Coupon savings account system
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1. A product coupon savings system comprising:
- a cash register for totaling one or more product coupons in connection with product purchases;
account means for identifying a purchaser'"'"'s money account to receive and accumulate funds transferred through said product coupon savings system; and
crediting means, communicating with said cash register, for crediting said identified money account in an amount equal to said total of said product coupons.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a coupon savings account system for transferring coupon amounts from a store account to a purchaser'"'"'s account to be used for educational or other purposes. In this system, coupon amounts are totaled and transferred to an account read from an account card. The system connects with the banking system to complete the transfer of funds from the store'"'"'s account to the identified account. The system also permits transfer of matching funds by companies and organizations. The system also allows for operation of coupons according to existing practices whereby the total of the coupons is debited from the balance to be paid by the purchaser.
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19 Claims
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1. A product coupon savings system comprising:
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a cash register for totaling one or more product coupons in connection with product purchases; account means for identifying a purchaser'"'"'s money account to receive and accumulate funds transferred through said product coupon savings system; and crediting means, communicating with said cash register, for crediting said identified money account in an amount equal to said total of said product coupons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for redeeming product coupons comprising the steps of:
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totaling one or more product coupons to be redeemed in connection with product purchases to determine a product coupon total; identifying a purchaser'"'"'s money account to receive and accumulate funds from redeemed coupons; and crediting said identified money account in an amount equal to said product coupon total. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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