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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C. Moran, Thornton, CO (US);
Georgene M. Nielsen, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 ;
Abstract
Transmitting via email by a store computer controlling a point of service terminal (POS) terminal, at which a transaction has been performed, transaction data to a personal computer of a customer making the transaction. The transaction data includes the actual items purchased with price and the grocery code of each item. The transaction data is transmitted as an email message via the Internet. The communication address of the customer computer is identified to the store computer by a store card that is utilized for other purposes or through the use of a standard credit card.