System and method for determining packaging preference
First Claim
1. A system for determining a customer'"'"'s packaging preference in a conventional point-of-sale retail location, wherein the point-of-sale retail location includes a person who performs the packaging of items purchased in the point-of-sale retail location for the customer, comprising:
- a customer identifier for identifying the customer; and
means for retrieving available container packaging preference information for the purchased items for the identified customer using the customer identifier.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and system for determining packaging preference of a customer by identifying the customer using a customer identifier, and retrieving available packaging preference information using the customer identifier. In an embodiment, the customer'"'"'s packaging preference information for a particular identified item is retrieved and graphically communicated. In another embodiment, customer packaging preference information based on a quantity of items is retrieved and graphically communicated. Customer packaging preference information based on both the identified items and the quantity of items may also be retrieved and graphically communicated.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for determining a customer'"'"'s packaging preference in a conventional point-of-sale retail location, wherein the point-of-sale retail location includes a person who performs the packaging of items purchased in the point-of-sale retail location for the customer, comprising:
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a customer identifier for identifying the customer; and means for retrieving available container packaging preference information for the purchased items for the identified customer using the customer identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data processor readable medium storing data processor code that, when loaded into a data processing device, adapts the device to determine a customer'"'"'s packaging preference in a conventional point-of-sale retail location wherein the point-of-sale retail location includes a person who performs the packaging of items purchased in the point-of-sale retail location for the customer, the data processor readable medium including:
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code for identifying the customer using a customer identifier; and code for retrieving available container packaging preference information for the purchased items using the customer identifier for the identified customer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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