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Patent US8103520 - Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAccording to some embodiments, a supplemental product or service may be offered to a user during a transaction, either in addition to products and/or services the user is purchasing, or as a replacement to one or more of the products and/or services that the user is purchasing. The functionality may...http://www.google.com/patents/US8103520?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8103520 - Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transactionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8103520 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/365,629Publication dateJan 24, 2012Filing dateFeb 4, 2009Priority dateMar 21, 1997Also published asUS8533003, US20090138365, US20120123864, US20130339182, US20140089085, WO2001071683A2, WO2001071683A3Publication number12365629, 365629, US 8103520 B2, US 8103520B2, US-B2-8103520, US8103520 B2, US8103520B2InventorsRaymond J. Mueller, David H. Douglas, Andrew S. Van Luchene, George M. Marrazzo, Shane J. WahlquistOriginal AssigneeWalker Digital, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (318), Referenced by (10), Classifications (23) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transactionUS 8103520 B2Abstract According to some embodiments, a supplemental product or service may be offered to a user during a transaction, either in addition to products and/or services the user is purchasing, or as a replacement to one or more of the products and/or services that the user is purchasing. The functionality may be implemented, for example, in a retail embodiment where a user is purchasing products and/or services at a cash register or other point-of-sale terminal. One or more embodiments may be implemented online where a user is purchasing products and/or services using a computer, terminal, telephone or other client or user device and accessing a World Wide Web site, online catalog, interactive voice response unit or system, etc.
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