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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Simon Banfield, Tierra Verde, FL (US);
Edward E. Rhoads, New York, NY (US);
Michael F. Roberts, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Simon Banfield, Tierra Verde, FL (US);
Edward E. Rhoads, New York, NY (US);
Michael F. Roberts, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Catalina Marketing Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for delivering targeted informational messages includes a computer system for creating a de-identified encrypted PID and de-identified patient transaction data in a retail store for transmission and storage. A subset of de-identified encrypted PIDs are associated with targeted informational messages by the system and transmitted to retail stores, where a targeted message is printed on behalf of the patient corresponding to the de-identified encrypted PID.