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20090012902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTARY PRODUCT SALE AT A POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL - A POS terminal provided in accordance with the present invention receives the items in a purchase. Typically, each item will have a bar code that is scanned by a bar code scanner, and the POS terminal in turn receives, from the bar code scanner, signals representative of the items. The POS terminal then determines an upsell based on the items, and a rounded price that the customer may pay for both the items and the upsell. The rounded price may be determined by rounding up the purchase price to a predetermined multiple, such as to the next higher dollar amount. The customer is provided with an offer to exchange the items and the upsell(s) for the rounded price, and the customer in turn responds to the offer. If the response indicates acceptance of the offer, the items and the upsell are exchanged for the rounded price. If necessary, the POS terminal makes appropriate adjustments to stored indications of available quantities of items to reflect that the items and upsell(s) have been sold. | 01-08-2009 |
20100174600 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CREDITS FOR GAME PLAY - Systems and methods are provided for offering a voucher which is redeemable for credits at a casino. The voucher may be redeemed for a first value of credits. One is charged a second value for the voucher, in which the second value is less than the first value. If the person is purchasing an additional product or service, the person may also be charged a reduced price for that product. | 07-08-2010 |
20120185313 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A POSTING PAYMENT AMOUNT AS A CREDIT FOR PURCHASES - Products and processes are provided in which information is received for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site. A posting payment amount relating to the post is determined. The posting amount is provided as a credit for purchases. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185350 | SYSTEM TO FEATURE A POSTING - Products and processes are provided in which information is received about a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site. A posting payment award is determined. The posting award is provided in the form of a prominent feature of the post on the posting site. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185351 | SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A POSTING PAYMENT AMOUNT BASED ON PREFERRED PAYMENT METSHOD - Products and processes are provided in which information is received about a post for an item to be sold. The received posting information identifies a preferred method of payment. Based on the preferred method of payment, a posting payment amount is determined. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185352 | SYSTEM TO PROCESS A POSTING PAYMENT - Products and processes are provided in which information is received that is related to a post for an item to be sold via, a posting site. The received posting information includes account information which identifies an account of a party other than the seller. Based on the received information, a posting payment amount is determined. The post payment amount is transferred with respect to the entity other than the seller, using the received account information. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185364 | SYSTEM TO DETERMINE POSTING PAYMENT AMOUNT BASED ON SPECIFIC TYPE OF ITEM - Products and processes are provided in which information is received about a post for an item to be sold. The information may include type data identifying the item for sale as being a specific type of item. Based on the received type data, a posting payment amount is determined. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185365 | SYSTEM TO DETERMINE POSTING PAYMENT AMOUNT FOR BASED ON A NUMBER OF VIEWS - Products and processes are provided in which information is received about a post for an item to be sold. The post offering the item for sale is published via a posting site and the number of people who viewed the post is determined. Based on the number of people who viewed the post, a posting payment amount is determined. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191520 | SYSTEM TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK - Products and processes are provided in which information an entity is offered a posting award to provide feedback information. In response to receiving feedback information, the posting award is provided to the entity. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197694 | SYSTEM TO SOLICIT COMMITMENT TO POST INFORMATION - Products and processes are provided in which an award for a commitment from an entity to post information, via a posting site, at or before a subsequent time is offered to an entity. In response to receiving the commitment, the award is provided to the entity. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197766 | SYSTEM TO SOLICIT INVENTORY INFORMATION - Products and processes are provided in which an award is offered to an entity to provide inventory information concerning an item that the entity is in a position to offer for sale via a posting site. In response to receiving inventory information, the award is provided to the entity. | 08-02-2012 |
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20140011580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAMING WITH ALTERNATE VALUE PAYOUTS - Systems and methods are provided for permitting a player to play a game at a gaming device. The gaming device provides a payout for the game. The payout is redeemable for one of a plurality of values, and at least two of the plurality of values are different from each other. The values typically have different corresponding forms of payout, such as cash or merchandise credits. | 01-09-2014 |
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20120135396 | Multi-Shell Microspheres With Integrated Chromatographic And Detection Layers For Use In Array Sensors - The development of miniaturized chromatographic systems localized within individual polymer microspheres and their incorporation into a bead-based cross-reactive sensor array platform is described herein. The integrated chromatographic and detection concept is based on the creation of distinct functional layers within the microspheres. In this first example of the new methodology, complexing ligands have been selectively immobilized to create “separation” layers harboring an affinity for various analytes. Information concerning the identities and concentrations of analytes may be drawn from the temporal properties of the beads' optical responses, Varying the nature of the ligand in the separation shell yields a collection of cross-reactive sensing elements well suited for use in array-based micro-total-analysis systems. | 05-31-2012 |
20150048844 | CORROSION DETECTION SENSOR EMBEDDED WITHIN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITH A DIFFUSION LAYER PLACED OVER THE SACRIFICIAL TRANSDUCER - A corrosion detection sensor embedded within a concrete structure. The sensor includes a hermetically sealed resonant circuit that is a resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC) circuit. The sensor further includes a sacrificial transducer that is inductively or capacitively coupled to the resonant circuit, where the sacrificial transducer is exposed to an environment outside the sensor to monitor corrosion of steel reinforcement in the concrete structure. Additionally, the sensor includes a protective cementitious housing surrounding the resonant circuit and the sacrificial transducer. The sensor further includes a diffusion layer placed over the sacrificial transducer, where the diffusion layer enables a dispersion of a chemical species over the sacrificial transducer. In this manner, a more uniform distribution of the chemical species over the surface of the sacrificial transducer mitigating the localized corrosion is ensured. Furthermore, such a design is less susceptible to false positives. | 02-19-2015 |