed to a consumer, or in exchange for an amount of change owed to a consumer plus an additional monetary value.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于推进自动售货机产品销售的方法和装置。 本发明能够销售产品而不揭示产品的身份。 通过在收到付款之前隐藏来自消费者的产品的身份,本发明促进了易腐烂,慢销售和/或不太有利可图的产品的自动销售,以增加自动售货机的整体盈利能力。 公开了各种实施例,包括:售货机以预定价格出售一种或多种神秘产品的预定价格实施例; 消费者指定的价格实施方案,允许消费者指定一种或多种神秘产品的价格; 并且提供自动售货机提供一个或多个加售神秘产品以换取对消费者的变化量的替代实施例,或者换取对消费者的一些变化加上额外的货币价值。

    Multi-tier pricing of individual products based on volume discounts
    36.
    发明授权
    Multi-tier pricing of individual products based on volume discounts 有权
    基于批量折扣的单个产品的多层次定价

    公开(公告)号:US07343319B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-11

    申请号:US09350875

    申请日:1999-07-09

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: A point of sale system or other computer system stores a product pricing database in which a full price and discount prices corresponding to one or more discount pricing tiers are stored for each product available for sale. Each of the discount prices for a given product has an associated threshold purchase total that has to be satisfied before the discount price is applied to a transaction. When a transaction occurs, the purchase total for the transaction is first calculated on the basis of full retail prices for the products and the purchase total for the transaction is compared with one or more threshold purchase totals which correspond to the discount pricing tiers. If a discount pricing tier is applicable (e.g. the calculated purchase total for the transaction is at least equal to a threshold purchase total), the appropriate discount prices for each product in the transaction are retrieved and used to calculate a reduced purchase total for the transaction. Qualification for discount pricing can also be based on, for example, a customer's purchasing history, or the number of a certain type of product included in the transaction instead of the purchase total of a transaction.

    摘要翻译: 销售系统或其他计算机系统存储产品定价数据库,其中针对可出售的每个产品存储对应于一个或多个折扣价格层的全价和折扣价格。 给定产品的每个折扣价格都有相关的门槛购买总额,在折扣价格应用于交易之前必须满足。 当交易发生时,交易的购买总额首先根据产品的全部零售价格计算,并将交易的购买总额与对应于折扣价格层级的一个或多个门槛购买总额进行比较。 如果适用折扣价格层级(例如交易的计算购买总额至少等于门槛购买总额),则会检索交易中每个产品的适当折扣价格,并用于计算交易的减少购买总额 。 折扣定价的资格也可以基于例如客户的采购历史,或交易中包括的特定类型的产品的数量,而不是交易的购买总额。

    System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments
    37.
    发明授权
    System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments 有权
    在零售环境中动态装配包装的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06601036B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-29

    申请号:US09571210

    申请日:2000-05-16

    IPC分类号: G06F1760

    摘要: A system and method for managing the sale of a group of products at a single price based on sales performance data of the products is presented. The method and apparatus include offering a plurality of products by identifying products that are complementary, verifying acceptable sales performance for the complementary products, identifying a package including the complementary products having acceptable sales performance, determining a package price for the products included in the package, and offering the products included in the package at the package price. The status of the package is set to invalid when a time interval in which the package is available has expired. The method and apparatus further include package offer redemption by identifying a package including the products identified, determining a package price for the products included in the package, processing a sale of the products included in the package, adjusting sales performance data based on the sale of the products, and setting a status of the package to invalid when the sales performance data for the products included in the package fail to meet limits.

    摘要翻译: 介绍了一种基于产品销售业绩数据,以单一价格管理一组产品销售的系统和方法。 该方法和装置包括通过识别互补的产品,验证互补产品的可接受的销售业绩来提供多个产品,识别包括具有可接受的销售业绩的补充产品的包装,确定包装中包含的产品的包装价格, 并以包装价格提供包装中的产品。 当包可用的时间间隔已过期时,包的状态设置为无效。 该方法和装置还包括通过识别包括所识别的产品的包装,确定包装中包括的产品的包装价格,处理包装中包含的产品的销售,调整基于销售的销售业绩数据 产品,并且当包装中包含的产品的销售业绩数据不能达到限制时,将包的状态设置为无效。

    System and method for encouraging competitive participation in an auction
    39.
    发明授权
    System and method for encouraging competitive participation in an auction 失效
    鼓励竞争参与拍卖的制度和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08630916B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-14

    申请号:US11456245

    申请日:2006-07-10

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/08 G06Q30/06 G06Q40/04

    摘要: In both an on-line and a conventional auction, an auctioneer may encourage competitive bidding behavior through the provision of rewards to those bidders whose bids meet predetermined criteria. For example, a bidder may be rewarded if her bid exceeds a prior bid by a threshold value. An auctioneer may further discourage non-competitive bidding behavior by penalizing those bidders whose bids fall below predetermined standards.

    摘要翻译: 在线和常规拍卖中,拍卖人可以通过向符合预定标准的投标者提供奖励来鼓励竞争性招标行为。 例如,如果出价者的出价超过先前的出价阈值,则可以奖励出价人。 拍卖人可能会进一步阻止非竞争性投标行为,惩罚那些投标者的投标低于预定标准。