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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Applicants:
Michihiro Ota, Sakado, JP;
Hiroaki Yoshida, Tsurugashima, JP;
Hiroaki Shinada, Tsurugashima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A promotion method and a system which can realize thoughtful promotion by facilitating changing settings such as the number of points issued for each commodity, a promotion period and the like without the necessity for changing settings of target automatic vending machines all at once. A commodity code peculiar to each commodity is added to point information, and a data center selectively adds the number of points of the point information of the specific commodity on the basis of the commodity code.