Title:
【発明の名称】販売ポイントシステム及びグループ報奨管理方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001520425
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention a retailer may receive a request from a group of customers for a reward the group desires to earn by making purchases at the retailer. In response to such a request the retailer determines purchasing conditions the group must satisfy in order to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined based on, for example, a value of the reward (e.g., a cost of the reward to the retailer), a number of customers in the group, and/or a time by which the group desires to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined such that the retailer realizes at least a predetermined profit after the cost of providing the reward is considered. The methods of the present invention may be implemented at an online and/or brick-and-mortar retailer.
Inventors:
Walker, Jay, S
Tedesco, Daniel, Yi
Van Ruchene, Andrew, S
Tedesco, Daniel, Yi
Van Ruchene, Andrew, S
Application Number:
JP2000516458A
Publication Date:
October 30, 2001
Filing Date:
October 08, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Walker Digital, LLC
International Classes:
G06Q20/10; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/06; G07G1/12; G06Q40/00; (IPC1-7): G07G1/12; G06F17/60
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Asamura (3 outside)