IP Library Patent Application 14258150
Patent Application
App. No. 14/258,150

DETERMINATION AND PRESENTATION OF PACKAGE PRICING OFFERS IN RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER INTEREST IN A PRODUCT

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App. No.
14/258,150
Abstract

A system and method for determination and presentation of package offers. A package offer is an offer for sale by a retailer of a package of products at a package price. A retailer may offer products for sale in an on-line retail environment or in a physical retail environment. A determination is made that a primary product is of interest to a customer. This determination may involve detecting and interpreting input signals transmitted from a customer device. In response to detecting that the primary product is of interest to the customer, a package is determined that may comprise the primary product and at least one secondary product. A package may be determined by accessing a database to locate a pre-determined package or to select the secondary products ad hoc. A package price is determined that is less than the sum of the corresponding retail prices of the primary product and secondary products in the package. A package price may be based on a profit margin of the primary product and/or a profit margin of at least one of the secondary products. A package offer for the sale of the package at the package price is then presented to the customer. The customer may indicate an acceptance of the package offer and authorize a financial account to be charged for the amount of the package price. The package products may be shipped to the customer or may be picked up at a retail establishment.

Claims (5)

1 . A portable barcode scanner that:

receives an indication of a product scanned by a customer;

wirelessly transmits an indication of the scanned product to a server device;

wirelessly receives, in response to the transmitting of the indication of the scanned product and from the server device, an indication of a package offer, the package offer including the scanned product and comprising a discount on the package of the scanned product and at least one other product; and

outputs an indication of the package offer to the customer.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2016
From: INVENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 039277/0523 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2014
From: WALKER, JAY S.; MIK, MAGDALENA; DICKERSON, JOHN B.
To: WALKER DIGITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034249/0216 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2014
From: WALKER DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 034249/0294 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2014
From: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: INVENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 034249/0361 →