Thomas L Mindrum, 7560 Range Rd, Southport, CT 06490

4910672, Mar 20, 1990

Dec 4, 1987

7/129113

George W. Off - Huntington Beach CA
Michael C. Scroggie - Valencia CA
Thomas L. Mindrum - Fairfield CT
Michael R. O'Brien - Santa Monica CA

Catalina Marketing Corporation - Anaheim CA

G06F 1521
G06K 1900

364405

A system for creating discount coupons in response to the purchases of products. Improvements disclosed include the printing of a "negative" coupon in response to the failure to purchase a particular product, and the printing of a coupon in response to the purchase of multiple triggering items, either without limitation as to the identification of the items, or with the requirement that the items fall into a predefined trade group. Other features of the invention permit the use of instantly redeemable "coupons," such that an instant discount is applied to a customer bill rather than having a coupon printed, and the logging, without printing, of possible coupon printings for statistical purposes.

5612868, Mar 18, 1997

Feb 9, 1995

8/386205

George W. Off - Huntington Beach CA
Michael C. Scroggie - Valencia CA
Thomas L. Mindrum - Fairfield CT
Michael R. O'Brien - Santa Monica CA

Catalina Marketing International, Inc - St. Petersburg FL

G06F 1900

364214

A system for generating, in a retail store, a printable discount coupon image solely in response to a customer's action concerning the purchase of an item. The system includes at least one customer checkout terminal, a store controller, a file for storing the terms of at least one coupon deal in which a discount coupon image is generated upon the purchase of a triggering product. The system identifies the triggering product in the customer order, associates it with the coupon deal, and automatically generates data defining at least one discount coupon for a product, typically other than the triggering product, based on the details of the coupon deal, which are not communicated to the customer prior to processing the customer order.

5173851, Dec 22, 1992

Feb 15, 1990

7/465478

George W. Off - Huntington Beach CA
Michael C. Scroggie - Valencia CA
Thomas L. Mindrum - Fairfield CT
Michael R. O'Brien - Santa Monica CA

Catalina Marketing International, Inc. - Anaheim CA

G06F 1521

364401

A system for creating discount coupons in response to the purchases of products. Improvements disclosed include the printing of a "negative" coupon in response to the failure to purchase a particular product, and the printing of a coupon in response to the purchase of multiple triggering items, either without limitation as to the identification of the items, or with the requirement that the items fall into a predefined trade group. Other features of the invention permit the use of instantly redeemable "coupons," such that an instant discount is applied to a customer bill rather than having a coupon printed, and the logging, without printing, of possible coupon printings for statistical purposes.

4723212, Feb 2, 1988

Feb 27, 1987

7/020164

Thomas Mindrum - Fairfield CT
George Off - Danville CA
Michael C. Scroggie - Valencia CA
Michael R. O'Brien - Santa Monica CA

Catalina Marketing Corp. - Los Angeles CA

G06F 1521
G06K 1900

364401

Apparatus, and a corresponding method, for creating a discount coupon in response to the purchase of a product other than the one to which the coupon applies. A record pertaining to each item purchased is examined to determine whether the item is intended to trigger the creation of a coupon. If it is, at least one associated coupon deal record is retrieved, and a coupon becomes a candidate for printing, subject to a maximum number of coupons per transaction. The apparatus also validates coupons presented for redemption, scanning a list of purchased products to determine whether any falls into the same product group specified on the coupon, and also determining whether the coupon date is valid.