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System, method, and database for processing transactions

  • US 8,700,458 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/1997
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for accumulating customer transaction data at the point-of-sale in a retail establishment and for effectuating customer promotion on the basis thereof, comprising:

  • a terminal for entering unique customer identification codes from customer identification presented at the point-of-sale in a retail transaction;

    means for allowing entry of customer transaction data;

    a processor anda memory responsive to said terminal and said means allowing entry for creating a database for a plurality of the store'"'"'s customers'"'"' transaction data from prior shopping visits, such that data regarding individual customer'"'"'s prior transactions are stored in association with said individual customer'"'"'s unique identification code; and

    circuitry responsive to said processor, memory, and database for generating a customer information response signal at the point-of-sale during said individual customer'"'"'s transaction in said retail establishment upon detection of a unique identification code of said individual customer,said signal being related to said individual customer'"'"'s transaction data in shopping visits prior to the current shopping visit, andsaid signal providing information at said point-of-sale terminal derived from said database and useful for effectuating targeted customer promotion.

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