Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-08
2009-10-20
Alvarez, Raquel (Department: 3688)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S026640, C705S027200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07606731
ABSTRACT:
A method for guaranteeing a consumer a best price on an item or service purchased from a vendor in a consummated final first transaction, the method including, in certain aspects, determining a refund due to insure that a consumer receives the benefit of a later better price.
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