Personal Portable Devices
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1. A personal portable device having a size such that it can be carried by a person in one hand, comprising:
- computer memory;
a data structure stored by said memory, input and output structure for inputting data received by said personal portable device into said data structure and outputting data from said data structure out of said personal portable device;
wherein said data structure includes a retailer identification (RID) field and a first consumer identification (CID) field, and said data structure associates said RID field with said first CID field; and
wherein said data structure comprises a first product code (UPC) field and a quantity (Q) field, and said data structure associates said first UPC field with said Q field.
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Abstract
This application provides novel computer systems and method using novel personal portable consumer devices wherein the personal portable devices store, secure, communicate, and with or without an associated personal computer, process transaction data and incentive offers for the consumer.
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20 Claims
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1. A personal portable device having a size such that it can be carried by a person in one hand, comprising:
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computer memory;
a data structure stored by said memory, input and output structure for inputting data received by said personal portable device into said data structure and outputting data from said data structure out of said personal portable device;
wherein said data structure includes a retailer identification (RID) field and a first consumer identification (CID) field, and said data structure associates said RID field with said first CID field; and
wherein said data structure comprises a first product code (UPC) field and a quantity (Q) field, and said data structure associates said first UPC field with said Q field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method for storing data in a PPD, comprising:
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prompting of a POS CS, by a PPD, for a RID;
receiving, in said PPD, said RID;
reading, by said POS CS, transaction data for a transaction occurring with said POS CS, said transaction data including UPCs from products being purchased in said transaction; and
transmitting from said POS CS to said PPD said transaction data; and
storing, in said PPD, said transaction data in association with said RID.
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13. A method for reading data from a PPD comprising:
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transmitting a RID associated with a CS to said PPD;
receiving, in said PPD, said RID;
transmitting from said PPD to said CS transaction data stored in said PPD in association with said RID.
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14. A method of making a personal portable device having a size such that it can be carried by a person in one hand, comprising:
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providing computer memory;
providing a data structure stored by said computer memory, providing input and output structure for inputting data received by said personal portable device into said data structure and outputting data from said data structure out of said personal portable device;
wherein said data structure includes a retailer identification (RID) field and a first consumer identification (CID) field, and said data structure associates said RID field with said first CID field; and
wherein said data structure comprises a first product code (UPC) field and a quantity (Q) field, and said data structure associates said first UPC field with said Q field.
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