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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Wilfried E. Y. Dejaeger, Brussels, BE;
Alfred J. Hutcheon, Alpharetta, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of advertising with a retail system having a display monitor associated therewith is disclosed. The method includes the step of operating a kiosk of the retail system in order to obtain product information associated with a first item without transacting a sale of the first item. The method also includes the step of entering a record corresponding to the first item in a user profile in response to the kiosk operating step. Further, the method includes the step of operating a checkout terminal of the retail system so as to transact a sale of a second item. The method additionally includes the step of displaying an advertising message on the display monitor during the checkout terminal operating step based on the record corresponding to the first item which was entered in the user profile. An apparatus for displaying a customized advertising message with a retail terminal is also disclosed.