Method and system of providing customized business products to consumer at a retail location

• US 8,036,951 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2007
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ward Kraft, Inc. (W/K Holding Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ward Kraft, Inc. (W/K Holding Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Russell, William R., Kraft, Roger E., Wells, Rachel E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Garg; Yogesh C
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E
• Application Number:
  US11/901,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20090076905A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,488 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.61, 705/27.1, 705/26.5
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization

Abstract

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.

Claims

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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the food product is an organic food product.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said advertising panels are provided on at least one of a vertical or horizontal surface of said retail location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the tutorial further includes information for creating customized printed products.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the group of business products includes magnets, prime labels, presentation folders, business cards, post cards, mailers, business forms, or combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the customized business product is produced at a resolution of greater than 150 lines per inch.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said retail location is a kiosk.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said retail location is a permanently fixed retail outlet.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said transaction point computer includes a human interface.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said human interface is a keyboard.

11. A retail system for providing business products, comprising:

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.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the food product is an organic food product.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said advertising panels are provided on at least one of a vertical or horizontal surface of said retail location.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the tutorial further includes information for creating customized printed products.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the group of business products includes magnets, prime labels, presentation folders, business cards, post cards, mailers, business forms, or combinations thereof.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the customized business product is produced at a resolution of greater than 150 lines per inch.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said retail location is a kiosk.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein said retail location is a permanently fixed retail outlet.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein said transaction point computer includes a human interface.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said human interface is a keyboard.