COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CHAIN PROMOTIONS AND RELATED AUDIT SYSTEM
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Abstract
A promotion management system identifies store-selected identifiers as necessary to implement a particular promotion across multiple store chains. An audit system compares number of promotion offers distributed to number of linking items sold.
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38 Claims
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22. A method for promotion monitoring in connection with the distribution of a particular promotion offer for a promoted product by one or more devices in a store in connection with one or more linking products, the method involving the steps of:
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tracking a number of promotion offers distributed by the one or more devices in the store;
tracking a number of linking products that pass through a point-of-sale of the store;
comparing the tracked number of promotion offers with the tracked number of linking products. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing an audit function in connection with billing for in-store promotions, where distribution of one or more promotion offers for one or more promoted products by one or more devices in a store is made in connection with one or more promotion tied products, and billing of an offer entity is made according to number of promotion offers distributed, the method involving the steps of:
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receiving a tracked number of promotion offers distributed by the one or more devices in the store;
receiving a tracked number of promotion tied products that passed through a point-of-sale of the store;
comparing the tracked number of promotion offers with the tracked number of promotion tied products; and
if the tracked number of promotion offers is greater than the tracked number of promotion tied products by at least a certain amount, identifying a potential audit failure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An audit system for providing an audit function in connection with billing for an in-store promotion involving the distribution of promotion offers for one or more promoted products by one or more devices in a store in connection with one or more promotion tied products, and billing of an offer entity is made according to number of promotion offers distributed, the audit system comprising:
a computerized system operable to carry out the following steps;
compare a tracked number of promotion offers distributed by the one or more devices with a tracked number of promotion tied products that passed through a point-of-sale of the store; and
identify a potential audit failure if the tracked number of promotion offers is greater than the tracked number of promotion tied products by at least a certain amount. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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