Method and system for accumulating marginal discounts and applying an associated incentive upon achieving threshold
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1. A method for customer promotion of a store comprising:
- sequentially processing each of a plurality of items in a customer order;
after processing each item, accumulating the price of each item;
generating a first signal indicating that the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold;
in response to the first signal, determining a marginal discount associated with each item processed subsequent to the generation of the first signal and accumulating all unapplied marginal discounts, the marginal discounts for application to the customer order;
generating a second signal indicating that the accumulated discount exceeds a predetermined minimum; and
in response to the second signal, applying a discount to the customer order.
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Abstract
A method for customer promotion includes sequentially processing each of a plurality of items in a customer order. The price of each item is accumulated after processing. A marginal discount associated with each item processed is generated. This marginal discount is generated in response to a signal that indicates the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold. Unapplied marginal discounts are accumulated for application to the customer order. A discount is applied to the customer order in response to a signal that is generated that indicates the accumulated discounts exceeds a predetermined minimum.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for customer promotion of a store comprising:
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sequentially processing each of a plurality of items in a customer order;
after processing each item, accumulating the price of each item;
generating a first signal indicating that the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold;
in response to the first signal, determining a marginal discount associated with each item processed subsequent to the generation of the first signal and accumulating all unapplied marginal discounts, the marginal discounts for application to the customer order;
generating a second signal indicating that the accumulated discount exceeds a predetermined minimum; and
in response to the second signal, applying a discount to the customer order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for customer promotion over the Internet comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and
a computer program encoded on the computer-readable medium, the computer program operable, when executed on a computer, to sequentially receive signals indicative of the respective prices of a plurality of items in a customer order received over the Internet and accumulate the price of each item;
determine that the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold and in response, determine a marginal discount associated with each item subsequently processed and accumulate all unapplied marginal discounts; and
determine that the accumulated discount exceeds a predetermined minimum and in response apply a discount to the customer order. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computerized system for customer promotion comprising:
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a storage medium;
a processor coupled to the storage medium; and
a computer program encoded on the computer-readable medium, the computer program operable, when executed on the processor to sequentially receive signals indicative of the respective prices of a plurality of items in a customer order received over the Internet and accumulate the price of each item;
determine that the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold and in response, determine a marginal discount associated with each item subsequently processed and accumulate all unapplied marginal discounts; and
determine that the accumulated discount exceeds a predetermined minimum and in response apply a discount to the customer order. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for customer promotion of a store comprising:
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sequentially processing, at a remote computer at a location remote from the store on a substantially real-time basis, each of a plurality of items in a customer order;
after processing each item, accumulating, by the remote computer, the price of each item;
generating, by remote computer, a first signal indicating that the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold;
in response to the first signal, determining, by the remote computer, a marginal discount associated with each item processed subsequent to the generation of the first signal and accumulating all unapplied marginal discounts, the marginal discounts for application to the customer order;
generating, by the remote computer, a second signal indicating that the accumulated discount exceeds a predetermined minimum; and
in response to the second signal, applying a discount to the customer order. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for customer promotion of a store comprising:
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sequentially processing each of a plurality of items in a customer order;
after processing each item, accumulating the price of each item;
generating a first signal indicating that the accumulated price exceeds a predetermined threshold;
in response to the first signal, determining a marginal discount associated with each item processed subsequent to the generation of the first signal and accumulating all unapplied marginal discounts, the marginal discounts for application to the customer order, the value of the marginal discount being dependent on the price of the item and otherwise independent of the identity of the item;
generating a second signal indicating that the accumulated discount exceeds a predetermined minimum; and
in response to the second signal, applying a discount to the customer order. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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