Patent ID: 11922449
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a sales controller in communication with a retailer computing device and a manufacturer computing device, the sales controller configured to
receive a decryption key from the manufacturing computing device in response to a triggering event, the decryption key configured to decrypt only a current segment from among a plurality of data segments, the plurality of data segments including a plurality of encrypted promotion schedules, and the decryption key being received on a just-in-time basis such that the current segment is decryptable only after occurrence of the triggering event,
decrypt the current segment from among the plurality of data segments from the manufacturer computing device based on the decryption key and the triggering event,
calculate a retail price for goods based on (i) the decrypted current segment from the manufacturer computing device and (ii) price determination parameters from the retailer computing device, the retail price implementing a manufacturer-based promotion,
send the retail price implementing the manufacturer-based promotion to a sales device,
audit improperly implemented promotions based on whether the manufacturer-based promotion is implemented at the sales device for the goods, and
send audit reports to the manufacturer computing device.