Method and apparatus of an extended Cell-A-Lot sales lead enhancement and customer loyalty system

• US 20060148566A1
• Filed: 12/30/2004
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arkalgud N. Lakshminarasimha
• Original Assignee: Arkalgud N. Lakshminarasimha
• Inventors: Lakshminarasimha, Arkalgud N.
• Application Number:
  US11/025,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20060148566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

In a previous patent disclosure, Provisional Patent Application # 60/402,812 Dated Aug. 12, 2002, Cell-A-Lot™ a method of ticketing retaining anonymity, authenticity and security is described. Method and Apparatus for customer loyalty program for airline ticketing, ticketing for games, Disney, car rentals and general retailing is described in Patent Pending 60/510,400 Oct. 14, 2003. Additional details of sales integration are disclosed and covered by this patent. The system architecture and usage example for flower sales is described below. Ticket sales for recreation usage such as Disney and game ticketing uses similar procedure. General product sales, sales lead and customer loyalty methods and apparatus using interactive cell phones, Internet and IVR are covered under this patent.

Cell-A-Lot™ system architecture (ref 1) is shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 through FIG. 6 shows steps of identification of a flower shop within a zip code and what types of flowers are available in a particular store, providing visual imaging, pricing information etc. Similar features are also available via Internet, as described in Patent disclosure 1. Purchase transaction is captured, viewable and verifiable via multiple mechanisms. A customer loyalty program, affiliate program which attracts customer to the site for example via regulated lottery gift or secondary product sale program and its advertising is covered under this patent. Core theme of customer loyalty which is covered under this intellectual property is a gift or a secondary product sale which helps fund a worthy cause, in which customer is not purchasing a lottery ticket, but is obtained delivered as a gift. The business transaction is helping a worthy cause by virtue of the process. The cell-a-lot provides unique mechanism for anonymity, authenticity and proof of purchase mechanism. The process of customer loyalty gift packaging, integrated the sale with fulfillment center, and delivery mechanism which provides additional mechanism for proof of age, pool purchase mechanism for certain gift products are covered under this intellectual property. Selection of specific stores or types of stores which already has these infrastructure in place for specific gifts, delivery and fulfillment center are also covered under this intellectual property. Development of—Internet or brick and mortar franchise using methods described are also covered under this patent.

Claims

1. Anytime anywhere transaction portal Cell-A-Lot computer system. The computer system integrates a combination of back end, scheduled and post processing which makes a combination of transactions possible using text, alphanumeric, audiovisual inputs and outputs on a combination of standalone, networked, internet or wireless electronic or computer systems or gadgets. Sale items could be gifts such as flower to major product sale initiation process such as boats or house sales.

3. Regulated lottery ticket sale using Internet and Wireless devices where ticket sales are generated using ticket pooling methods. Ticket pooling could involve sale of tickets to individuals or a group of people, but rules and guidelines allow purchase and or redeeming of tickets remotely. In some situations customers may still need to go to store to purchase tickets.

Claim 1 permits anytime anywhere purchase mechanism. In those situations where remote purchasing is not possible, following pool rules and guidelines products will be delivered via mail or through a purchasing agent.

2. Regulated lottery ticket or other suitable product as a secondary product, which enhances primary product sales enhancements and advertisement opportunity. This could include such product sale examples as:

a) entertainment product sales (audio, video or movie rentals), b) gifts such as flowers, perfume, wine etc.