PARKING REWARD SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A data collection system for collecting purchase data of a user of the system, the system comprising:
- a data input device for receiving the purchase data from a portable user device;
an identity input device for receiving a user identification input in association with the purchase data; and
a communication interface for communicating with a user database adapted to store user records corresponding to respective users of the system, said records comprising purchase data of the respective users,wherein the communication interface is adapted to output to the user database the purchase data received by the data input device in association with a user identifier comprising or derived from the user identification input received by the identity input device, for storage in a user record of the user database corresponding to the user identifier.
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Abstract
A combination parking and shopping system comprising a data collection system for collecting purchase data of a user of the system, a parking entry machine comprising a portable user device dispenser, and a parking station comprising an identity input device and a data input device. The data collection system comprises a data input device for receiving the purchase data from a portable user device, an identity input device for receiving a user identification input in association with the purchase data, and a communication interface for communicating with a user database adapted to store user records corresponding to respective users of the system. The records comprise purchase data of the respective users. The communication interface is adapted to output to the user database the purchase data received by the data input device in association with a user identifier comprising or derived from the user identification input received by the identity input device, for storage in a user record of the user database corresponding to the user identifier.
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24 Claims
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1. A data collection system for collecting purchase data of a user of the system, the system comprising:
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a data input device for receiving the purchase data from a portable user device; an identity input device for receiving a user identification input in association with the purchase data; and a communication interface for communicating with a user database adapted to store user records corresponding to respective users of the system, said records comprising purchase data of the respective users, wherein the communication interface is adapted to output to the user database the purchase data received by the data input device in association with a user identifier comprising or derived from the user identification input received by the identity input device, for storage in a user record of the user database corresponding to the user identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of collecting purchase data of a user using a data collection system comprising a data input device, an identity input device and a communication interface, the method comprising:
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receiving the purchase data from a portable user device in association with a user identification input, the user identification input and the purchase data being received respectively by the data input device and the identity input device; and outputting the purchase data in association with a user identifier comprising or derived from the user identification input using the communication interface to a user database for storage in a user record of the user database corresponding to the user identifier.
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22. (canceled)
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