Method and apparatus for selective distribution of discount coupons
CA 2067987 A1 · Owner: Cherney, Timothy L. · Inventors: Off, George W.; O'Brien, Michael R.; Cherney, Timothy L.
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A system for automatically distributing discount coupons or certificates in a retail store condi-, tioned on a preselected combination of present and past shopping behavior of a customer whose order is being processed at a checkout stand. Generation of a printable discounts coupon can be based on any desired combination of customer-supplied data, obtained from a customer identification data base, past shopping activity derived from data gathered during previous customer visits to the store, and present shopping activity as evi-, denced by items identified in the current customer order. If all of the preselected conditions for generation of a coupon are satisfied, the coupon is generated and …
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- Filed May 5, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 5, 2012.
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