System and method for smart UPC tag based advertising
First Claim
1. A method for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, said method comprising:
- reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
retrieving a record for a related item from a database; and
marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping. This invention contemplates reading the UPC tag of an item carried by a customer and marketing related items to the customer prior to checkout. Related items may be complementary, matching, prerequisite, or competitive items. The related items may be marketed to the customer by, e.g., displaying advertisements for the related items on screens located throughout the store, printing coupons for the related items, or storing electronic coupons for the related items onto a coupon card. Marketing related items to customers in this manner encourages customers to buy those items before leaving the store.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, said method comprising:
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reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
retrieving a record for a related item from a database; and
marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, comprising:
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reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
retrieving a record for a related item from a database;
marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping, wherein the marketing includes;
creating a coupon for the related item; and
distributing the coupon to the customer for use when purchasing the related item.
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10. A method for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, said method comprising:
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reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
reading an identifier corresponding to the customer;
retrieving a customer shopping history based on the identifier;
identifying a related item based on the customer shopping history and the item selected by the user;
retrieving a record for the related item from a database; and
marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping.
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11. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
a nonvolatile storage device accessible by the processors;
a database of item records stored on the nonvolatile storage device;
a proximity tag reader accessible by the processors;
one or more displays; and
a marketing tool for advertising products to a customer when the customer is shopping, the marketing tool including;
detection logic for reading a proximity tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of the proximity tag reader;
retrieval logic for retrieving a record for a related item from the database;
sensing logic for sensing the customer approaching one of the displays; and
display logic for displaying marketing information corresponding to the related item on the approached display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
a nonvolatile storage device accessible by the processors;
a database of item records stored on the nonvolatile storage device;
a proximity tag reader accessible by the processors;
one or more displays; and
a marketing tool for advertising products to a customer when the customer is shopping, the marketing tool including;
detection logic for reading a proximity tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of the proximity tag reader;
retrieval logic for retrieving a record for a related item from the database;
display logic for displaying marketing information corresponding to the related item on at lease one of the displays creation logic for creating a coupon for the related item;
distribution logic for distributing the coupon to the customer for use when purchasing the related item; and
redemption logic for redeeming the coupon prior to the customer purchasing the related item
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15. A computer program product stored on a computer operable medium for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, said computer program product comprising:
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means for reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
means for retrieving a record for a related item from a database; and
means for marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, comprising:
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means for reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
means for retrieving a record for a related item from a database;
means for marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping, wherein the marketing includes;
creating a coupon for the related item; and
distributing the coupon to the customer for use when purchasing the related item.
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24. A computer program product for marketing products to a customer when the customer is shopping, said computer program product comprising:
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means for reading a readable tag of an item that has been selected by the customer, the item being located within a detectable range of a detecting device;
means for reading an identifier corresponding to the customer;
means for retrieving a customer shopping history based on the identifier;
means for identifying a related item based on the customer shopping history and the item selected by the user;
means for retrieving a record for the related item from a database; and
means for marketing the related item to the customer while the customer is shopping.
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