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Patent US7756746 - Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsSome embodiments provide methods and apparatus for determining a food product and determining a price range defining a maximum price and a minimum price. An indication is stored that the food product may be offered, as a set of one or more food products, in exchange for a round-up amount associated with...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7756746?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7756746 - Method and apparatus for selling an aging food productPublication numberUS7756746 B2Publication typeGrantApplication number11/621,422Publication date13 Jul 2010Filing date9 Jan 2007Priority date21 Mar 1997Also published asUS7184990, US20010056376, US20070150378Publication number11621422, 621422, US 7756746 B2, US 7756746B2, US-B2-7756746, US7756746 B2, US7756746B2InventorsJay S. Walker, Andrew S. Van Luchene, Jonathan Otto, Daniel E. Tedesco, Geoffrey M. GelmanOriginal AssigneeWalker Digital LlcPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (287), Referenced by (3), Classifications (58) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for selling an aging food productUS 7756746 B2Abstract Some embodiments provide methods and apparatus for determining a food product and determining a price range defining a maximum price and a minimum price. An indication is stored that the food product may be offered, as a set of one or more food products, in exchange for a round-up amount associated with a purchase, if the round-up amount is in the price range.
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