Tracking after point of sale (APOS) related sales for peripherals

• US 20060074761A1
• Filed: 09/21/2004
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Dandekar, Shree A., Howell,, James A. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/947,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20060074761A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system for tracking after point of sale related sales for peripherals which includes an access module for accessing a customer computer system which includes a supplier specific unique identifier, a decision module, and an offer module. The decision module determines whether the customer computer system includes a supplier specific unique identifier. The offer module presents a factory installed offer if the customer computer system includes a supplier specific unique identifier and presents a non supplier offer if the customer computer system does not include a supplier specific unique identifier.

Claims

1. A system for tracking after point of sale related sales for peripherals comprising:

an access module for accessing a customer computer system includes a supplier specific unique identifier;

a decision module, the decision module determining whether the customer computer system includes a supplier specific unique identifier; and

,

an offer module, the offer module presenting a factory installed offer if the customer computer system includes a supplier specific unique identifier and presenting a non supplier offer if the customer computer system does not include a supplier specific unique identifier.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a sale type determination module, the type of sale determination module determining whether the peripheral was purchased with a supplier computer system or the peripheral was purchased independent of a supplier computer system.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein:

the offer module presents the factory installed offer if the peripheral was purchased with a supplier computer system; and

,

the offer module presents a supplier specific offer if the peripheral was purchased independent of a supplier computer system and the customer computer system includes a supplier specific code.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein

the peripheral is at least one of a music player, a camera, a personal digital assistant and a printer.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein

the peripheral includes a supplier unique identifier.