公开(公告)号：US20080052175A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11926412

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  John Packes ,  Charles Rattner ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Andrew Van Luchene

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  John Packes ,  Charles Rattner ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Andrew Van Luchene

IPC分类号： G07F9/00

CPC分类号： G07C15/005 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/387 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G07F5/24 ,  G07F9/026 ,  G07F17/0071 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3255 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/12 ,  G07G5/00

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切变化加上额外的货币价值。

公开(公告)号：US20060212358A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-21

申请号：US11421539

申请日：2006-06-01

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

IPC分类号： G06Q20/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/387 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G07G1/145

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.

公开(公告)号：US20060206386A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-14

申请号：US11421636

申请日：2006-06-01

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

IPC分类号： G06Q20/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/387 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G07G1/145

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.

公开(公告)号：US20080052177A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11930448

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

IPC分类号： G06Q20/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/387 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G07G1/145

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。

公开(公告)号：US20060206385A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-14

申请号：US11421364

申请日：2006-05-31

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco

IPC分类号： G06Q20/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/387 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G07G1/145

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.

公开(公告)号：US20070156529A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-05

申请号：US11686077

申请日：2007-03-14

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Jonathan Otto ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Andrew Golden ,  Russell Sammon

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Jonathan Otto ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Andrew Golden ,  Russell Sammon

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q30/0223 ,  G06Q30/0224 ,  G06Q30/0234 ,  G06Q30/0235 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0613 ,  G06Q30/0631

摘要： A method and apparatus allows a customer to indicate his or her brand indifference within a product category, and then receive a benefit for purchasing a product chosen by a third party from within this product category. This method and apparatus is particularly useful in differentiating between brand-loyal or brand-sensitive customers and brand-indifferent customers, and allows manufacturers to price-discriminate between these two types of customers. The method includes a step during which an indication of at least one product or service category of interest is received from a customer or other potential purchaser, a step during which a selection of at least one product or service is made that matches the indicated product or service category, a step during which an indication of the selected product or service is provided to the customer or other potential purchaser or to a device used or accessible by the customer or other potential purchaser, a step during which an indication is received that the customer or other potential purchaser has actually purchased, rented, leased, obtained, etc. the selected product or service, and a step during which a benefit is provided to the customer or purchaser who actually purchased, rented, leased, obtained, etc. the selected product or service, or to some other person or entity designated by the customer or some other person or entity.

公开(公告)号：US20120054031A9

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US11686077

申请日：2007-03-14

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Jonathan Otto ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Andrew Golden ,  Russell Sammon

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Andrew Van Luchene ,  Jonathan Otto ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Andrew Golden ,  Russell Sammon

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q30/0223 ,  G06Q30/0224 ,  G06Q30/0234 ,  G06Q30/0235 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0613 ,  G06Q30/0631

摘要： A method and apparatus allows a customer to indicate his or her brand indifference within a product category, and then receive a benefit for purchasing a product chosen by a third party from within this product category. This method and apparatus is particularly useful in differentiating between brand-loyal or brand-sensitive customers and brand-indifferent customers, and allows manufacturers to price-discriminate between these two types of customers. The method includes a step during which an indication of at least one product or service category of interest is received from a customer or other potential purchaser, a step during which a selection of at least one product or service is made that matches the indicated product or service category, a step during which an indication of the selected product or service is provided to the customer or other potential purchaser or to a device used or accessible by the customer or other potential purchaser, a step during which an indication is received that the customer or other potential purchaser has actually purchased, rented, leased, obtained, etc. the selected product or service, and a step during which a benefit is provided to the customer or purchaser who actually purchased, rented, leased, obtained, etc. the selected product or service, or to some other person or entity designated by the customer or some other person or entity.

摘要翻译： 方法和装置允许客户在产品类别内指示他或她的品牌冷漠，然后从该产品类别中获得购买由第三方选择的产品的利益。 这种方法和设备在区分品牌忠诚或品牌敏感客户和品牌无关客户方面特别有用，并允许制造商对这两种类型的客户进行价格差异化。 该方法包括以下步骤：在该步骤期间，从客户或其他潜在购买者接收至少一个感兴趣的产品或服务类别的指示，在该步骤中进行至少一个产品或服务的选择以与指示的产品匹配，或 服务类别，其中将所选择的产品或服务的指示提供给客户或其他潜在购买者或由客户或其他潜在购买者使用或可访问的设备的步骤，其中接收到指示客户 或其他潜在购买者实际购买，租赁，租赁，获得等所选择的产品或服务，以及向所选择的实际购买，租赁，获得等获得的客户或购买者提供利益的步骤 产品或服务，或客户或其他个人或实体指定的其他个人或实体。

公开(公告)号：US20060223625A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11424973

申请日：2006-06-19

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  James Jorasch ,  John Packes ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Stephen Tulley

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  James Jorasch ,  John Packes ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Stephen Tulley

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A system and method is provided by which players participating in a primary lottery drawing may elect to participate in a second, or derivative lottery drawing (a “meta-game”). In one embodiment, a meta-game is conducted by first registering a plurality of lottery entries to define a group. The group wins an award in the meta-game if the plurality of lottery entries of the group fail to win an award above a predetermined threshold in the primary lottery drawing.

公开(公告)号：US20060246997A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11425426

申请日：2006-06-21

申请人： John Packes ,  Stephen Tulley ,  James Jorasch ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Jay Walker ,  Steven Santisi

发明人： John Packes ,  Stephen Tulley ,  James Jorasch ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Jay Walker ,  Steven Santisi

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07C15/006 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A system, method, and ticket for a lottery player to increase a payout received for winning a lottery game is disclosed. A request to purchase a set of play indicia (e.g. lottery numbers) and to associate the play indicia with a multiplier is received from a player. Data relating to the set of play indicia and data identifying the multiplier are stored in a memory where they are logically associated with each other. A purchase price is determined for the multiplier based upon various factors including the expected value of the multiplier as applied to a lottery ticket. The set of play indicia may be for a drawing-type lottery game and/or an instant-type lottery game and may be defined by characters and/or other representations. An embodiment of the present invention also includes a computer system having a memory for storing data related to the lottery game and having a processor in communication with the memory. The processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier and calculate a purchase price for the multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to apply the multiplier to redemption values of one or more sets of play indicia associated with the multiplier according to various different algorithms to compute a payout amount to award a lottery player.

公开(公告)号：US20060223626A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11424979

申请日：2006-06-19

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  James Jorasch ,  John Packes ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Stephen Tulley

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  James Jorasch ,  John Packes ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Stephen Tulley

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A system and method is provided by which players participating in a primary lottery drawing may elect to participate in a second, or derivative lottery drawing (a “meta-game”). In one embodiment, a meta-game is conducted by first registering a plurality of lottery entries to define a group. The group wins an award in the meta-game if the plurality of lottery entries of the group fail to win an award above a predetermined threshold in the primary lottery drawing.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和方法，通过该系统和方法，参与主要彩票绘图的玩家可以选择参与第二或衍生彩票绘图（“元游戏”）。 在一个实施例中，通过首先注册多个彩票条目来定义组，进行元游戏。 如果该组织的多个彩票条目在主彩票图中未能获得高于预定阈值的奖励，则该组在元游戏中获胜。