Automated Prior Art Search Tool
    1.
    发明申请
    Automated Prior Art Search Tool 审中-公开
    自动化现有技术搜索工具

    公开(公告)号:US20080033741A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-07

    申请号:US11671381

    申请日:2007-02-05

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    摘要: Improved methods for drafting, preparing, and submitting a patent application are described. The system provides for automated prior art searches. The system also provides a mechanism by which end users can submit comments on the prior art and these comments are used to determine the relevance of the prior art in future prior art searches.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于起草,准备和提交专利申请的改进方法。 该系统提供自动化的现有技术搜索。 该系统还提供了一种机制,终端用户可以通过该机制提交关于现有技术的评论,并且这些评论用于确定现有技术在将来的现有技术搜索中的相关性。

    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales 失效
    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:US06196458B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-06

    申请号:US08982149

    申请日:1997-12-01

    IPC分类号: G06K500

    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 administering a reward program
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for administering a reward program 失效
    用于管理奖励计划的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6049778A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-11

    申请号:US961964

    申请日:1997-10-31

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02 G06F19/00

    摘要: In accordance with the present invention, a central controller stores a series of registrations, each of which corresponds to a purchaser of a product. The central controller calculates a measurement of product success, such as the number of products sold or the market share of the product. The central controller determines if the measurement is within a predetermined range. For example, the central controller may determine if the number of products sold exceeds a predetermined threshold. A selected set of registrations which are "early-adopter" registrations are selected. The set of registrations thereby defines a set of early-adopter purchasers. For example, the central controller may select a set of registrations having ordinal positions within a predetermined range of positions, such as the first hundred registrations. Thus, one hundred early-adopter purchasers are defined. If the measurement of product success is within the predetermined range, a reward, such as a refund or a free product, is provided to each early-adopter purchaser. For example, if sales of the product exceed 1,000,000 units, a reward is provided to each early-adopter purchaser.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,中央控制器存储一系列注册,每个注册对应于产品的购买者。 中央控制器计算产品成功的度量,如产品销售数量或产品的市场份额。 中央控制器确定测量是否在预定范围内。 例如,中央控制器可以确定所销售的产品的数量是否超过预定的阈值。 选择一组选定的“早期采用者”注册。 这套注册因此定义了一套早期采用者购买者。 例如,中央控制器可以选择一组具有在预定范围内的顺序位置的注册,例如前100个注册。 因此,定义了100位早期采购者。 如果产品成功的测量在预定范围内,则向每个早期采购者提供奖励,例如退款或免费产品。 例如,如果产品的销售额超过100万台,则会向每个早期采购者提供奖励。

    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales
    6.
    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 administering a reward program
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for administering a reward program 有权
    用于管理奖励计划的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08280769B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-02

    申请号:US11946435

    申请日:2007-11-28

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a controller calculates a measurement of product success, such as the number of products sold or the market share of the product. A set of registrations which are “early-adopter” registrations are selected. The set of registrations thereby defines a set of early-adopter purchasers. If the measurement of product success is within a predetermined range, a reward, such as a refund or a free product, is provided to each early-adopter purchaser.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例,控制器计算产品成功的测量,诸如所销售的产品的数量或产品的市场份额。 选择一组早期采用者注册的注册。 这套注册因此定义了一套早期采用者购买者。 如果产品成功的测量在预定范围内,则向每个早期采购者购买者提供奖励,例如退款或免费产品。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE SALE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE SALE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS 审中-公开
    促进临床销售订购的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110258030A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-20

    申请号:US13173464

    申请日:2011-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: A POS terminal receives a signal that indicates an item, for example, via a bar code scanner. The POS terminal ascertains whether the item is associated with an offer for a rebate. If so, a code is generated and output to the customer, such as on a printed receipt. The code is associated with an offer for a rebate in exchange for establishing a subscription to a periodical. If the customer subscribes to a required periodical, he will be credited the amount he paid for the item. Subsequently, the customer requests a subscription to a periodical from a subscription fulfillment house, and provides his code in conjunction with the request. If the code is valid, the customer is provided with a rebate. The rebate may be provided directly by the subscription fulfillment house (e.g. a credit to a credit card account) or may be provided by a merchant (e.g. a discount on a future purchase).

    摘要翻译: POS终端例如经由条形码扫描器接收指示项目的信号。 POS终端确定该项目是否与退款要约相关联。 如果是,则生成代码并将其输出给客户,例如打印的收据。 代码与回扣的提议相关联,以交换定期订阅。 如果客户订阅所需的期刊,他将被记入他为该项目支付的金额。 随后,客户请求从订阅履行机构订阅期刊,并结合请求提供他的代码。 如果代码有效,则向客户提供折扣。 退款可以由订阅履行机构直接提供(例如信用卡信用卡账户),或者可以由商家提供(例如,将来购买的折扣)。

    Method and apparatus for facilitating the sale of subscriptions to periodicals
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for facilitating the sale of subscriptions to periodicals 有权
    便于出售订阅期刊的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08015059B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-06

    申请号:US11611931

    申请日:2006-12-18

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: A POS terminal receives a signal that indicates an item, for example, via a bar code scanner. The POS terminal ascertains whether the item is associated with an offer for a rebate. If so, a code is generated and output to the customer, such as on a printed receipt. The code is associated with an offer for a rebate in exchange for establishing a subscription to a periodical. If the customer subscribes to a required periodical, he will be credited the amount he paid for the item. Subsequently, the customer requests a subscription to a periodical from a subscription fulfillment house, and provides his code in conjunction with the request. If the code is valid, the customer is provided with a rebate. The rebate may be provided directly by the subscription fulfillment house (e.g. a credit to a credit card account) or may be provided by a merchant (e.g. a discount on a future purchase).

    摘要翻译: POS终端例如经由条形码扫描器接收指示项目的信号。 POS终端确定该项目是否与退款要约相关联。 如果是,则生成代码并将其输出给客户,例如打印的收据。 代码与回扣的提议相关联,以交换定期订阅。 如果客户订阅所需的期刊,他将被记入他为该项目支付的金额。 随后,客户请求从订阅履行机构订阅期刊,并结合请求提供他的代码。 如果代码有效,则向客户提供折扣。 退款可以由订阅履行机构直接提供(例如信用卡信用卡账户),或者可以由商家提供(例如,将来购买的折扣)。

    Method and apparatus for administering a reward program
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for administering a reward program 有权
    用于管理奖励计划的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08566155B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-22

    申请号:US13616662

    申请日:2012-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: The method and apparatus for administering a reward program includes a central controller that stores a series of registrations, each of which corresponds to a purchaser of a product. The central controller calculates a measurement of product success, such as the number of products sold or the market share of the product, and determines if the measurement is within a predetermined range. The central controller may determine if the number of products sold exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a set of registrations are selected as “early-adopter” registrations that thereby define a set of early-adopter purchasers. The central controller may select a set of registrations having ordinal positions within a predetermined range of positions, so that early-adopter purchasers are defined. If the measurement of product success is within the predetermined range, a reward, such as a refund or a free product, may be provided to each early-adopter purchaser.

    摘要翻译: 用于管理奖励计划的方法和装置包括存储一系列注册的中央控制器,每个注册对应于产品的购买者。 中央控制器计算产品成功的度量,例如所销售产品的数量或产品的市场份额,并确定测量是否在预定范围内。 中央控制器可以确定所销售的产品的数量是否超过预定阈值,并且一组注册被选择为“早期采用者”注册,从而定义一组早期采用者购买者。 中央控制器可以在预定位置范围内选择具有序数位置的一组注册,从而定义早期采用者购买者。 如果产品成功的测量在预定范围内,则可以向每个早期采购者购买者提供奖励,例如退款或免费产品。