Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Hayes, John W. (Department: 3639)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C370S389000, C370S392000, C709S238000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09495483
ABSTRACT:
A system for dispensing and redeeming the electronic discount coupons. The system includes a personal computer (PC) having hardware and software for receiving an electronic coupon from the system of computer networks, translating the received coupon into a binary format, and sending the binary-formatted coupon to a card-writing device. The card-writing device writes the coupon data onto a portable customer card (“smart card”) approximately the size of a credit card. Subsequently, the customer goes to the store with the card. Upon completion of shopping, the customer redeems the electronic coupons at the checkout area, by inserting the card into the checkout station. During checkout, the customer is credited with the value of a coupon when UPC data from a bar code reader corresponds to a coupon stored on the card.
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Hayes John W.
Jackson Patent Law Office
Saliard Shannon S.
SoftCard Systems, Inc.
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