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7624071 Method and system for processing financial instrument deposits physically remote from a financial institution  
A system that includes computer hardware, computer software, apparatus, and methodology that enables individuals, businesses, and all types of organizations (both for profit and non-profit) to...
7624042 In dispenser point-of-sale module for fuel dispensers  
A fuel dispenser including a dispenser manager for controlling electronic functions of a fuel dispenser, display, user interface and controller are coupled to the dispenser manager. The controller...
7621446 Convertible self-checkout system  
A convertible self-checkout system includes a base and a stand rotatably mounted to the base. The stand includes an input/output device facing in a first direction and a product scanner, and the...
7620568 Self-checkout system  
A retail terminal and method of operation thereof. The retail terminal has a weight scale, a bar code scanner, RFID tag antenna, a scan error indicator, means for communicating with a processor and...
7617981 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...
7617972 System and method for disputing individual items that are the subject of a transaction  
A system and method for disputing individual items that are the subject of a transaction includes storing, in a database, a record of a transaction in which a plurality of goods or services were...
7614548 Stored-value card assembly with a plurality of stored-value cards  
A stored-value card assembly includes a plurality of stored-value cards and a package. The plurality of stored-value cards each include an account identifier linking the respective stored-value...
7613631 Method and apparatus for managing subscriptions  
A subscription system allows a customer to establish a subscription to a product with one or more retailers (e.g., by establishing the subscription through a controller or central system). In one...
7613284 Systems, methods and apparatus for receipt printing and information display in a personal identification number delivery system  
Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a personal identification number (PIN) in the form of a receipt displayed and/or printed by a client terminal are disclosed. A method includes storing,...
7610215 Mode switching to provide security for cash handling device  
Methods and devices provide mode switching in order to secure cash handling devices. A cash handling device allows a first selection to be input in order to request an exchange transaction....
7606730 System and method for a multiple merchant stored value card  
The loyalty system allows a consumer to accumulate general loyalty points from one or more merchants, and convert any desired subset of general points to loyalty dollars associated with a specific...
7606722 Method for assimilating and using pharmacy data  
A method for assimilating and using pharmacy data to determine actual consumption of medications from particular sources, such as pharmaceutical companies. Transaction records are accumulated and...
7603320 Method and system for protecting sensitive information and preventing unauthorized use of identity information  
This invention features a method and system for protecting sensitive information from being disclosed and preventing unauthorized use of identity information by third parties. Virtual identifiers...
7603313 Charging system and charging method  
A user sends data for requesting a service provider to provide predetermined service and signature data created based upon the data to the service provider, the service provider calculates a fee...
7603298 Tag grouping system and tag grouping method  
To group ID tags distributed in a larger area than the coverage of a tag reader, a parameter which represents a measure of the strength of relationship among a plurality of ID tags is stored in a...
7600673 Systems and methods for performing transactions at a point-of-sale  
A point-of-sale device useful in relation to a variety of circumstances and/or utilization methods. Various implementations of such point-of-sale devices are disclosed. For example, one particular...
7591422 Techniques to reduce false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft  
A system, apparatus, method and article to eliminate false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft are described. The apparatus may include a first input to receive a first...
7587367 Method and system to provide feedback data within a distributed e-commerce system  
A system and method to provide feedback data within a distributed feedback system of an e-commerce system. Feedback data describing e-commerce transactions are generated by buyers of goods and...
7587335 Food product scale and related in-store random weight item transaction system with RFID capabilities  
A random weight item transaction system include a scale with label RIFD tag functionality, service person RFID tag functionality and customer RFID tag functionality. A slicer in proximity to the...
7587334 Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal  
A POS terminal determines an upsell to offer in exchange for the change due to a customer in connection with a purchase. The point-of-sale terminal preferably maintains a database of at least one...
7587333 Method and apparatus for vending products  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for advancing the sale of vending machine products. The invention enables selling products without revealing the identity of the product. By concealing the...
7587332 Directed autoload of contactless stored value card within a transportation system  
According to the invention, a method for processing credit for a contactless smart card is disclosed. In one step, the contactless smart card is uniquely recognized at a first location. The...
7584119 Restaurant system  
A restaurant system includes an electronic kiosk having opposed first and second sides. A first display is situated on the first side for use by the customer and a second display is situated on the...
7581676 Method and apparatus for purchasing and dispensing products  
A system for purchasing a product that does not need to be physically present at a point-of-sale includes a point-of-sale device, a product-selection device, a data-analyzing device, an...
7580859 Intelligent transaction router and process for handling multi-product point of sale transactions  
A transaction router and corresponding process that enables the point-of-sale activation (POSA) of POSA type devices, such as POSA pre-paid gift cards, debit cards, telephone cards and cellular...
7578435 Couponing system  
A method and apparatus are provided for a method of offering coupons to a consumer at a point of sale. The method includes the steps of detecting entry of an identifier of an item to be purchased...
7575159 Point of sale integrator  
A point of sale terminal is disclosed. The point of sale terminal includes a terminal housing with a controller portion and a cash drawer portion, a sliding sled coupled to the terminal housing...
7571113 Method and apparatus for providing integrated management of point-of-sale and accounts receivable  
A system and method for providing integrated customer care, managing complex data relating to services and presenting information for selection and interaction by end users. The present invention...
7568116 Automated display device  
A self-powered video display device provides an automated point of purchase advertising display that includes a motion sensing feature, a power management function to manage power usage depending...
7567219 Merchandise management system and information storage medium  
A merchandise management system comprises a shelf tag provided in an exhibit position of a product, and a portable reader/writer for changing a display content on the shelf tag. The shelf tag...
7565307 Automatic payment method 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...
7558742 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...
7555447 System and method for identifying a product  
A product that is uniquely identifiable according to a globally unique identifier (GUID)( 100 ) includes a class identifier (CID)( 110 ) that uniquely identifies at least one product class in which...
7551060 Feedback device  
A feedback device 1 including an interface 2 for receiving a first signal 3 from a point of sale console 4 . A processor 5 is responsive to signal 3 for selectively defining a second...
7546250 Selectively deploying barriers for intra-order separation of purchased items  
Selectively deploying barriers for intra-order separation at a retail checkout terminal includes scanning products purchased by a consumer, determining a position of at least one product in a...
7543736 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...
7542919 Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transaction  
A method and apparatus a user or other customer, controller, point-of-sale terminal, etc. to conduct a transaction for the purchase of one or more products and/or services, during which a...
7523320 Fiscal data recorder with protection circuit and tamper-proof seal  
A fiscal data recorder for storing transaction related data in a point of sale system is provided with a processing unit receiving the transaction related data. Memory in communication with the...
7523049 Point of sale apparatus  
A POS (point of sales) apparatus has: database constructing means for classifying a commodity with a high level of relation to a commodity sold to the customer to prepare a database for related...
7519993 Information processing terminal and information security and protection method therefor  
The present invention is an information processing terminal capable of preventing leakage of identification information while adopting a general-purpose OS to provide development environment for a...
7516088 Sales force automation and method  
A salesforce automation system which integrates computerized, intelligent automated salesperson support for multiple phases of the sales process. Various subsystems may be provided to facilitate...
7512547 Financial transaction approval system and method  
A method of sale including processing a plurality of purchases to be sold to a consumer, identifying a consumer financial account held by a financial institution, receiving authorization from the...
7512546 Store system  
A store system comprises: store controller 21 incorporating programs for executing sales and sales management tasks; display 27 for displaying a screen for the execution of a task specified by...
7503477 Method for offering location-based targeted discounts without requirement for location sensing  
In a method and system for providing location-based targeted information without requiring location sensing, items are scanned while the customer shops. The sequences in which items are scanned are...
7500607 System for managing risk of financial transactions with location information  
The present teachings describe a system for processing financial transactions. In one embodiment, the system includes a remote terminal adapted to identify the location of financial transactions...
7500606 Method of settling signatureless payment of bank card sales slip in mobile terminal, and system therefor  
Provided is a method of and system for settling signatureless payment of a slip of bank card sales in a mobile terminal such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a smart phone,...
7496523 Method and apparatus for defining routing of customers between merchants  
A server or Internet service provider computer selects a soliciting merchant and an outputting merchant based on various factors. In one embodiment, the soliciting merchant is selected is its...
7493284 Using visual images transferred from wireless computing device display screens  
Within a wireless computing device, a method of conducting commerce can include receiving a user input in the wireless computing device specifying an account to which a proposed transaction is to...
7490054 RFID system and method for vending machine control  
A RFID method and system are provided to aid consumers in making an informed decision prior to purchasing products from a vending or other type of dispensing machine. The products in the machine...
7482927 Surveillance and alerting system and method  
A combination surveillance and alerting system and method in a restaurant that serves take-out customers. A video camera monitors a parking space for take-out customers, and sends video to an image...