Kavis

Michael J. Kavis, Parrish, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100299198	Message Broker for Redemption of Digital Incentives - A message broker for redemption of digital incentives at a point-of-sale terminal for a commercial transaction that is able to communicate with a central database external to the point-of-sale terminal. The central database contains unique customer registration information, unique identifiers assigned to the unique customer registration information, business rules for redemption of digital incentives. Redemption of digital incentives at the point-of-sale terminal occurs at the time of purchase as follows: the customer's purchases are recorded in a basket list at the point-of-sale terminal; the customer presents their unique identifier; point-of-sale terminal initiates an instruction to process a transaction; the message broker routes the unique identifier and the basket list to the central database which applies the rules for redemption of digital incentives and returns validated applicable digital incentives to the message broker which forwards the validated digital incentives to the point-of-sale terminal for redemption; the point-of-sale terminal applies the validated digital incentives to the customer's purchase; and the message broker routes an acknowledgement message to the central database.	11-25-2010

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100299266	Digital Incentives Issuance, Redemption, and Reimbursement - A system and method for issuance, redemption, and reimbursement of digital incentives. A central database connected to the internet: enables customers to register unique customer registration information; is able to store this information and assign unique identifiers to it; and is accessible to incentives providers to make available digital incentives. Existing point-of-sale terminals: are authenticated to have access to the central database; have payment devices; are connected to the internet; and are provided with a message broker that facilitates communication with the central database. The customer redeems digital incentives at one of the existing point-of-sale terminals at the time of purchase by first presenting their unique identifier. The message broker routes the unique identifier to the central database which authenticates and validates the existing point-of-sale terminal, the customer's unique identifier, and the payment device. The central database then returns validated applicable digital incentives to the message broker which forwards the validated digital incentives for redemption.	11-25-2010

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100245912	COLOR PRINTER TECHNOLOGY - The invention provides a method of printing at a POS of register receipts and marketing information in which the required network bandwidth and quantity of ink are both reduced. SVG files are used to specify communications, associated modified image objects are stored locally to the POS, and associated modified image objects are modified version of original objects in which color values are replaced with other color values that result in the same print image, but with printing of less ink.	09-30-2010