Shopping System and Method
First Claim
1. A shopping system comprising:
- (f) an input device for receiving an input to identify a shopper;
(g) a shopper database for storing data relating to shopping characteristics of shoppers;
(h) a processor for generating a shopping inducement for the shopper containing items of perceived interest to the shopper based on the data relating to the shopper stored in the shopper database;
(i) an output device for outputting the shopping inducement to the shopper; and
(j) wherein the shopping inducement comprises a shopping list which comprises a list of the items of perceived interest to the shopper, and an independently produced coupon containing additional benefits which is activated conditional upon also obtaining the shopping list.
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Abstract
A shopping system and method is disclosed for providing an inducement to a shopper to purchase products. The inducement may be by way of a shopping list or a coupon providing benefits when products are purchased. A card reader (105, 515) is provided for reading a customer'"'"'s card to identify the customer, and processors (P1, P2) are provided for containing databases which include customer information so that targeted offers can be made specific to a particular customer by way of a printed shopping list or coupon. A printer (112) is provided for printing the list and a printer (516) is provided for printing the coupons. Information relating to redeemed coupons is also obtained so that organisations making offers by way of the coupons can be built for the promotional offers included on the coupons.
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55 Claims
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1. A shopping system comprising:
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(f) an input device for receiving an input to identify a shopper;
(g) a shopper database for storing data relating to shopping characteristics of shoppers;
(h) a processor for generating a shopping inducement for the shopper containing items of perceived interest to the shopper based on the data relating to the shopper stored in the shopper database;
(i) an output device for outputting the shopping inducement to the shopper; and
(j) wherein the shopping inducement comprises a shopping list which comprises a list of the items of perceived interest to the shopper, and an independently produced coupon containing additional benefits which is activated conditional upon also obtaining the shopping list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A shopping method comprising:
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(e) receiving an input to identify a shopper;
(f) providing a shopper database which stores data relating to shopping characteristics of shoppers;
(g) generating a shopping inducement for the shopper containing items of perceived interest to the shopper based on the data relating to the shopper stored in the shopper database, the inducement comprises a shopping list of the items of perceived interest, and a coupon providing additional benefits conditionally activated upon obtaining the shopping list; and
(h) outputting the shopping inducement to the shopper. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for providing a shopping inducement to a consumer, comprising:
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an input device for receiving an input to identify a consumer;
a database for storing data relating to the characteristics of consumers, the data comprising past purchase history, attitudinal segmentation and geo-demographics;
a processor for determining consumers who are to receive the inducement based on the data contained in the database; and
an output device for providing the inducement to a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of providing a shopping inducement to consumers, comprising:
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identifying a consumer;
producing the inducement in response to an identified consumer containing offers relevant to the consumer based on data contained in a database, the data comprising past purchase history, attitudinal segmentation and geo-demographics; and
outputting the inducement to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for providing coupons to consumers, comprising:
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an input device for receiving an input to identify a consumer;
a database for storing data relating to the characteristics of consumers, the data comprising past purchase history, attitudinal segmentation and geo-demographics;
a processor for;
(a) producing a coupon and providing the coupon to a consumer based on the data contained in the database;
(b) providing electronically details of offers on the coupon to a redemption station so that when a consumer accepts at the redemption station offers on the coupon, the consumer receives the offers on the coupon; and
(c) providing electronically details of accepted offers on the coupon so participating parties making offers on the coupon can be billed in relation to those which are taken up by consumers; and
an output device for outputting the coupon to the shopper in response to the input received by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of providing a coupon to a consumer, comprising:
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detecting a consumer;
maintaining a database relating to consumer characteristics;
producing and providing the coupon to a consumer based on data contained in the database which stores characteristics of consumers so that the coupon can be produced for a particular consumer, which contains offers relevant to the consumer based on information contained within the database relating to that consumer;
providing electronically details of offers on the coupon to a redemption station so that when a consumer accepts at the redemption station offers on the coupon, the consumer receives the offers on the coupon; and
providing electronically details of accepted offers on the coupon so participating parties making offers on the coupon can be billed in relation to those which are taken up by consumers. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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