Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100133343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PSEUDO BAR CODE GENERATION - A system, method and computer program product for processing bar codes at point-of-sale (POS) terminals, including a bar code reader or scanner for determining a bar code of an item; a pseudo bar code generator coupled to the bar code reader or scanner and that generates a pseudo bar code based on a received trigger signal; and a POS terminal coupled to the pseudo bar code generator. If the trigger signal is not received, the pseudo bar code generator sends to the POS terminal a bar code determined by the bar code reader or scanner. If the trigger signal is received, the pseudo bar code generator, based on the trigger signal, generates and sends a pseudo bar code the POS terminal. The POS terminal generates a sales slip based on bar codes from the bar code reader or scanner, and pseudo bar codes from the pseudo bar code generator. | 06-03-2010 |
20110031311 | KEYFOB AND IN STORE DEVICE BASED PROMOTION GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, method and computer program product for promotion generation and processing, including a keyfob device; a store device associated with a promotion and configured to communicate with the keyfob device, wherein based on a communication with the keyfob device the store device is configured to associate the promotion with the keyfob device; and a point-of-sale (POS) system, wherein the promotion associated with the keyfob device is communicated to the POS system for processing the promotion and for generating a corresponding sales slip including the promotion. | 02-10-2011 |
20110039616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO GAME PROMOTIONS BASED ON REAL WORLD TRANSACTIONS - A system, method and computer program product for video game promotions processing and generation based on real world transactions, including a promotion processing system; and a transaction system coupled over a communications network to the promotion processing system, wherein the promotion processing system is configured to generate a video game promotion based on a real world transaction performed on the transaction system. | 02-17-2011 |
20120030024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT OFFERS PROCESSING VIA CONSUMER CELL PHONES - A system, method and computer program product for generating and processing consumer offers or incentives, including a consumer account offers system configured to receive from a consumer client device a consumer account identification number and a point-of-sale (POS) identification number; the consumer account offers system configured to generate and directly provide to a POS system coupled to the consumer account offers system and to a POS terminal, offer information, based on the received consumer account identification number and the POS identification number; and alternatively or in conjunction with the consumer account offers system generating and directly providing to the POS system the offer information, the consumer account offers system configured to provide the offer information to the POS terminal indirectly via a pseudo bar code generator coupled to the POS terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
20140257964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT-OF-SALE (POS) UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE DETECTION, BLOCKING AND INJECTING - A system, method and computer program product for processing promotions, including a universal product code (UPC) injection sub-system coupled between a UPC reader device and a point-of-sale (POS) device. The universal product code (UPC) injection sub-system including an interface device coupled between the UPC reader device and the POS device and incorporating an OR function to prevent disruption of an existing data stream between the POS device and the UPC reader device; and a controller device coupled to the interface device. The controller device via the interface device is configured to detect a UPC transmitted between the UPC reader and the POS device, block a UPC transmitted between the UPC reader and the POS device, and inject a UPC into the POS device. The POS device performs a POS function based on a received UPC from the controller device. | 09-11-2014 |
20150097028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE PROMOTIONS PROCESSING - A system, method and computer program product for promotions processing, including a point-of-sale (POS) device having a barcode scanner interface device; a user device having a wireless communications interface device; and a barcode inserter device having a wireless communications interface device. The barcode inserter device is configured to receive via the communications interface device of the barcode inserter device a barcode transmitted from the user device via the communications interface of the user device. The barcode inserter device is configured insert the received barcode into a transaction at the POS device via the barcode scanner interface device of the POS device. | 04-09-2015 |
20150220924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING A CUSTOMER IDENTITY TO A RETAIL TRANSACTION - A system, method and computer program product for linking a customer identity to a retail transaction, including a loyalty processing system receiving from a customer device a location of the device; receiving a partial credit card number from a retail transaction performed by the customer; determining if the partial credit card number matches a profile of the customer; determining if the customer is at a location of the retail transaction based on the received location, and the partial credit card number from the retail transaction matching the partial credit card number in the profile; receiving an ID number associated with the customer, and/or the customer device; authenticating the customer based on matching the received ID number with a corresponding ID number in the profile; and if the customer is at the location of the retail transaction, and authenticated, providing loyalty related services including points, rewards issuance, and/or marketing offers. | 08-06-2015 |
20150310478 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING INCENTIVE BUSINESS RULES WITH ADVERTISING MEDIA - A system, method, and computer program for combining incentive rules with advertising media, including a mobile phone including an application for accessing a file having media combined with incentive rules. The application playing the media, and including a media decoder to extract and decode the embedded incentive rules from the file, and storing the extracted incentive rules on a storage device of the phone. The application determining a commerce transaction with a point of sale (POS) device and communicating with the POS device to obtain information regarding the commerce transaction. The application determining if based on the stored incentive rules and the obtained information regarding the commerce transaction whether or not a discount or incentive can be issued. If the discount or incentive can be issued, the application communicating with the POS device to issue a corresponding discount or incentive. | 10-29-2015 |