Patent ID: 8280768
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for point of sale consumer packaged goods and lottery promotions, the method comprising: providing a first coupon to a consumer, the first coupon including a first ID and a second ID, the first ID encoding a first set of data including a manufacturer ID, at least one of a retail product and a retail product family, and a discount value code, and the second ID encoding a second set of data including a FreePlay identifier code; scanning the first ID and the second ID by a POS system when presented for redemption by a consumer; recognizing the FreePlay identifier code by the POS system; and based on recognizing the FreePlay identifier code performing a Lottery FreePlay method, the Lottery FreePlay method comprising: wherein the first coupon comprises a discount coupon and the second coupon comprises a Lottery FreePlay coupon, and wherein providing the second coupon includes: (i) Printing the second coupon separate from a receipt generated by the POS system or (ii) printing the second coupon on the receipt generated by the POS system, and further wherein the second coupon is provided to the consumer in lieu of giving the consumer a discount on the retail product, the Lottery FreePlay coupon redeemable at an authorized lottery booth for a lottery ticket having a purchase price based on the discount value code.