Integration of WIC items and transactions into personal shopping devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store;
a storage device that stores one or more marketing messages in the short-range transmitter, wherein the one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in the predetermined product area;
a transmitting device that transmits the one or more marketing message; and
a wireless computer that receives the one or more marketing messages, the wireless computer comprising;
a card reader that identifies a user as a participant in a government benefits scheme;
a display device that communicates benefits available under a subsidy program to a user;
a processor in communication with the card reader and display device; and
a utility that executes on the processor to display on the display device an analysis of benefits by performing functions of;
displaying to the user at least a portion of a subsidized list and an out-of-pocket list;
displaying to the user an option to claim or refuse to claim a benefit with respect to each individual product of more than one product in the subsidized list; and
in response to receiving a first user input to refuse to claim the benefit for a selected individual product, moving the selected individual product from the subsidized list to the out-of-pocket list and displaying the selected individual product within the out-of-pocket list and displaying another unselected individual product in the subsidized list.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for providing access to government benefits is disclosed. The method comprises positioning a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store, and storing one or more marketing messages in the short-range transmitter, wherein the one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in the predetermined product area. The one or more marketing messages are transmitted to a wireless computer, and a user is identified as a participant in a government benefits scheme. Available under a subsidy program are communicated to a user and upon purchase of an item, an analysis of benefits available under a subsidy program is provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store; a storage device that stores one or more marketing messages in the short-range transmitter, wherein the one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in the predetermined product area; a transmitting device that transmits the one or more marketing message; and a wireless computer that receives the one or more marketing messages, the wireless computer comprising; a card reader that identifies a user as a participant in a government benefits scheme; a display device that communicates benefits available under a subsidy program to a user; a processor in communication with the card reader and display device; and a utility that executes on the processor to display on the display device an analysis of benefits by performing functions of; displaying to the user at least a portion of a subsidized list and an out-of-pocket list;
displaying to the user an option to claim or refuse to claim a benefit with respect to each individual product of more than one product in the subsidized list; andin response to receiving a first user input to refuse to claim the benefit for a selected individual product, moving the selected individual product from the subsidized list to the out-of-pocket list and displaying the selected individual product within the out-of-pocket list and displaying another unselected individual product in the subsidized list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16)
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3. The system of claim a 1, wherein said graphical interface for displaying an analysis of benefits available further comprises graphical interface constructs for informing a user of the out-of-pocket cost of an item with a government benefit and the out-of-pocket cost of an item without a government benefit.
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6. A computer program product comprising:
- a computer-readable storage device;
instructions on the computer-readable storage device that when executed by a processor of a data processing system causes the data processing system to perform functions of;positioning a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store; storing one or more marketing messages in the short-range transmitter, wherein the one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in the predetermined product area; transmitting the one or more marketing messages to a wireless computer; identifying a user as a participant in a government benefits scheme; communicating benefits available under a subsidy program to a user; displaying on the display device an analysis of benefits by; displaying to user at least a portion of a subsidized list and an out-of-pocket list; displaying to the user an option to claim or refuse to claim a benefit with respect to each individual product of more than one product in the subsidized list; and in response to receiving a first user input to refuse to claim the benefit for a selected individual product, moving the selected individual product from the subsidized list to the out-of-pocket list and displaying to the user the selected individual product within the out-of-pocket list and displaying another unselected individual product in the subsidized list. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- a computer-readable storage device;
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