Method and system of providing customized business products to consumer at a retail location
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1. A method for providing business products:
- providing a series of advertising panels at a retail location, wherein the advertising panels include advertisements for customized printed business products and are created having a resolution greater than 150 lines per inch;
by a transaction point computer at the retail location;
receiving a selection of a food product for consumption by a consumer at the retail location;
receiving a selection of a type of business product from a group of business products and receiving a selection of additional options customizing the selected type of business product;
determining whether a customized business product can be produced according to the selected type of business product, the selected additional options, and capabilities of an equipment used for manufacturing the business product;
if the customized business product can be produced then presenting a proof of the customized business product and if the customized business product can not be produced then presenting a prompt for modification of the customized business product and a tutorial explaining errors made in the selections;
delivering the food product and customized business product to the consumer at the retail location, wherein the food product is delivered prior to delivery of the customized business product.
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The present invention relates to a retailing system that provides a series of consumer products, customizable prime business communication products and a selection of ready to eat convenience food products. The retail system is provided at a fixed retail location such as a kiosk or permanent installation and may include a series of advertising panels displaying one or more products that is offered by the retail system. The retail system further includes one or more transaction points enabling a user to obtain the consumer goods, business communication products and ready to eat convenience foods.
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1. A method for providing business products:
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providing a series of advertising panels at a retail location, wherein the advertising panels include advertisements for customized printed business products and are created having a resolution greater than 150 lines per inch; by a transaction point computer at the retail location; receiving a selection of a food product for consumption by a consumer at the retail location; receiving a selection of a type of business product from a group of business products and receiving a selection of additional options customizing the selected type of business product; determining whether a customized business product can be produced according to the selected type of business product, the selected additional options, and capabilities of an equipment used for manufacturing the business product; if the customized business product can be produced then presenting a proof of the customized business product and if the customized business product can not be produced then presenting a prompt for modification of the customized business product and a tutorial explaining errors made in the selections; delivering the food product and customized business product to the consumer at the retail location, wherein the food product is delivered prior to delivery of the customized business product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A retail system for providing business products, comprising:
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a series of advertising panels at a retail location, wherein the advertising panels include advertisements for customized business products and have a resolution greater than 150 lines per inch; a transaction point computer at the retail location configured to; receive a selection of a food product for consumption by a consumer at the retail location; receive a selection of a type of business product from a group of business products and receive a selection of additional options customizing the selected type of business product; determine whether a customized business product can be produced according to the selected type of business product, the selected additional options, and capabilities of an equipment used for manufacturing the business product; if the customized business product can be produced then present a proof of the customized business product and if the customized business product can not be produced then present a prompt for modification of the customized business product and a tutorial explaining errors made in the selections; a mechanical delivery mechanism for delivering the food product and customized business product to the consumer at the retail location, wherein the food product is delivered prior to delivery of the customized business product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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