Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in

Details Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in

1997-05-05

1999-07-20

Stamber, Eric W.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register

705 26, G06F 1760

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active

059267968

ABSTRACT:
A system comprises a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a POS controller, a retail subscription system. The POS terminal allows a cashier to enter subscription sales data into the POS controller. The POS controller maintains databases on available subscriptions and produces databases containing data relating to subscriptions sold to customers. The retail subscription system verifies the subscriptions by reference to its own databases and transmits the subscriptions to a fulfillment house for distribution.

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