Point-Of-Sale System Implementing Criteria-Based Transaction Totals
First Claim
1. A method of completing a retail transaction involving the purchase of one or more items by a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a first transaction total price;
determining a second transaction total price;
wherein the customer is eligible for the second total price upon satisfying a discount criteria;
sending the first total transaction price from a cashier terminal to a payment interface;
sending information relating to the discount criteria from the payment interface to the cashier terminal;
determining whether the customer is eligible for the second total price by using the information relating to the discount criteria to determine if the discount criteria is satisfied; and
sending the second total price to the payment interface if the discount criteria is satisfied.
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Abstract
The Present Invention comprises the steps of determining a first transaction total price and a second transaction total price, for which the consumer is eligible upon the satisfaction of certain criteria. The first total transaction price is sent from a cashier terminal to a payment interface. Further information, such as an indication of the method of payment presented to the payment interface, is sent from the payment interface to the cashier terminal. The Present Invention then determines whether the consumer is eligible for the second total transaction price by using the further information to determine if the required criteria is satisfied. If the criteria is satisfied, the cashier terminal then sends the second total price to the payment interface.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of completing a retail transaction involving the purchase of one or more items by a customer, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a first transaction total price; determining a second transaction total price;
wherein the customer is eligible for the second total price upon satisfying a discount criteria;sending the first total transaction price from a cashier terminal to a payment interface; sending information relating to the discount criteria from the payment interface to the cashier terminal; determining whether the customer is eligible for the second total price by using the information relating to the discount criteria to determine if the discount criteria is satisfied; and sending the second total price to the payment interface if the discount criteria is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12)
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6. A system for completing a retail transaction involving the purchase of one or more items by a customer, the system comprising:
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means for determining a first transaction total price; means for determining a second transaction total price, wherein the customer is eligible for the second total price upon satisfying a discount criteria; means for sending the first total transaction price from a cashier terminal to a payment interface; means for sending information relating to the discount criteria from the payment interface to the cashier terminal; means for determining whether the customer is eligible for the second total price by using the information to determine if the discount criteria is satisfied; and means for sending the second total price to the payment interface if the discount criteria is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 13)
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10. A system for completing a retail transaction involving the purchase of one or more items by a customer, the system comprising:
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a payment interface for obtaining payment information from the customer and sending information on the type of payment to a cashier terminal; said cashier terminal, the cashier terminal for sending a first total price to the payment interface, sending a second total price depending upon the customer satisfying a first criteria, and comprising a data interface with a point of sale backend; said point of sale backend; and a display.
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