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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Ecr Software Corporation, Boone, NC (US);
Inventors:
Peter Terry Catoe, Boone, NC (US);
Burt Aycock, Boone, NC (US);
Mark Noble, Boone, NC (US);
Matthew James Mellon, Boone, NC (US);
Assignee:
ECR Software Corporation, Boone, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06N 5/02 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/387 (2013.01); G06N 5/025 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0224 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0237 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved checkout systems, apparatuses and methods for managing electronic coupons include a checkout kiosk, a point-of-sale system and a microprocessor with an electronic rules engine. The electronic rules engine is configured to allow application of electronic coupons to customer accounts internally to the point-of-sale system. Redemption of the electronic coupons is allowed by the consumer at the kiosk without a scan-able artifact.