EP1889201A4 - Return rewards - Google Patents

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Publication number
EP1889201A4
EP1889201A4 EP06749726A EP06749726A EP1889201A4 EP 1889201 A4 EP1889201 A4 EP 1889201A4 EP 06749726 A EP06749726 A EP 06749726A EP 06749726 A EP06749726 A EP 06749726A EP 1889201 A4 EP1889201 A4 EP 1889201A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
return rewards
rewards
return
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
EP06749726A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1889201A2 (en
Inventor
Mark S Hammond
Peter L Bradshaw
Mark R Hilinski
David B Speights
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Retail Equation Inc
Original Assignee
Retail Equation Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/331,581 external-priority patent/US20060235746A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/331,850 external-priority patent/US20060235747A1/en
Application filed by Retail Equation Inc filed Critical Retail Equation Inc
Publication of EP1889201A2 publication Critical patent/EP1889201A2/en
Publication of EP1889201A4 publication Critical patent/EP1889201A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/38—Payment protocols; Details thereof
    • G06Q20/387—Payment using discounts or coupons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions

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  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)
EP06749726A 2005-04-18 2006-04-11 Return rewards Ceased EP1889201A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US67232205P 2005-04-18 2005-04-18
US67356605P 2005-04-21 2005-04-21
US11/331,581 US20060235746A1 (en) 2005-04-18 2006-01-13 Systems and methods for providing a reward at a point of return
US11/331,850 US20060235747A1 (en) 2005-04-18 2006-01-13 Systems and methods for determining whether to offer a reward at a point of return
PCT/US2006/013431 WO2006113223A2 (en) 2005-04-18 2006-04-11 Return rewards

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1889201A2 EP1889201A2 (en) 2008-02-20
EP1889201A4 true EP1889201A4 (en) 2010-06-02

Family

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EP06749726A Ceased EP1889201A4 (en) 2005-04-18 2006-04-11 Return rewards

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP1889201A4 (en)
CA (2) CA2605459C (en)
WO (1) WO2006113223A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060235747A1 (en) 2005-04-18 2006-10-19 Hammond Mark S Systems and methods for determining whether to offer a reward at a point of return
US7455226B1 (en) 2005-04-18 2008-11-25 The Return Exchange, Inc. Systems and methods for data collection at a point of return
US8694364B2 (en) 2006-08-23 2014-04-08 The Retail Equation, Inc. Return coupon holder
US20130085889A1 (en) * 2011-09-29 2013-04-04 Sears Brands, Llc Systems and methods for managing returns or exchanges made via a computer network
US20140379529A1 (en) 2013-06-21 2014-12-25 Sears Brands, Llc Order fulfillment systems and methods with customer location tracking
US11205181B2 (en) 2014-03-07 2021-12-21 Transform Sr Brands Llc Merchandise return and/or exchange systems, methods, and media
CN111275450B (en) * 2018-11-19 2024-04-16 北京京东尚科信息技术有限公司 Processing method and system of associated preferential information after commodity return
US20210065109A1 (en) * 2019-08-28 2021-03-04 Walmart Apollo, Llc Systems and methods for self-returns
US11816690B1 (en) * 2022-02-03 2023-11-14 Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, LLC Product exchange system including product condition based pricing in electronic marketplace and related methods

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1996041289A2 (en) * 1995-06-07 1996-12-19 Electronic Data Systems Corporation System and method for electronically auditing point-of-sale transactions

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
EPO: "Mitteilung des Europäischen Patentamts vom 1. Oktober 2007 über Geschäftsmethoden = Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 October 2007 concerning business methods = Communiqué de l'Office européen des brevets,en date du 1er octobre 2007, concernant les méthodes dans le domaine des activités", JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE L'OFFICE EUROPEEN DES BREVETS.OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE.AMTSBLATTT DES EUROPAEISCHEN PATENTAMTS, OEB, MUNCHEN, DE, vol. 30, no. 11, 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01), pages 592 - 593, XP007905525, ISSN: 0170-9291 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2933160A1 (en) 2006-10-26
CA2605459A1 (en) 2006-10-26
CA2605459C (en) 2016-08-09
WO2006113223A2 (en) 2006-10-26
EP1889201A2 (en) 2008-02-20
CA2933160C (en) 2018-09-25
WO2006113223A9 (en) 2007-03-08
WO2006113223A3 (en) 2009-04-09

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