Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-11
2005-10-11
Alvarez, Raquel (Department: 2162)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S014270, C705S026640, C705S027200, C235S375000, C283S056000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06954732
ABSTRACT:
A retail establishment discount coupon generating system for use with a chain made up of a plurality of retail establishments includes a targeting and delivery system which may assign coupons to individual households as a function of purchases by each household and a kiosk. The kiosk may be positioned at an entry area of a retail establishment and include at least a user identification device and an output device. The kiosk retrieves data from the targeting and delivery system for coupons assigned to the individual household and outputs coupons assigned to the individual household in response to identification of a user. The targeting and delivery system includes an enhancement function which provides tools for enhancing the coupon offer data. This includes tools for enhancing the coupon offers including the ability to select particular coupon offers for dispensing by particular retail establishments. This allows an operator to select different coupon offers for dispensing at different retail establishments.
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DeLapa James P.
Willman James W.
Ad Response MicroMarketing Corporation
Alvarez Raquel
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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