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Method and apparatus for tracking customer purchasing habits

  • US 6,901,373 B1
  • Filed: 11/12/1999
  • Issued: 05/31/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system for managing customer purchase information comprising:

  • a first processor for receiving and transmitting data;

    a communication interface adapted to exchange signals between the first processor and a portable device small enough to be carried on a person, wherein the portable device includes memory and a second processor for executing instructions; and

    a memory coupled to said first processor;

    the memory having stored therein profit margin information of a customer purchase of at least one product having a profit margin, current sale information, and sequences of instructions which, when executed by said first processor, cause said first processor to manage customer purchase information by causing said first processor to command said second processor to execute instructions to cause the memory of the portable device to increment a stored category value by an amount in relation to the customer purchase information and a profit margin information of the customer purchase.

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