Method and apparatus for generating a coupon
First Claim
1. A method for determining an upsell of a purchase at a point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
- generating a purchase price of the purchase;
generating a rounded price;
calculating a round-up amount, the round-up amount being a difference between the purchase price and the rounded price;
determining an upsell in dependence on the round-up amount; and
outputting a signal indicative of the upsell.
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Abstract
A POS terminal generates a purchase price of a purchase, and generates a rounded price. The rounded price may be, for example, the lowest whole number greater than the purchase price. The POS terminal then calculates a round-up amount (change due the customer) as the difference between the purchase price and the rounded price. The coupon value is set based on the round-up amount. For example, the coupon may be redeemable for triple the amount of change due. The POS terminal prints on the coupon an identifier, such as a bar code, that is based on the coupon value. The bar code allows the coupon to be read by a POS terminal when the coupon is redeemed.
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1. A method for determining an upsell of a purchase at a point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
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generating a purchase price of the purchase;
generating a rounded price;
calculating a round-up amount, the round-up amount being a difference between the purchase price and the rounded price;
determining an upsell in dependence on the round-up amount; and
outputting a signal indicative of the upsell.
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