Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-04
2006-07-04
Myhre, James W. (Department: 3622)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S019000, C705S020000, C705S021000, C705S023000, C705S024000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07072850
ABSTRACT:
Upsells are made accessible to customers so customers may select upsells as they select items in their purchase. Each upsell has an associated rounding code. For example, the rounding code may be determinable from a bar code printed on an adhesive label that is affixed to the upsell. A POS terminal receives the rounding code, by scanning the label or other means. Typically, the rounding code is read in a manner similar to the manner in which items in the purchase are read by the POS terminal. The purchase price (sum of all item prices and any tax) is rounded, based on the rounding code. For example, given a purchase price of $8.26, and a rounding code that indicates a multiple of $5, the purchase price would be rounded up to the next-higher multiple of $5 ($10.00). The customer would pay the rounded price in exchange for the items and the upsell. Thus, the difference between the rounded price and the purchase price ($10.00−$8.26 =$1.74) is effectively the price the customer pays for the upsell.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3573747 (1971-04-01), Adams et al.
patent: 3637999 (1972-01-01), Pappas
patent: 4108361 (1978-08-01), Krause
patent: 4120452 (1978-10-01), Kimura et al.
patent: 4323770 (1982-04-01), Dieulot et al.
patent: 4494197 (1985-01-01), Troy et al.
patent: 4500880 (1985-02-01), Gommersall et al.
patent: 4669730 (1987-06-01), Small
patent: 4677553 (1987-06-01), Roberts et al.
patent: 4689742 (1987-08-01), Troy et al.
patent: 4760247 (1988-07-01), Keane et al.
patent: 4764666 (1988-08-01), Bergeron
patent: 4815741 (1989-03-01), Small
patent: 4825045 (1989-04-01), Humble
patent: 4839507 (1989-06-01), May
patent: 4854590 (1989-08-01), Jolliff et al.
patent: 4859838 (1989-08-01), Okiharu
patent: 4882473 (1989-11-01), Bergeron et al.
patent: 4910672 (1990-03-01), Off et al.
patent: 4922522 (1990-05-01), Scanlon
patent: 4937853 (1990-06-01), Brule et al.
patent: 4982337 (1991-01-01), Burr et al.
patent: 4993714 (1991-02-01), Golightly
patent: 5056019 (1991-10-01), Schultz et al.
patent: 5119295 (1992-06-01), Kapur
patent: 5177342 (1993-01-01), Adams
patent: 5200889 (1993-04-01), Mori
patent: 5216595 (1993-06-01), Protheroe
patent: 5223698 (1993-06-01), Kapur
patent: 5231569 (1993-07-01), Myatt et al.
patent: 5239165 (1993-08-01), Novak
patent: 5243515 (1993-09-01), Lee
patent: 5262941 (1993-11-01), Saladin et al.
patent: 5269521 (1993-12-01), Rossides
patent: 5274547 (1993-12-01), Zoffel et al.
patent: 5283731 (1994-02-01), Lalonde et al.
patent: 5287268 (1994-02-01), McCarthy
patent: 5297031 (1994-03-01), Gutterman et al.
patent: 5309355 (1994-05-01), Lockwood
patent: 5371345 (1994-12-01), LeStrange et al.
patent: 5420606 (1995-05-01), Begum et al.
patent: 5440108 (1995-08-01), Tran et al.
patent: 5450938 (1995-09-01), Rademacher
patent: 5459306 (1995-10-01), Stein et al.
patent: 5491326 (1996-02-01), Marceau et al.
patent: 5504475 (1996-04-01), Houdou et al.
patent: 5572653 (1996-11-01), DeTemple et al.
patent: 5592375 (1997-01-01), Salmon et al.
patent: 5592376 (1997-01-01), Hodroff
patent: 5604343 (1997-02-01), Curry et al.
patent: 5611052 (1997-03-01), Dykstra et al.
patent: 5615269 (1997-03-01), Micali
patent: 5620182 (1997-04-01), Rossides
patent: 5621201 (1997-04-01), Langhams et al.
patent: 5632010 (1997-05-01), Briechle et al.
patent: 5664115 (1997-09-01), Fraser
patent: 5869826 (1999-02-01), Eleftheriou
patent: 5999914 (1999-12-01), Blinn et al.
patent: 6088682 (2000-07-01), Burke
patent: 6112191 (2000-08-01), Burke
patent: 95 07963 (1997-03-01), None
patent: WO 97/46961 (1997-12-01), None
Webster's II, New Riverside University Dictionary, 1994, Houghton-Mifflin Company, pp 450.
Myhre, James W., “Examiner's Affidavit”, dated Feb. 22, 2001.
“Cape Town”, Reuters, Nov. 8, 1979, Thursday PM Cycle.
“Save The Mark”, Financial Times (London), Feb. 1, 1983, Section I; Men & Matters at p. 12.
Jan Greene, “Farm Bills Please Associations; National Grocers Association”, Supermarket News, Dec. 23, 1985, vol. 35 at p. 6.
“POS Spectrum: a Lottery Looks to POS for Growth”, POS News, Jan. 1989 vol. 5, No. 7 at p. 8.
Robert Kuttner, “Computers May Turn The World Into One Big Commodities Pit”, Business Week, Sep. 11, 1989 Economic Viewpoint Section at p. 17.
Michael Schrage, “An Experiment in Economic Theory; Labs Testing Real Markets”, The Record, Nov. 26, 1989, Business Section at p. B01.
“Let's Play the Cash Register Receipts Lottery”, The New York Times, Dec. 25, 1990, Late Edition—Final, Section 1 at p. 30.
“Philips Offers Customers Financing Through Citicorp; Philips Medical Systems North America, Citicorp North America Inc.”, Health Industry Today, Jun. 1991, vol. 54; No. 6; at p. 4.
Laura Del Rosso, Marketel Says It Plans to Launch Air Fare ‘Auction’ in June; Marketel International Inc., Travel Weekly, Apr. 19, 1991, vol. 50; No. 34 at p. 1.
Jeff Pelline, “Travelers Bidding on Airline Tickets SF Firm Offers Chance For Cut-rate Fares”, The San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 19, 1991, Monday, Final Edition at p. A4.
Laura Del Rosso, “Ticket-bidding Firm Closes Its Doors; Marketel International; Brief Article”, Travel Weekly, Mar. 12, 1992, vol. 51; No. 21; at p. 1.
“Winn-Dixie/The Salvation Army Report Contribution For War Against Hunger”, PR Newswire, Jun. 10, 1993, Financial News Section.
Jeanne Jones, “Data Readers Streamline Management; Scanner Technology Aids Retailers As Well As Plants, Wholesalers”, The Houston Post, Jun. 26, 1994, Business Section at p. D1.
Phillip Fiorini, “‘No Place for Penny?’/ Smallest Coin Doesn't Make Cents to Some”, USA Today, Jul. 29, 1994, News Section at p. 1A.
Alison Smith, “Survey of UK Consumer Credit and Asset Finance”, Financial TImes, Nov. 3, 1994, at p. VI.
Tom Andreoli, Jeff Borden, Beth Healy, Steven R. Strahler and Mark Veverka, “Cash Machines Offer a Whole Lotto Money for Withdrawal; An Unfortunate Juxtaposition; Block The Metaphor!; Something Street Talk; Fishy in Springfield; State Street Sears?; Champion as Underdog; A ‘Whole Language’ Graduate”, Crain's Chicago Business at p. 8.
“Spain: BBV Launches New Card”, Cards International, Jun. 22, 1995 at p. 5.
Jim Knippenberg “Psst! Will Local Radio Empires Strike Back?”, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Jul. 23, 1995 at p. F01.
“CYBER BID”, Net Fund Ltd., Copyright 1996 Brochure.
Kimberlyt Hadley, “Pastors Praying Anti-arson Effort Will Burn Bias”, The Nashville Banner, Jul. 26, 1996 at p. A13.
John Gapper, “Nat West Reports Rise in Bad Debt”, Financial Times, Jul. 31, 1996,London Edition 3, News Section: UK at p. 09.
“Lynx Technology: Lynx to Provide Business Leasing Programme Through Schroder Leasing”, M2 Presswire, Aug. 9, 1996.
Paul Taylor, “Towards a Dream Market”, Financial Times (London), Sep. 4, 1996, Survey Section at p. 03.
Gilbert Rehayem, “Opinion: X-Press Betting”, La Fleur's Lottery World, Feb. 7, 1997 at p. 4.i.
Michelle Singletary, “Electronic World, Inchjecked Problem? U.S. Move to Paperless Payments Raiese Worries About Those Who Don't Use Banks”, The Washington Post, Mar. 4, 1997, Financial Section at p. C01.
“Avco Financial Services”, NHFA, (http://www.homefurnish.com/NHFA/avco.htm), download date: May 23, 1997.
“Products and Services: Checkout Direct”, Catalina Marketing Corporation, (http://catalinsmktg.com/prodedir.htm), download date: May 29, 1997.
Bertram V. Burke, “Funneling Change to Useful Pursuits”, The New York Times, Jun. 9, 1997, Section D; at p. 2. (Note: article on 2nd page of attached copy).
“The Key to Your Identity; Falling Costs will Allow Fingerprint Verification to be Widely Used, Reports Geoff Nairn”, Financial Times (London), Jul. 15, 1997, US Edition 1 , Technology Section at p. 12.
“The United C
Alderucci Dean P.
Myhre James W.
Walker Digital, LLC
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for processing a supplementary product... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for processing a supplementary product..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for processing a supplementary product... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3546321