Patents in subclass Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/Price Determination/Including Point Of Sale Terminal Or Electronic Cash Register
Parent class: Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/Price Determination
| Number | Patent title | Issue Date |
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| 07407095 | IPOS transaction terminal Apparatus and methods for translation processing. The apparatus may be a transaction system including a keypad, a circuit for interacting with the transaction customer and a link communicatively connecting the keypad and the... |
08/05/2008 |
| 07409358 | Methods and systems for coordinating a change in status of stored-value cards Methods and systems are provided for coordinating a change in status of a stored-value card for a customer. Transaction information is received at a host system from a point-of-sale terminal. The transaction information includes... |
08/05/2008 |
| 07406438 | System and method for tracking and establishing a progressive discount based upon a customer's visits to a retail establishment In accordance with one described embodiment, methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for determining a progressive discount for a customer. In one example, a customer is provided with a discount that is incremented if the customer... |
07/29/2008 |
| 07403907 | Customer checkout accelerator A system and method for accelerating customer sales transactions in a retail store. A customer checkout accelerator provides a customer user interface to initiate a request for a preapproval amount for a sales transaction before reaching... |
07/22/2008 |
| 07403908 | Devices, systems, and methods for solving challenges in telecom and sales marketing Handheld communication devices, such as wireless phones, include one or more application programs that permit a person to sell handheld communication products at a point of contact with a potential customer. The methods reward the user of... |
07/22/2008 |
| 07403909 | Systems and methods for asynchronous processing of electronic shelf label communication responses An electronic price label (ESL) system for performing asynchronous ESL transactions. An event notification technique allows a communication base station (CBS) manager to directly notify an ESL manager when responses from an ESL are... |
07/22/2008 |
| 07389918 | Automatic electronic article surveillance for self-checkout A self checkout system/terminal includes an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The EAS system includes an EAS detector and an EAS deactivator. EAS tag detection is associated with a purchase transaction event, such as scanning... |
06/24/2008 |
| 07385479 | Service personnel communication system A data processing system for analyzing customer and employee interactions in a service establishment is disclosed. The data processing system, comprises a plurality of remote customer, employee units and a central unit. The units each... |
06/10/2008 |
| 07386471 | Method and system for managing a consumer transaction system with a mobile management device Method and system aspects for providing efficient management interaction in a consumer transaction system are described. The system includes a plurality of point of sale (POS) systems, a central controller system coupled to the plurality... |
06/10/2008 |
| 07386511 | Methods and systems for processing financial instrument deposits The present invention comprises a program product, system and method for deposit processing using check images. In one embodiment of the present invention, the program product comprises machine-readable program code for causing, when... |
06/10/2008 |
| 07377427 | Method, apparatus and POS system for processing credit card transactions associated with POS sales A method apparatus and POS system for processing credit card transactions associated with POS sales to inhibit illegal credit card use. The method involves reading magnetic stripe information including the credit card number from the... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379893 | ATM customer marketing system A marketing system includes a plurality of automated transaction machines (74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86). The automated transaction machines operate to carry out financial transactions with associated host computers (90, 94, 100, 104).... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379894 | ATM customer marketing system A marketing system includes a plurality of automated transaction machines 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86). The automated transaction machines operate to carry out financial transactions with associated host computers (90, 94, 100, 104).... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379895 | ATM customer marketing system A marketing system includes a plurality of automated transaction machines (74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86). The automated transaction machines operate to carry out financial transactions with associated host computers (90, 94, 100, 104).... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379896 | ATM customer marketing system A marketing system includes a plurality of automated transaction machines (74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86). The automated transaction machines operate to carry out financial transactions with associated host computers (90, 94, 100, 104).... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379897 | Automatic payment system using RF ID tags The present invention discloses systems and methods for enabling cashless fueling transactions through the use of vehicle-based decal sticker RFID tags. The tags store a unique customer identification number as well as other frequent... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07375294 | Scales comprising a camera In order to provide scales, comprising a weighed-product receiving region and a terminal positioned at a vertical spacing from the weighed-product receiving region, that are easy to operate, it is proposed that at least one camera with a... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07376580 | Method and apparatus for providing a benefit during a transaction for use during a later transaction A method and apparatus for allowing a customer to purchase or otherwise receive a benefit during a first transaction that will be redeemed by the customer or provided to the customer at a later time or during a future transaction for the... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07367498 | POS terminal and system including the same by which a transaction log can be revised and registered as a new transaction A terminal apparatus and a transaction information management system consisting of the terminal apparatus and a management apparatus that can revise transaction information, which is stored in the management apparatus, connected to a... |
05/06/2008 |
| 07366681 | System, method, and computer program for managing storage distribution of money tills An automated management system for monitoring and controlling distribution and storage of money tills, and linking tracking of employee productivity to time in receipt of a till. The system comprises a cabinet, a control panel, and a... |
04/29/2008 |
| 07357315 | Customer interaction console and configurable console system A customer interaction console may include a counter module and a customer-oriented display. The counter module may include one or more raised portions with the customer-oriented display integrated in one of the raised portions. A... |
04/15/2008 |
| 07359868 | Method and system to process remote orders A method and system for processing a remote order is described that allows a customer to remotely send a signal to a business. The signal contains the order information for the customer and what the customer wants from the business. Thus,... |
04/15/2008 |
| 07355737 | Apparatus and method for two-color printing based on single color data A printer 10 has a reception unit 28 for receiving print commands from a host 12, and has print heads 64, 66 capable of printing multiple colors. A data processing part 24 applies a specific colorization process according to a print... |
04/08/2008 |
| 07356486 | System and method for administering promotions A system for administering scan-based promotions involving manufacturers and retailers. The system records the terms of the promotion, ensures that the promotion is conducted in compliance with the agreed terms, settles the promotion and... |
04/08/2008 |
| 07356516 | Method and system for facilitating electronic dispute resolution A system for facilitating payment transaction disputes is provided. According to one aspect of the system, a user, such as an issuer, is allowed to use the system to resolve a disputed transaction. Based on information provided by a... |
04/08/2008 |
| 07350697 | Alternative payment devices using electronic check processing as a payment mechanism The present invention includes a merchant system that recognizes virtually any payment device or technology that uses electronic check processing as a payment mechanism. For example, the merchant system associates presentation of the... |
04/01/2008 |
| 07344070 | POS system, input/output control apparatus for use in a POS system, and method A POS system and method having a POS terminal, at least one input device for providing input data such as product sale information to said POS terminal, a POS server to enable the POS terminal to complete a POS transaction based upon such... |
03/18/2008 |
| 07346579 | Electronic purse application system and method thereof On the basis of information which is the standard for transaction conditions such as amount information in an IC card as well as age information registered in the IC card or a predetermined contract destination, a transaction when... |
03/18/2008 |
| 07346586 | Validation protocol and system This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid authentication chip and from that determine... |
03/18/2008 |
| 07341185 | Method of marking and monitoring products at a self-service checkout terminal A method of marking products purchased through a self-service checkout terminal includes scanning a product to be purchased into a computer and issuing a tamper resistant label from a printer at the self-service checkout terminal. The... |
03/11/2008 |
| 07343174 | Wireless electronic drive-thru system and method In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a system including a customer authentication and payment server, a merchant data server, a merchant network, and a merchant station. The merchant data server is coupled to a public... |
03/11/2008 |
| 07343330 | Systems and methods for acquisition, evaluation, inventory, distribution, and/or re-sale of pre-owned recorded data products Data integrity of recorded data products is quantitatively evaluated by enumeration of unreadable, uncorrected, and/or corrected data subsets, and/or by measuring over-sampling of corrected data subsets. Quantitative data integrity... |
03/11/2008 |
| 07343344 | Electronic payment system using accounting function in a mobile communication network A method of readily realizing electronic payment service at low cost with a high level of convenience and security for a consumer is disclosed. A personal information input terminal notifies a purchase price, an MSN (Mobile Subscriber... |
03/11/2008 |
| 07343354 | Method for determining demand and pricing of advertising time in the media industry The present invention utilizes customer/user generated data and market available data to provide a framework and guidance for a seller to price advertising time and space for programs offered by a media outlet, and to project future... |
03/11/2008 |
| 07340419 | Method and apparatus for product display Systems and methods are provided for receiving a request to display a type of product. Thereafter, a substitute product for the product is selected from a plurality of substitute products. The selection is based on expected revenue from... |
03/04/2008 |
| 07330825 | Control system A simplified control system provides a uniform interface to a Java-based POS application. A new interface defining a method SetEntry for passing an entry point to a database to a device service object is created in the device service... |
02/12/2008 |
| 07328170 | Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems A customer self-checkout system includes one or more checkout stations and multiple supervisor terminals. The supervisor terminals provide support to, and control over, the self-checkout system and checkout stations. The supervisory... |
02/05/2008 |
| 07324958 | Information administering system for an eating house A customer of an eating house orders refreshments by pressing a first touch panel provided at a customer's seat, watching a liquid-crystal monitor on which a menu of the refreshment and an average cooking time thereof are displayed. A... |
01/29/2008 |
| 07324959 | Method for delivering information based on relative spatial position A method for providing product information comprises establishing a local reference frame which defines a space including a product identifier and a portable display device, receiving a request for product information corresponding to the... |
01/29/2008 |
| 07320429 | Self-scanning system and purchased-item registering apparatus, purchased-item registering method, and computer product A specific-item-information storing unit stores information on a specific item that can be contained in one container together with other item. A specific-item judging unit judges, when the registration for the purchased-item is received,... |
01/22/2008 |
| 07320072 | Method and token for authenticating a control point A method is provided for authenticating an action between a control point and a user. A token which performs authentication is presented to the control point. The control point may be authenticated by using the token. The token may... |
01/15/2008 |
| 07308421 | System and method for grouping products in a catalog An apparatus and method for preparing a price quote for a product. The product is selected from among a plurality of products. A determination is made as to whether the product is a member of a particular product collection. This... |
12/11/2007 |
| 07295992 | Method and system for delivering products and services to a point of sale location A method and a system for using an electronic funds transaction point of sale (EFTPOS) payment system to provide products and services to a point of sale location without compromising the security of payment processing by the EFTPOS... |
11/13/2007 |
| 07295993 | ATM customer marketing system A marketing system includes a plurality of automated transaction machines (74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86). The automated transaction machines operate to carry out financial transactions with associated host computers (90, 94, 100, 104).... |
11/13/2007 |
| 07290704 | Method and system relating to a multi-lateral trade engine for payment transactions In one embodiment of the present invention a method to allow a consumer to direct payments to be made via one or more payment vehicles of choice is provided. In another embodiment of the present invention a system to allow a consumer to... |
11/06/2007 |
| 07280978 | Apparatus and method for providing and/or for fulfilling subscription services A computer-implemented method, including receiving a request to receive or pick-up a printed issue of at least one of a periodical, a newspaper, and a magazine, at a retail facility or a store pursuant to a subscription, processing... |
10/09/2007 |
| 07280979 | Methods and apparatus for intelligent, purpose-based selection of goods and services in telephonic and electronic commerce Apparatus and methods are provided for effecting remote commerce, such as in telemarketing (either inbound or outbound) and in electronic commerce, which are particularly adapted for the intelligent selection and proffer of products,... |
10/09/2007 |
| 07272569 | Method and apparatus for controlling the performance of a supplementary process at a point-of-sale terminal A POS terminal measures one or more criteria, such as the activity rate of the POS terminal. For example, the POS terminal may measure the number of completed transactions per time, the number of items purchased through the POS terminal... |
09/18/2007 |
| 07272570 | System and methods for integrating a self-checkout system into an existing store system A self-checkout terminal system includes a self-checkout core application module for controlling a self-checkout terminal, the self-checkout core application module controlling peripheral input and output devices at the self-checkout... |
09/18/2007 |
| 07267277 | Method and system for targeted marketing by leveraging video-based demographic insights Demographic and transaction data are presented in a report usable for marketing-related purposes and other applications using a camera apparatus to capture customer image data at a point-of-sale location and sends the image data to a... |
09/11/2007 |