Patent ID: 6604086
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An electronic commerce terminal operatively connected with a vending machine capable of operating as a telephone, said electronic commerce terminal In conjunction with said vending machine allowing a user to purchase at least one product and facilitating an incentive-based purchase of one or more products, said electronic commerce terminal comprising:a controller for controlling use of said vending machine capable of operating as a telephone; equipment control means connected with said controller for interfacing said controller to said vending machine; identification means for i) accepting at least one of a plurality of identification inputs from said user and ii) effectuating a selective dynamic identification interchange of said at least one of said plurality of said identification inputs from said user; storage means in communication with said controller for storing a plurality of Incentive-based advertising referencing terms for an incentive for said user; presentation means in communication with said controller for presenting said user with said incentive-based advertising based on said dynamic identification interchange; comparison means for comparing said user selection of a product for purchase to said terms for said incentive; and controlling means for controlling a delivery of said incentive to said user in response to said comparison means; first determining means for determining whether a period of non-use of said electronic commerce terminal has occurred; second determining means for determining if said period of non-use exceeds a predetermined time period and generating an output signal; generating means for generating an error message based on said output signal from said second determining means; third determining means for determining if at least one of a system limit and an authorization limit of said user is at least one of reached and exceeded and generating an output based on said determination; reauthorizing means for reauthorizing said user based on said output of said third determining means; and means for reprocessing said purchase based on said reauthorization.