SERVER-BASED PRODUCT SUBSTANTIATION WITH LOCAL FILTERING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A system and method is presented for product substantiation and promotion redemption. A purchased product list is transmitted from a retail store system to a promotion analysis server along with a user identifier. The promotion analysis server identifies promotions available to the user, and then considers whether the benefits under the promotions are still available to the user. Discounts for available promotions related to the purchased product list are calculated and transmitted to the retail store system for deduction from the transactions. A promotion product filter can be provided that filters the purchased product list before transmittal. The promotion product filter can include promotions from a plurality of programs.

主权项

1. A method of operating a point of sale system having a product scanner comprising:
a) at the point of sale system, receiving a promotion product filter list from a remote server system supporting the operation of the point of sale system, the promotion product filter list including identifiers for a first item and a second item; b) at the point of sale system, scanning products with the product scanner to obtain identifiers for products purchased in a purchase transaction, wherein the products purchased include the first item and the second item; c) at the point of sale system, filtering the identifiers for the products purchased against the promotion product filter list to create a filtered purchased products list; d) at the point of sale system, transmitting the filtered purchased products list to the remote server system; e) at the point of sale system, receiving from the remote server system a calculated price reduction for the first item that was triggered by the purchase of the second item; and f) at the point of sale system, discounting the first item during the purchase transaction according to the calculated price reduction.