Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Finance
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-09
2010-06-15
Havan, Thu Thao (Department: 3695)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Finance
C705S038000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07739181
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for improving the establishment and management of vending machine subscriptions, including systems and methods for constructing, communicating, and registering subscriptions, as well as various methods for processing the redemption of vending machine subscription items. Several additional embodiments are disclosed, including various alternate methods of promoting longitudinal machine-customer relationships.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4654800 (1987-03-01), Hayashi et al.
patent: 5269521 (1993-12-01), Rossides
patent: 5772510 (1998-06-01), Roberts
patent: 5780133 (1998-07-01), Engstrom
patent: 5997236 (1999-12-01), Picioccio
patent: 6044952 (2000-04-01), Haggerty et al.
patent: 6854642 (2005-02-01), Metcalf
patent: 2002/0165787 (2002-11-01), Bates et al.
patent: 2002/0165788 (2002-11-01), Bates et al.
patent: WO 97/28510 (1997-08-01), None
Stanton, John L. et al., “21 food trends for the 21stcentury. Super Marketing”, Grocery Marketing, Sep. 1996, Section: vol. 62, No. 9, p. 62, ISSN: 0888-0360.
Young, Steve et al., “Cashless Vending Machines”, CNNfn Digial Jam, Copyright 1999, (http global factivia com/en/arch/display asp).
“Computers/Data Collection; National NAMA Expo Equipment Report.”, Automatic Merchandiser, Feb. 1, 2002, Section: No. 2, vol. 44, p. 27, 1061-1797.
Kasavana, Michael, “Labor scheduling software extends to other management functions; NAMA Insight.”, Auto Merchandiser, May 1, 2003, Section: No. 5, vol. 45, p. 12, ISSN: 1061-1797.
“Cruise Critic's Top Tips for Finding the Best Cruise Values and Saving Money Onboard”, PR Newswire, Aug. 26, 2003, Section: Lifestyle.
Berk, Christina Cheddar, “A Reliable Vending Machine? Right”, The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 12, 2003.
Website: “Eliminate Manual Sales, Costly Inventories, Increase Security and Automate Card Sales!”, (http //www vendapin com/pinprinter html), download date: Nov. 13, 2003.
Website: “The swipe & sip soda: pepsi taste-tests new wireless credit card system for vending machines”, mpulse, (http //cooltown hp com/mpulse/0602-pepsi asp?print=yes), download date: Nov. 13, 2003.
International Search Report, mailed Jun. 17, 2005, 3 pages.
Breitenbach Paul T.
Gelman Geoffrey M.
Jorasch James A.
Lee Sih Y.
Signorelli Paul D.
Fincham Downs LLC
Havan Thu Thao
Walker Digital, LLC
LandOfFree
Products and processes for establishing multi-transaction... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Products and processes for establishing multi-transaction..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Products and processes for establishing multi-transaction... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4232441