System and method of aggregating data from a plurality of data generating machines
First Claim
1. A system for aggregating and analyzing data from a plurality of data generating machines comprising:
- a plurality of data generating machines each transmitting data pertaining to at least one monitored sales event, said at least one monitored sales event capable of corresponding to a plurality of different products from a plurality of sales, distribution or manufacturing sources effectuated or managed by each of said plurality of data generating machines via at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network using at least one intelligent routing device that selects a least cost data transmission path over at least one of said at least one terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network;
at least one gateway device positioned between at least one of said plurality of data generating machines and at least one of the terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network, wherein said at least one gateway device enables the transceiver of at least one of said at least one data generating machine and the respective terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline network to which it transmits to operatively communicate, and wherein said at least one gateway performs a data transmission protocol conversion between at least one first network and at least one second network among said at least one of the terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline networks; and
at least one computer responsively connectable to said plurality of data generating machines via said at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline network, wherein the at least one computer is configured to;
receive and cumulatively store the data transmitted by each of said plurality of data generating machines corresponding to a predetermined time period, and including at least one application software program running thereon that analyzes the aggregated data; and
transmit to at least one of said plurality of data generating machines one or more audible and/or visual data that contain message content at least partially in response to the analyzed data including a consumer profile.
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting and aggregating data from a plurality of data generating machines. The system includes a plurality of data generating machines each having a transceiver for transmitting data pertaining to a monitored sales event of each of the plurality of data generating machines via at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network. At least one first computer receives and cumulatively stores the data transmitted by each of the plurality of data generating machines. At least one second computer is operatively communicable with the at least one first computer and runs at least one application software program that analyzes the data to determine consumer buying habits and/or preferences. Advertising data can be transmitted that provides message content at least partially determined by an analysis of the data.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for aggregating and analyzing data from a plurality of data generating machines comprising:
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a plurality of data generating machines each transmitting data pertaining to at least one monitored sales event, said at least one monitored sales event capable of corresponding to a plurality of different products from a plurality of sales, distribution or manufacturing sources effectuated or managed by each of said plurality of data generating machines via at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network using at least one intelligent routing device that selects a least cost data transmission path over at least one of said at least one terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network; at least one gateway device positioned between at least one of said plurality of data generating machines and at least one of the terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network, wherein said at least one gateway device enables the transceiver of at least one of said at least one data generating machine and the respective terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline network to which it transmits to operatively communicate, and wherein said at least one gateway performs a data transmission protocol conversion between at least one first network and at least one second network among said at least one of the terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline networks; and at least one computer responsively connectable to said plurality of data generating machines via said at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline network, wherein the at least one computer is configured to; receive and cumulatively store the data transmitted by each of said plurality of data generating machines corresponding to a predetermined time period, and including at least one application software program running thereon that analyzes the aggregated data; and transmit to at least one of said plurality of data generating machines one or more audible and/or visual data that contain message content at least partially in response to the analyzed data including a consumer profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of collecting and aggregating data from a plurality of data generating machines, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting data pertaining to at least one monitored sales event associated with each of a plurality of data generating machines via at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network using at least one intelligent routing device, and selecting a least cost data transmission path over the at least one of said at least one terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network; performing a data transmission protocol conversion between at least one first network and at least one second network among said at least one of the terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline networks using at least one gateway device; receiving the transmitted data at at least one computer; storing cumulatively the data transmitted over a predetermined time period by each of the plurality of data generating machines; analyzing the cumulatively stored data; and transmitting to at least one of the plurality of data generating machines one or more audible and/or visual data that contain message content at least partially in response to the analyzed data including a consumer profile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions instructing the computer to aggregate and analyze data from a plurality of data generating machines, said instructions comprising:
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receiving on at least one computer transmitted data pertaining to at least one monitored sales event over a predetermined time period of each of a plurality of data generating machines via at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network; directing at least one of the plurality of data generating machines to select a least cost data transmission path over at least one of the at least one terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline network; storing cumulatively the data transmitted by each of the plurality of data generating machines in a first file format; analyzing the cumulatively stored data; and transmitting to at least one of the plurality of data generating machines one or more audible and/or visual data that contain message content at least partially in response to the analyzed data including a consumer profile. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for aggregating and analyzing data from a plurality of data generating machines comprising:
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means for transmitting data pertaining to at least one monitored sales event, said at least one monitored sales event capable of corresponding to a plurality of different products from a plurality of sales, distribution or manufacturing sources effectuated or man aged by each of said means for transmitting via at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network, wherein said means for transmitting selects a least cost data transmission path over the at least one of said at least one terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline network; means for performing a data transmission protocol conversion between at least one first network and at least one second network among said at least one of the terrestrial, Internet, satellite, and landline networks; means for receiving and cumulatively storing the data transmitted by said means for transmitting, said means for receiving is responsively connectable to said means for transmitting via said at least one of a terrestrial, Internet, satellite and landline network; means for analyzing the cumulatively stored data; means for transmitting one or more audible and/or visual advertisements that contain message content at least partially in response to the analyzed data including a consumer profile and in accordance with a predetermined network transmission cost and predetermined level of network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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