Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Mechanized store
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-31
2008-12-30
Lee, Michael G (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Mechanized store
C235S381000, C705S014270, C705S016000, C705S021000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07469826
ABSTRACT:
A combined in-store and fuel center point-of-sale system having a first point-of-sale system, having a checkout manager and one or more checkout terminals, and a second point-of-sale system, having a fuel center and one or more fuel pumps, in communication with each other and with one or more primary databases containing marketing data, consumer data, customer data, master sales data, discount data, and merchandise product data, for generating a fuel discount at the second point-of-sale system based on first purchasing activity at the first point-of-sale system and/or second purchasing activity at said second point-of-sale system. The fuel discount is maintained for each customer in one of said primary databases and is based on a total purchase of products, a total purchase of product units, a total purchase amount of a product type, time period for total purchase of products, or a tiered spending amount.
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Ciancio David
Stevenson David
Haupt Kristy A
Lee Michael G
The Kroger Co.
Thompson Hine LLP
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