IP Library Granted Patent US 10,504,091
Granted Patent B1
US 10,504,091 · App. 15/240,553 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

System including digital promotion based upon product quantity promotion threshold and related methods

Inventor: Rex Morgan (Greensboro, NC)
Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.
G06Q20/202G06Q30/0277
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Patent No.
US 10,504,091
App. No.
15/240,553
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and a database configured to store respective package quantity data for different package configurations for each product from among products, and to store respective product quantity promotion threshold data for each product. The system may also include a controller coupled to the database and the POS terminal and configured to calculate, based upon the stored package quantity data, a given product quantity for a given purchase of a plurality of different package configurations of the given product at the POS terminal. The controller may be configured to compare the given product quantity to a respective product quantity promotion threshold from among the stored product promotion threshold data, and when the given product quantity is above the respective product quantity promotion threshold, then award a digital promotion for redemption.

Claims (45)

1. A system comprising:

a point-of-sale (POS) terminal;

a database configured to store respective package quantity data for different package configurations for each product from among a plurality of products, and to store respective product quantity promotion threshold data for each product of the plurality thereof, the respective package quantity data comprising a respective product volume for each of a number of product containers for each different package configuration, and the respective product quantity promotion threshold data comprising a respective product volume promotion threshold; and

a controller coupled to said database and said POS terminal, and configured to

calculate, based upon the stored package quantity data, a given product quantity for a given purchase of a plurality of different multi-container package configurations of the given product at the POS terminal,

compare the given product quantity to a respective product quantity promotion threshold from among the stored product promotion threshold data, and

when the given product quantity is above the respective product quantity promotion threshold, then award a digital promotion for redemption.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said POS terminal is geographically spaced apart from said database and controller.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said POS terminal and controller are configured to communicate via the Internet.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said POS terminal is configured to redeem the digital promotion during the given purchase.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said database is also configured to store respective manufacturer information for each product.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said database is also configured to store respective brand information for each product.

7. A system comprising:

a database configured to store respective package quantity data for different package configurations for each product from among a plurality of products, and to store respective product quantity promotion threshold data for each product of the plurality thereof, the respective package quantity data comprising a respective product volume for each of a number of product containers for each different package configuration, and the respective product quantity promotion threshold data comprising a respective product volume promotion threshold; and

a controller coupled to said database and configured to

calculate, based upon the stored package quantity data, a given product quantity for a given purchase of a plurality of different package configurations of the given product at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal,

compare the given product quantity to a respective product quantity promotion threshold from among the stored product promotion threshold data, and

when the given product quantity is above the respective product quantity promotion threshold, then award a digital promotion for redemption at the POS terminal for the given purchase.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said database is also configured to store respective manufacturer information for each product.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein said database is also configured to store respective brand information for each product.

10. A method of awarding a digital promotion comprising:

storing in a database respective package quantity data for different package configurations for each product from among a plurality of products, and respective product quantity promotion threshold data for each product of the plurality thereof, the respective package quantity data comprising a respective product volume for each of a number of product containers for each different package configuration, and the respective product quantity promotion threshold data comprising a respective product volume promotion threshold; and

using a controller coupled to the database and the POS terminal to

calculate, based upon the stored package quantity data, a given product quantity for a given purchase of a plurality of different package configurations of the given product at a POS terminal,

compare the given product quantity to a respective product quantity promotion threshold from among the stored product promotion threshold data, and

when the given product quantity is above the respective product quantity promotion threshold, then award a digital promotion for redemption.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the POS terminal is geographically spaced apart from the database and controller.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising storing in the database respective manufacturer information for each product.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising storing in the database respective brand information for each product.

14. A system comprising:

a database configured to store respective package quantity data for different package configurations for each product from among a plurality of products, and to store respective product quantity promotion threshold data for each product of the plurality thereof, the respective package quantity data comprising a respective product weight for each of a number of product containers for each different package configuration, and the respective product quantity promotion threshold data comprising a respective product weight promotion threshold; and

a controller coupled to said database and configured to

calculate, based upon the stored package quantity data, a given product quantity for a given purchase of a plurality of different package configurations of the given product at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal,

compare the given product quantity to a respective product quantity promotion threshold from among the stored product promotion threshold data, and

when the given product quantity is above the respective product quantity promotion threshold, then award a digital promotion for redemption at the POS terminal for the given purchase.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said database is also configured to store respective manufacturer information for each product.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein said database is also configured to store respective brand information for each product.

17. A system comprising:

a database configured to store respective package quantity data for different multi-container package configurations for each product from among a plurality of products, and to store respective product quantity promotion threshold data for each product of the plurality thereof, the respective package quantity data comprising a respective number of product containers for each different multi-container package configuration, and the respective product quantity promotion threshold data comprising a respective number of product containers promotion threshold; and

a controller coupled to said database, and configured to

calculate, based upon the stored package quantity data, a given product quantity for a given purchase of a plurality of different multi-container package configurations of the given product at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal,

compare the given product quantity to a respective product quantity promotion threshold from among the stored product promotion threshold data, and

when the given product quantity is above the respective product quantity promotion threshold, then award a digital promotion for redemption at the POS terminal for the given purchase.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein said database is also configured to store respective manufacturer information for each product.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein said database is also configured to store respective brand information for each product.

Assignments (7)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENTS (REEL/FRAME 04238/0693) Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: INMAR, INC.; INMAR ANALYTICS, INC.; CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC. (N/K/A INMAR CLEARING, INC.); CAROLINA LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC (N/K/A INMAR SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC); CAROLINA MANUFACTURER’S SERVICES, INC. (N/K/A INMAR BRAND SOLUTIONS, INC.); CAROLINA PROMOTIONS SERVICES, INC. (N/K/A INMAR, INC.)
Reel/Frame 064148/0748 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: INMAR, INC.; INMAR SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC; AKI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; INMAR ANALYTICS, INC.; INMAR BRAND SOLUTIONS, INC.; INMAR CLEARING, INC.; INMAR RX SOLUTIONS, INC.; INMAR - YOUTECH, LLC; QUALANEX, LLC; CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC. (N/K/A INMAR CLEARING, INC.); COLLECTIVE BIAS, INC. (N/K/A INMAR BRAND SOLUTIONS, INC.); MED-TURN, INC. (N/K/A INMAR RX SOLUTIONS, INC.)
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
Reel/Frame 064148/0903 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENTS (REEL/FRAME 042382/0483) Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: INMAR, INC.; INMAR ANALYTICS, INC.; CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC. (N/K/A INMAR CLEARING, INC.); CAROLINA LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC (N/K/A INMAR SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC); CAROLINA MANUFACTURER’S SERVICES, INC. (N/K/A INMAR BRAND SOLUTIONS, INC.); CAROLINA PROMOTIONS SERVICES, INC. (N/K/A INMAR, INC.)
Reel/Frame 064148/0698 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2019
From: CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC
To: INMAR CLEARING, INC.
Reel/Frame 050068/0913 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2017
From: INMAR, INC.; INMAR ANALYTICS, INC.; CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC.; CAROLINA LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.; CAROLINA MANUFACTURER'S SERVICES, INC.; CAROLINA PROMOTIONS SERVICES, INC.; COLLECTIVE BIAS, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 042382/0483 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2017
From: INMAR, INC.; INMAR ANALYTICS, INC.; CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC.; CAROLINA LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.; CAROLINA MANUFACTURER'S SERVICES, INC.; CAROLINA PROMOTIONS SERVICES, INC.; COLLECTIVE BIAS, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 042382/0693 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: MORGAN, REX
To: CAROLINA COUPON CLEARING, INC.
Reel/Frame 039514/0696 →