CN1267381A

CN1267381A - Method and system for selling supplemental products at point of sale

Info

Publication number: CN1267381A
Application number: CN98808226A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安德鲁·S·范路彻尼
Original assignee: Walker Digital LLC
Current assignee: Walker Digital LLC
Priority date: 1997-08-26
Filing date: 1998-08-20
Publication date: 2000-09-20
Also published as: JP2002519775A; AU9027998A; WO1999011006A3; KR20010023312A; MXPA00001852A; WO1999011006A2; BR9811996A; IL133416A0; EP1004180A1; CA2298555A1

Abstract

A point-of-sale system automatically processes a credit towards a pre-registered upsell along with a conventional transaction. The system receives an identifier pursuant to the transaction which is used to determine the pre-registered upsell and instructions for adjusting a purchase price from the transaction to provide the upsell credit. The instructions may direct, for example, that the purchase price be rounded up, that a predetermined amount be added thereon, or that the purchase price be adjusted to equal an actual value tendered. The upsell credit, determined as the difference between the purchase price and the adjusted purchase price, may be accumulated over multiple transactions, or immediately applied to purchase the upsell.

Description

Sell the method and system of making up a deficiency product in the point of sale

The application is the 08/920th of a pending trial, the part continuation application of No. 116 patented claims, the latter submitted on August 26th, 1997, be entitled as " method and system of making up a deficiency production marketing at point of sales terminal ", it is the part continuation application of the 08/822nd, No. 709 patented claim of pending trial, and this patented claim is to submit on March 21st, 1997, be entitled as " utilizing point of sales terminal to carry out the system and method for lottery transactions ", here every application introduced for reference.Cross-reference to the related application in the pending trial

The present invention is relevant with the U.S. Patent application of following together pending trial:

The patented claim that the Application No. of tall S Wo Keer (Jay S.Walker) etc. is 09/045,036, be entitled as " utilizing point of sales terminal to make the activity of part lottery ticket become easy method and facility "; The Application No. of Andrew S Lu Cheni of ancient India (Andrew S.Van Luchene) is 09/045,518, be entitled as the patented claim of " selling method and the facility of making up a deficiency product at point of sales terminal "; The Application No. of tall S Wo Keer etc. is 09/045,386, be entitled as the patented claim of " method and apparatus of making up a deficiency process in point of sales terminal control "; Enlightening Buddhist nun's Mark Odell Lucy's (Dean Alderucci) etc. Application No. is 09/045,347, be entitled as the patented claim of " method and apparatus of making up a deficiency production marketing at point of sales terminal "; And the application number of Andrew S Lu Cheni of ancient India is 09/045,084, is entitled as the patented claim of " method and apparatus that is used to control the other products that is provided by point of sales terminal ".Each application is all submitted on March 20th, 1998, and transfers assignee of the present invention.Here each application is introduced for reference.

Invention field

The present invention is mainly concerned with point of sales terminal, and relates more particularly to handle at point of sales terminal the system and method for small change.

Background of invention

Point of sale (POS) terminal as cash register, is used in the various business activities, and the total price and the deserved small change total value that are used for the purchase (commodity or service) to client are calculated etc.According to its complicacy degree, this POS terminal can be further used for carrying out as aspect functions such as stock control and credit card trade aspects.In addition, the POS terminal can also have some other function, as quotation system, sales quotation is provided and/or impels the operator to conclude the business there and sales quotation is offered the client.For example, this quotation system can be used to provide makes up a deficiency product or service to client, and improves operator's sale.This sales quotation helps to improve the average profit of each transaction that the operator admits.

Have a kind of quotation system in above-mentioned female application, to describe, that be exactly Wo Keer in application on August 26th, 1997, number of patent application is 08/920,116, be entitled as the application of " method and system of making up a deficiency production marketing at point of sales terminal ".As described there, provide a kind of " making up a deficiency production marketing " with exchange in the POS terminal as the deserved small change amount of money to a client.In the application of being quoted, the POS terminal can be determined the small change amount of money of handle customers, and provides " making up a deficiency production marketing " to replace deserved client's the small change amount of money to client.For example, the product of purchase of customer one a Ge $1.74, payment $2.00 should Zhao Hui $0.26.In operation, quotation system determines that reimbursemen gives one or more " making up a deficiency production marketing " of client to replace the small change of Zhe $0.26.And make up a deficiency the price price $0.26 of production marketing, also therefore depend on Gou Maijiage $1.74 and customer payment De $2.00 total value.Make up a deficiency production marketing itself and be based on that different parameters elects, for example, the product or the relation of service and sellers' the profit that comprise Yu bought.

Another kind of quotation system is by computing machine decision " indicative sale ".U.S. Patent number is that 5,353,219 patent has been described a kind of system, recommends a kind of commodity when this system does shopping with the existing goods price for client.

As mentioned above, selecting to make up a deficiency production marketing offers client many different standards is arranged.For example, in the fast-food restaurant, may comprise food to what client provided, this is concerning the storekeeper, and these food costs increase less.And, offer client's the project that may comprise sample, reward voucher or other suitable certain shops in pharmacy.Say clearly, select to provide that to make up a deficiency production marketing be the plan that is predetermined according to, or by manager or other operators' the operation that comes in person.

(the The Winn-Dixie Stores of Otto Dix shop, Vinnie company, Inc.) " on average " (EVEM IT UP) plan pulls together to operate with Saviour Army (Salavation Army), it provides a cover system, and the client of Vinnie Otto Dix can select their any deserved small change in shopping is transformed into salvationist contribution thus.Fund is directly put under " on average " plan, and is distributed to the poor as the food voucher by the Saviour Army.In Otto Dix shop, Vinnie, repay the food voucher with nutritious perishable items.Yet Gao Shang " on average " planned strictly to be limited on function in essence, and it only provides the chance of once using client's small change.This use is charitable contribution to the Saviour Army, and except the cash of receiving normal mode, client does not have to use the chance to own favourable small change.

The 5th, 621, No. 640 United States Patent (USP)s of boolean gram (Burke) have been described a kind of point of sales system, comprise cash register, and the account who sets up in advance is used as the deserved small change of collecting client and small change divided in proportion and tasks selected charity there.These charities are at first selected by client, and the selected charity of each client has all set up the account.These accounts discern with the card that is distributed to client.

When point of sales terminal with good conditionsi is done shopping, client's deserved small change just calculates, and points out by client whether he is ready to obtain small change, or deserved small change is donated the charity that sets up in advance.When client wants directly to give charity small change, he just will block the insertion card reader, and import data such as client's authentication code and point out that small change should directly give charity.Point of sales system just works automatically then, by the account who sets up in advance small change is distributed to charity.Small change can immediately be distributed to charity, also can be collected in together with other contributors' small change in the account, up to arriving minimum contribution number.And then this minimum contribution volume is given to third party bank or charity.

The 5th, 302, No. 811 United States Patent (USP)s of Fu Kasu (Fukasu) show that bright point of sales system contains the characteristics of many robotizations in processing credit card, banknote and coin transaction.As one of them characteristic, the deserved small change during client can select to conclude the business is deposited to give paying on the card and is gone.Any funds on account of giving collection on pair card can be used to repay the transaction at point of sales system.System can also further provide and deposit small change in set up in advance account, and the account is differentiated by debate credit card or the cash card read by point of sales system.When offering client and accept alternative method of small change, only provide a kind of single method, as only accepting the currency prepayment.

Usually, concerning the each side that all relate to, distributing and handling small change not all is welcome also.This is a kind of burden of costliness to the seller, the annual expense of also Duoing than the hundreds of thousands dollar of estimating that all will spend for some big dealings.Neither it want concerning these clients.The coinage system is considered to carry unsound bacterium usually, compares with handling manufacturing expense simultaneously, and the coinage system is considered to be worth extremely low again.And many banks can collect certain expense to the service that credit card or bank note were figured and be exchanged into to coin usually.

Vinnie Otto Dix, boolean gram and Fu Kasu system the form with credit card or house account of being limited to provides deals with small change.The Wo Keer system, as the system that dirigibility and use are arranged in the system most, could be effectively how and usefully offer client and POS operator both sides handle transaction, especially on receiving and handle the system and method for payment, the POS terminal does the thinking that further develops.

In a word, it is in demand handling the system and method for paying the bill of concluding the business flexibly in the POS terminal.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of system and method, make client can register the indication of concluding the business in advance in the POS terminal.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of system and method, makes the seller provide make up a deficiency commodity and service at trading time period for the buyer according to the indication that the buyer registers in advance.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of transaction method and equipment of carrying out.This method comprises the steps: to receive an identifier of an account customer; Determine the merchandise sales of making up a deficiency with identifier, the latter has a purchasing price; And determine a suitable production marketing of making up a deficiency of making up a deficiency the production marketing price to prepay.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of transaction method and system of carrying out.This method is made up of following steps: an identifier that receives an account customer; Determine a production marketing of making up a deficiency with identifier; Determine a purchasing price with the purchase thing of identifier; Determine the indication with identifier, thereby provide one to comprise the purchasing price of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment through adjusting to adjust purchasing price.

The accompanying drawing summary

Considering the detailed description of following invention, and interrelating under the situation of reading that these and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage just become apparent concerning the reader with diagram.

Fig. 1 is the block scheme of expression point of sales system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the block scheme of the details of shop controller in the presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 3 is the block scheme of POS logging machine model embodiment in the presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 4 is the block scheme of the available embodiment of POS logging machine in the presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 5 is the form of patron's accounts database sample content in the presentation graphs 2;

Fig. 6 is a form of making up a deficiency sample content in the production marketing database selected in the presentation graphs 2;

Fig. 7 is the form of sample content in the transaction data base in the presentation graphs 2;

Fig. 8 is the form of buying in the presentation graphs 2 of making up a deficiency sample content in the production marketing database;

Fig. 9 be the expression embodiment of the present invention make up a deficiency scanning of production marketing registration, transaction and delivery process;

Figure 10 A-10B constitutes the process flow diagram that the production marketing process is made up a deficiency in patron's registration together;

Figure 11 A-11C has constituted a process flow diagram together, is expressed as a process that has the patron who makes up a deficiency production marketing through registering and conclude the business;

Figure 12 represents to repay the process flow diagram of the process of making up a deficiency production marketing;

Figure 13 represents to make up a deficiency the process flow diagram that production marketing monetary value is transformed into service prepayment process;

Figure 14 represents a planimetric map that comprises the print record receipt of customer data of the present invention; And

Of the present invention other of Figure 15 to 17 expression comprise the embodiment planimetric map of the print record receipt of customer data.

Detailed Description Of The Invention

Patent case before the above-mentioned Wo Keer provides various systems and side for making up a deficiency production marketing Method, the present invention has then made up a deficiency according to the indication processing of in advance registration these system and methods and has followed The invention of the currency of transaction.

According to an aspect of the present invention, can see the finger that automatically performs of registering by in advance Show and in the transaction of POS system, here for client can being bought and the seller can sell Make up a deficiency product a kind of system and method is provided. For example, such POS system is included in retail The type of using in shop such as supermarket and the pharmacy. This indication is generally used for determining as making up a deficiency product Product sold or service, and for increasing being applicable to that the prepayment of making up a deficiency on the production marketing is to transfer The explanation of whole purchasing price.

We can see that the present invention has many different application. In order to set forth conveniently the present invention Be described as be at the POS system that uses in food supply retail shop or the supermarket here. In this supermarket, Add in return client and being encouraged of patron's plan, by patron account's mark Know symbol, confirm to add this plan such as ID card No.. This patron plans in the field of business wide Well known, and encourage client repeatedly to conclude the business to exchange for the award that the shop provides. Here, Word " client " and " shopper " can replace mutually use when referring to " buyer ".

Here used " making up a deficiency production marketing " word, the meaning is that the commodity made up a deficiency are usually in advance Be determined in the process of registration earlier, client can carry out with existing shopping way when transaction for this reason Payment. Making up a deficiency production marketing can be " instant ", namely buys at trading time period, also can To be " time and again ", namely buy by the fund of repeatedly individual transaction accumulation. Here Used word " commodity " and " product " not only comprise commodity but also comprise service.

Here used " heightening the amount of money as integer " speech, the cash of expression some is added on the purchasing price, makes purchasing price be raised a bigger denomination, such as, the multiple that coin or bank note denomination are heightened.Word " is rounded price up " by purchasing price and is heightened to the total of the amount of money of integer and form.Word " is rounded multiple up " and is made up of a multiple of a specific cash denomination, and is elected to be and rounds price up.

Word " time and again prepay the purchase total value " and be meant be added on any purchasing price by the value that client confirmed, its total value can be rounded a bigger denomination selectively up.Word " deserved small change " refers to purchasing price and buyer and pays difference between the price, and this is to return to the buyer's as " small change " in existing transaction.

Word " re-set price " be used for describing by heighten the amount of money for integer (this case with round price up and be equal to), time and again prepay purchase total value or the determined purchasing price of deserved small change total value.Word " make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment " is to be used to be described as be applicable to the re-set price total value of making up a deficiency the production marketing price; In addition, can also refer to is to round the amount of money for integer up, time and again prepay purchase total value or deserved small change.By the description of following various charts, the use of above-mentioned term will be further explained.

Now, referring to Fig. 1, POS system 10 comprises a shop controller 12 that concentrates on central authorities, is connected to each other with existing mode and

POS logging machine

14,16,18, and the latter is in the field of business also to be known as " cash register " and " POS terminal ".Many such systems 10 commercial be to buy, and be familiar with by the insider, for example, comprise the system that sells by IBM, Panasonic's cash register (National Cash Register) etc.Interconnecting by suitable communication channel between controller 12 and the POS

radio cassette player

14,16,18 formed, such as Local Area Network (wired or wireless), radio frequency system, mobile radio system etc.Though have only three POS logging machines and a single shop controller of showing interrelate, can use the many this logging machines and the function of controller to be assigned to controller centre, a plurality of shops in direct mode.

Then with reference to figure 2, shop controller 12 is made up of the existing computer system that a POS system provides, for example, and an IBM RS2000 ^The webserver, or the ALPHA that provides of a Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital Eguipment Corporation) ^The webserver, these can carry out programming operation according to the present invention.Can see that shop controller 12 comprises a central processing unit (CPU) 20, it is connected with a communication interface 24 with a memory device 22.CPU20 is made up of an a kind of existing microprocessor according to selected computer system, such as, the PENTIUM of Intel (Intel) ^, data equipment corporation (DEC) ALPHA ^Or the POWERPC of IBM ^But compatible microprocessors.

Storer 22 is made up of magnetic element, semiconductor element and/or the optical memory element of suitable arrangement, and these are many is all known by the insider.Selected communication interface 24 is compatible mutually with medium of communication recited above, for example, moves logical existing cellular interface by a LAN card that is connected with existing LAN net or a support and forms.

According to the present invention, the memory device 22 of shop controller 12 can be stored 4 databases, comprising: what 50, one of patron's accounts database was made up a deficiency 60, one transaction data bases 70 of production marketing database and a purchase makes up a deficiency production marketing database 80.In memory device 22, also comprise one and make up a deficiency production marketing control program 90, on function, operate shop controller 12 with the process of describing with the form of the computer software of execution according to hereinafter shown.

As can be seen from Figure 3, a model's of POS logging machine 14 embodiment comprises a processor 31 is connected to: an input equipment 32, as a keypad of arranging by numerical order; A display device 33 is as light emitting diode indicator (LED), LCD (LCD) or video display; A printer 34; A memory device 35 comprises POS control program 36; With a communication apparatus 37, as a LAN card that is used for the POS logging machine is connected to shop controller 12.Be understandable that, to also have many different, detailed POS logging machine embodiments to be familiar with by the insider though a model's embodiment is shown for setting forth the present invention.

With reference now to Fig. 4,, according to the present invention, a kind of alternative scheme of POS logging machine 40 comprises all constituents of POS logging machine 14 mentioned above, and links to each other with a reward voucher controller 42 to fetch and print and the distribution reward voucher.Controller 42 comprises a processor 44 of being made up of the existing processor of above-mentioned model, and with printer 45 be connected by making up a deficiency the memory device 46 that production marketing reward voucher control program 47 forms.

POS register 14 (Fig. 3) and 40 (Fig. 4) the invention provides substantially the same function for implementing, and the latter more is rich in dirigibility in operation.That is exactly that the printer 45 in the reward voucher controller 42 is specifically designed to print out coupons or receipt related to the present invention.And, be kept at 46 li of storage facilitiess with the data of providing and/or print out coupons is relevant, provide rapid and easy access for using and upgrading these data.The present invention considers in storage facilities 46 by multiple systems, comprises that reward voucher controller 42 keeps data.Still more, use that coupon printer is in the field of business to be widely known by the people.For example, the system that is used to handle the general merchandise reward voucher that is provided as card that company of Nefertari (Catalina Inc.).

For the ease of setting forth and explaining that the present invention is an example with three kinds of software programs, that is made up a deficiency production marketing program 90 (Fig. 2), POS control program 36 (Fig. 3) exactly and makes up a deficiency production marketing reward voucher control program 47 (Fig. 4).In practice, the various functions of program hereinafter described can be that conspicuous mode is assigned to the various system and programs with various professional quarters.The present invention is not limited in a kind of concrete system and carries out concrete software or data.In alternative carrying into execution a plan of the present invention, the function of central controller 12 and characteristics can be included in one or more POS logging machines.

Refer now to Fig. 5, the shown patron's accounts database 50 of form comprises 52, six records of concrete dateline 5A to 54F, and each record comprises seven hurdle 56A-56G again.Hurdle 56A-G comprises and determines patron, their selected data of making up a deficiency production marketing, account's prepayment, these comprise again: patron's number column 56A is by a unique identifier that is assigned to each patron account, and a name hurdle 56B comprises client's name; An address field 56C comprises client's address; The production marketing coding hurdle 56D that makes up a deficiency of a registration comprises a selected coding of making up a deficiency production marketing of identification client; Make up a deficiency the price of making up a deficiency production marketing that production marketing purchasing price hurdle 56E comprises that client selects for one; The selected remaining sum of making up a deficiency production marketing purchasing price 56E that account balance hurdle 56F was illustrated on the form date 52 increases; With one make up a deficiency production marketing indication hurdle 56G, be used to store client and specify indication, that determines to increase in the middle of shopping each time makes up a deficiency the production marketing amount of money.

Continuation is with reference to figure 5, write down as can be seen 54A make up a deficiency that production marketing indication 56G determines round multiple (RM) up, and point out that purchasing price is raised to round up and is immediate integer dollar total value in client's transaction each time.Record 54B comprises that is similarly made up a deficiency a production marketing indication.Record 54C comprise one be used for determining $2.00 time and again prepay the purchase amount of money make up a deficiency the production marketing indication, and the time and again prepayment purchase amount of money of Zhi Chu $2.00 will be increased on the purchasing price.Record 54D represents that this deserved small change (CD) total value with client is identical at the total value of making up a deficiency the collected of production marketing and prepayment.The time and again prepayment purchase amount of money of record 54E 1 $2.00 will be increased on the purchasing price.Record 54F then Bao Kuo $5.00 round multiple up, the expression purchasing price rounded up the Wei $5.00 nearest dollar integer multiple (as $5.00 ， $10.00 ， $15.00 etc.).

We can notice that time and again prepaying the purchase amount of money relates to time and again the production marketing of making up a deficiency, each record as 54C, make up a deficiency the price Shi $5.00 of production marketing herein, and also be the instant production marketing of making up a deficiency, in record 54E, herein according to making up a deficiency the mileage that production marketing constitutes the passenger of frequent airplane.Time and again prepaying the purchase amount of money with the difference of rounding multiple up is: adopt when rounding multiple up, purchase price is rounded up the selected nearest multiple of multiple of rounding up.And adopt when time and again purchasing commodities the amount of money, the amount of money of time and again purchasing commodities is added on the purchase price, can round up selectively then to be integer.

$X.00 round up multiple (as, the price of " the X dollar " selected can be the value of the dollar that integer also can have the remainder), the expression purchasing price is rounded up immediate multiple than the big De $X.00 of purchase price.For example, round multiple RM=$2.00 up, price is just rounded up $2.00 between 0-$1.99; Just rounded up $4.00 between the price Zai $2.01-3.99; Just rounded up between the price Zai $4.01-5.99 and be $6.00 etc.Be understandable that this needn't be confined to integer dollar total value, and be worth (for example, rounding nearest De $0.25 Huo $0.50 up) according to coin, or bigger bank note unit is (as $10.00, $20.00 etc.), many for the industry other the scheme of rounding up and formula are conspicuous.

With reference now to Fig. 6,, making up a deficiency production marketing database 60 comprises and the available corresponding data of production marketing of making up a deficiency, and comprise that six are write down 60A-60F, each record comprises three hurdles again: one make up a deficiency production marketing coding hurdle 62A comprise to every available make up a deficiency the corresponding unique identifier of production marketing and with patron's Account Data storehouse 50 in registration make up a deficiency the corresponding data of production marketing coding 56D, one to every description of making up a deficiency production marketing 62B, and one every make up a deficiency production marketing make up a deficiency production marketing purchase price 62C, this purchase price data are corresponding with the data of making up a deficiency among the production marketing purchase price hurdle 56E in patron's accounts database 50.

As can be seen from Figure 7, transaction data base 70 is included in the related data of the transaction that each different

POS logging machine

14,16,18 carries out.More specifically be that each the login form in the transaction data base 70 all is included in the particular data of specific patron's identifier in a certain particular transaction.Detection title 72 in database, we can see that the diagram form comprises the transaction data of patron's identifier 72A, at a concrete shop 72B, the transaction number 72C that has POS system 10 to be assigned, specific POS logging machine 72D and specific date 72E.According to patron's identifier #123461, we as can be seen here shown in transaction corresponding " Fei Er Johnson (Phil Johnson) ", this can be confirmed from the record 54F patron's accounts database 50 (Fig. 5).Other similar form (not shown)s then comprise the data of other particular transactions in transaction data base 70.

Continuation in the transaction of above determining, can see that database 70 comprises two record 74A-74B with reference to figure 7, and each record comprises four the relevant hurdle 76A-70D of particular commodity that buy with title 72 determined trading time periods again.Concrete going up says in each record of record 74A, B a project code hurdle 76A is arranged, and wherein comprises the unique identifier of each shopping project; A description bar 76B is arranged, wherein comprise description each shopping project; A price 76C is arranged, comprising the price of each shopping project; And the subtotal hurdle 76D that comprises purchase expenses flowing water subtotal.Tax login 78 comprises the calculating of a tax that reflects respectively in price and

subtotal hurdle

76C and 76D institute.Re-set price login 79 comprises an adjusted price, here have one to round price 79A (Shi $5.00 in this example) up there, and one with the price 79A that rounds up with contain the high amount of money 79B of integer that is that gathers that price difference between the tax purchase price (Shi $3.74 in this example) equates from what client collected.Making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment, here is the total value 79B that heightens to integer, is made up of 5.00-3.74=$1.26.

Re-set price 79A is the price of heightening to integer in present case, can find out the function of the true purchasing price that is selected commodity of client and/or service, and is to revise according to the production marketing indication of making up a deficiency in patron's accounts database 50 (Fig. 5).

In the embodiment of being set forth, the price of rounding up is to calculate according to the production marketing indication hurdle 56G that makes up a deficiency among the 54F (Fig. 5), and shows the multiple of rounding up of Shi $5.00.In this case to be example, the multiple of rounding up of transaction subtotal so basis is rounded immediate multiple up, and this is than purchasing price height.For example, the time and again prepayment purchase amount of money of Jia Ruo $2.00, is collected to client with the re-set price as $5.74 on the transaction subtotal of Na Me $2.00 Bei Jiazai $3.74 by in the registration in advance.For example, make up a deficiency in the production marketing indication if " deserved small change " indication has been registered in, the price of Tiao Zhenging will become the debt of paying so, and the price difference of making up a deficiency between the debt total value that production marketing is prepay then with purchase price and shopper are paid equates.

In Fig. 8, purchasing price database 80 comprises that determining to make up a deficiency production marketing has been cleared off also referable to the data of client's use aspect fully by client.The production marketing of buying of making up a deficiency comprises the actual project that has of client (as the commodity of paying), the project that client can use immediately (becoming account's prepayment as the telephone time of earning), and then the have the right project handled of client.

Can also see that from Fig. 8 buy and to make up a deficiency production marketing database 80 and guarantee replacement four and write down 84A-84D, each record comprises four hurdle 86A-86D again.Coding number column 86A comprises and confirms to make up a deficiency production marketing uniquely by the payment fully and the coding that need be produced by POS system as concrete transaction at every turn.Instant dateline 86B comprises the trade date when meeting or exceeding the purchasing price of making up a deficiency production marketing, and transaction number column 86C comprises the relationship trading number 72C in the transaction data base 70.Make up a deficiency production marketing number 86D and determine to make up a deficiency production marketing, in the hurdle 62A in making up a deficiency production marketing database 60.

Refer now to Fig. 9, carry out according to the present invention make up a deficiency the production marketing flow process comprehensive look at 900 comprise a sub-journey 900A of registration, sub-journey 900B of transaction, one pay or journey 900C is given in reimbursemen.In the step 92 of the sub-journey of registration, client is described as the patron registrant who makes up a deficiency production marketing here.These details of registering sub-journey are seen Figure 10 A-B.

According to the sub-journey 900B of transaction, when at supermarket shopping, client just begins transaction (step 94) in POS logging machine there; As buy commodity etc.The effect of POS system is whether the decision shopper is registered patron, and will make up a deficiency production marketing and be registered in his patron account's (step 96).Be not registered if make up a deficiency production marketing, transaction is just carried out with existing mode (step 98).Be registered if make up a deficiency production marketing, the mode that transaction just interrelates with the transaction with the shopper is carried out (step 100).

Continuation is with reference to figure 9, determine to make up a deficiency the purchase (step 102) whether transaction that the production marketing flow process interrelates causes making up a deficiency production marketing, is that exactly: whether make up a deficiency production marketing by absolute payment? if not, so any suitable prepayment all can be used and be made up a deficiency production marketing account (step 104).We notice that making up a deficiency production marketing can pay off by several means, comprising: accumulate production marketing is made up a deficiency in enough prepayment with payment price; And, there, " instant " make up a deficiency production marketing, as the telephone time of buying, directly forward instant commodity to from concluding the business with making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment.Here, the process of exchange of being emphasized here also will be described with reference to Figure 11 A-C.

Clearing off step 106 decision of sub-journey 900C purchased is whether make up a deficiency production marketing be the instant production marketing of making up a deficiency.If, commodity that provided and/or make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment and then convert following Figure 13 service prepayment described in detail to.If the production marketing of buying of making up a deficiency is not the instant production marketing of making up a deficiency, so as following Figure 12 describes in further detail, a kind of suitably clear off or delivery process has just begun (step 110).

Now referring to Figure 10 A-B, its demonstration be that the production marketing of making up a deficiency of making up a deficiency production marketing process 90 (Fig. 9) is registered sub-journey 900A, there, the patron is registered as and will buys the production marketing of selecting in advance of making up a deficiency.Best, make up a deficiency production marketing and register sub-journey 900A client's input end by supermarket reception desk there and undertaken.Reception desk is normally used and provided such as the patron by the supermarket office worker registers such customer service.

In the process that begins to make up a deficiency the production marketing registration (step 902), a bit manipulation person as the customer service representative, registers the requirement of making up a deficiency production marketing automatically with client and receives and be input to shop controller 12 (step 904).For example, such requirement can be based upon and make up a deficiency production marketing catalogue or other and comprise on the available various show and colours of making up a deficiency product sale information of the client who determines to add the supermarket plan.

Decide by the inquiry client whether they are patrons's (step 906) of registration.If their no words receive necessary patron's information and are entered into central controller 12 (step 908).Patron's number/identifier that controller 12 is produced offers client's (step 910).Patron's login afterwards comprises the patron's identifier that is stored among the hurdle 56A (step 912) also simultaneously in 50 li generations of patron's accounts database.The patron of new registration is the same with the patron that determined any advance notice in step 906 is registered, and then is provided the production marketing of making up a deficiency that some select.

As shown in Fig. 6 makes up a deficiency production marketing database 60, make up a deficiency the project that production marketing can comprise that price is fixing, as phonecard (record 60C) and other commodity of the lottery ticket (record 60B) of $1.00, bake bread stove (record 60D), payment in advance.The project that expense is higher, price is fixing refers to " time and again " here and makes up a deficiency production marketing, because in order to buy these commodity, must accumulate money by the transaction of some.

Making up a deficiency production marketing is made up of commodity instant or " answering the currency of payment ", as part lottery ticket (record 60A), take on the telephone the time (record 60E) and the frequent passenger's of airplane (writing down 60F) such as mileages, these commodity all obtain the repayment of some in each transaction, this depends on makes up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment accordingly, as heighten the amount of money for integer, time and again prepay the amount of money (record 60A) of the purchase amount of money or deserved small change.Instant make up a deficiency production marketing as the time of taking on the telephone or/and often the passenger's of airplane mileage be added in the account of advance notice registration, or offer the explanation that their individual uses.Instant make up a deficiency the commodity that production marketing comprises that also any other is suitable, at this, any amount of money of heightening to integer can be converted into service.

Another model's the production marketing of making up a deficiency comprises: fast food; Related product (as the battery when electronic equipment is sold); The service contract of specific products; Be purchase in the future required discount or prepayment reward voucher; And " impulse purchase " commodity.For those insiders, the countless in fact products of making up a deficiency can be determined and sell according to the transaction particular case of POS.

Continue to make up a deficiency production marketing with reference to figure 10B according to selected one of client, for example, make up a deficiency the production marketing 62A that encodes in making up a deficiency production marketing database 60, suitable data input to controller 12 (step 916).These input data are used for confirming to make up a deficiency the production marketing of making up a deficiency of production marketing database 60, and the relevant information of making up a deficiency production marketing of retrieval.Then, receive the indication of making up a deficiency production marketing there from client, at this, client is selected time and again to prepay on the purchase expenses that the purchase amount of money, the amount of money of rounding up or deserved small change total value be added to each transaction and makes up a deficiency production marketing with payment.In making up a deficiency the production marketing database, among hurdle 62A and the 62C make up a deficiency the production marketing digital coding and make up a deficiency the production marketing price and receive make up a deficiency production marketing indication, enter corresponding hurdle 56D, 56E and the 56G (step 920) of patron's accounts database 50C respectively, thereby with the informational linkage of being selected of making up a deficiency production marketing and patron.Finish (step 922) to this this process.Client incites somebody to action finishes registration process similarly to the refusal of alternative production marketing in step 916.

Controlling chart 11A-C now, what show here is to make up a deficiency the production marketing journey 900B that concludes the business, at this, according to the present invention, the supermarket transaction comprises makes up a deficiency the production marketing transaction.According to the data that the product of buying in the process of exchange and client provide, this process starts from the POS logging machine usually, as 14,16 or 18, and comprises the data of input POS logging machine, communicates by letter with controller 12 again subsequently.

When process begins (step 924), the operator receives patron's number there and it is imported POS terminal (step 926) from client.Then with commodity code or price input POS terminal (step 928), for example by the bar code on the scanning food.The POS terminal is then cooperated with controller 12, calculates the subtotal of the commodity price of being purchased and found transaction record (step 930) in transaction data base in the mode of knowing.Adopt patron's number of input to confirm record, the data among the hurdle 56D of systems inspection patron database 50 are made up a deficiency production marketing (step 934) so that whether definite shopper has registered.If not registration make up a deficiency production marketing (step 934) if or in step 926 patron's coding do not enter to point out the patron, transaction is just carried out (step 936) with existing form so.

If the shopper has registered the patron who makes up a deficiency production marketing, so any indication of making up a deficiency production marketing that interrelates with patron's number can retrieve (step 937) from the hurdle 56G of patron's database 50.For example, patron Fei Er Johnson of record 54F indication is registered in and makes up a deficiency on the production marketing " D " in patron's database 50, and what make up a deficiency that the production marketing database shows is a bake bread stove, point out to register be round multiple (hurdle 56G) up.

In this preferred embodiment, calculated in the above-mentioned steps 930 and at the shown merchandise charge subtotal of transaction data base 70 record 78 hurdle 76D, the production marketing indication of making up a deficiency according to Fig. 5 intermediate hurdles 56G is adjusted with that.For example, check the record shown in the transaction data base 70, patron's number 123461 is Fei Er Johnson, and in his transaction, purchasing price is raised the price of rounding up through adjustment.And with appointment to round the immediate multiple of multiple up higher than purchasing price.

Other the multiple of rounding up is to carry out according to the above-mentioned process of rounding up of heightening shown in Figure 5.Be meant and time and again prepay the purchase total value if make up a deficiency production marketing indication, heighten so to round up and round replacements up multiple, prepay time and again that the purchase amount of money will be added on the purchasing price and definite re-set price.For example, if in making up a deficiency production marketing indication indication time and again prepay purchase total value Shi $3.00, Zhe $3.00 will be added to Gou Maijia $3.74 and get on and reach Tiao Zhengjiage $6.74 so.If making up a deficiency the small change total value of dealing with of production marketing indication is as the words of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment, so, based on purchasing price (as $3.74), money will collect from client there, adjusted price will constitute money/payment of being paid, and the small change of dealing with from the customer payment debt is just paid the production marketing of making up a deficiency of having registered in advance.Such as, if client's Fu $10.00, purchasing price is Shi $3.74 then, Cha Jia $6.26 (10.00-3.74) will be as the prepayment of making up a deficiency production marketing so.

Now, continue 11B with the aid of pictures, purchasing price to adjust, round price up, from POS logging machine output (step 940) and offer client what the record 79 intermediate hurdles 76D of transaction data base 70 described as an example according to the indication of making up a deficiency production marketing.Receive payment there from client, and the sign that will pay the bill is input to POS terminal (step 942).Make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment therefore apply for registration of make up a deficiency production marketing the time be exactly available, depend on the indication of making up a deficiency production marketing and make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment.In the transaction example that Fig. 7 set forth, this production marketing prepayment Shi $1.26 that makes up a deficiency, this Shi $5.00 rounds heightening of multiple generation up and rounds the amount of money up.The present invention will consider that certainly any type of payment of using credit card, check, traveller's check or client to provide pays total transaction value.

Hurdle 56D by patron's accounts database 50 is registered makes up a deficiency the production marketing data and retrieves and make up a deficiency production marketing database 60 (Fig. 6) and make up a deficiency production marketing data (step 944).Whether production marketing is made up a deficiency in decision is instant and time and again.As above-described,, almost give the instant production marketing of making up a deficiency immediately according to the amount of money of heightening to integer based on heightening to the integer total value, time and again prepaying purchase total value or deserved small change total value.And the production marketing of making up a deficiency time and again is those production marketings of making up a deficiency of making up a deficiency the production marketing price that must pay registration by accumulation money.

What at first consider is the payment of making up a deficiency production marketing immediately, the production marketing of making up a deficiency that is produced a purchase by controller 12 (step 948) is encoded, the both is stored among the hurdle 86A that makes up a deficiency production marketing database 80 of purchase, and is printed on client's receipt (step 950) to consign to client.Store by establishment and to buy the record make up a deficiency production marketing coding and corresponding data and come upgrading purchase to make up a deficiency production marketing database 80 (step 952).Make up a deficiency the production marketing process of exchange and also finish (Figure 11 C, step 954) at this point, the actual transition of prepaying also begins at this point and basis Figure 13 hereinafter described carries out to serving and make up a deficiency production marketing immediately.

Consider the payment of making up a deficiency production marketing time and again now.That above calculates makes up a deficiency in the account balance that production marketing prepayment (as rounding total value up) is increased to patron's accounts database 50 intermediate hurdles 56F (step 958).As shown in Figure 11 C, whether system then compares (step 960) to the purchasing price among account balance among the hurdle 56F and the hurdle 56E and decides and make up a deficiency production marketing and buy and finish, or must not be that further the production marketing amount of money is made up a deficiency in accumulation in follow-up purchase.Make up a deficiency the production marketing purchasing price if account balance is lower than, the account balance of Zeng Jiaing will be printed to client (step 962) so, also just is through with and make up a deficiency the production marketing process of exchange.

Consider account balance now and make up a deficiency the situation that the production marketing purchasing price equates or surpasses, make up a deficiency make up a deficiency production marketing account balance the deduction (step 964) of production marketing price from patron's accounts database, we notice that this may stay prepaid balance in making up a deficiency the production marketing account, such as in the shopping that can be used in from now on or return to client.

The function of controller 12 is to produce a purchase to make up a deficiency production marketing coding (step 966), and makes up a deficiency in purchase and to set up a suitable record (step 968) in the production marketing database 80.Purchase is made up a deficiency the production marketing code printing and is given client's (step 970), makes up a deficiency the production marketing transaction and finishes (step 954) at this point, and reimbursemen or delivery process have then begun as described in Figure 12.

Be understandable that, production marketing indication has pointed out time and again to prepay the purchase total value or deserved small change total value replaces the described multiple of rounding up if make up a deficiency, make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment can be calculated as the total value of time and again prepaying purchase total value (round up or do not round up) or deserved small change rather than set forth round total value up.

Refer now to Figure 12, what show here is a kind of embodiment of the sub-journey 900C of reimbursemen that makes up a deficiency production marketing time and again.Make up a deficiency production marketing reimbursemen process and comprise the data that exchange mutually with controller 12, and carried out according to the specific mode of making up a deficiency production marketing somewhere.Little stock such as grocery store's commodity or lottery ticket can be in the supermarkets, as paying on the reception desk.Big goods need be paid in a place far away, perhaps may be by then loading and transporting such as phone, Internet or mail-order transaction.In addition, according to the indication of storage in patron's database 50, buying the payment of making up a deficiency production marketing can begin automatically by POS system 10.

When the process of clearing off begins (step 972), as passing through the POS terminal, the production marketing of making up a deficiency of making up a deficiency product sale information, especially purchase of purchase is encoded, and can receive there and be imported into the controller 12 (step 974) from client.Making up a deficiency production marketing coding is used for retrieval and buys and make up a deficiency in the production marketing database 80 corresponding the purchase and make up a deficiency production marketing record (step 976), compare (step 978) on production marketing data and the client's receipt made up a deficiency in the database, coding is come into force.Not being inconsistent (step 980) if buy information and the Customer Information made up a deficiency in the production marketing database, so just negates to make up a deficiency production marketing reimbursemen (step 982), and this end (step 984) of also arriving of concluding the business.If customer data and database data match (step 980), make up a deficiency production marketing and just provide or arrange to pay (step 986).With that upgrading purchase make up a deficiency the payment (step 988) of production marketing database 80 with the reflection commodity, as leave out delivered make up a deficiency the production marketing record.In addition, " commodity of delivered " hurdle may be added in the database in existing mode.

Refer now to Figure 13, that shown here is the sub-journey 900C of a kind of alternative reimbursemen, makes up a deficiency production marketing there and rounds total value up and be converted into service prepayment.

When transfer process begins (step 990), make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment (as be raised for integer value) and automatically calculate (step 992) according to the process described in Figure 11 A-C.Conversion factor is retrieved from make up a deficiency production marketing database 60, makes up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment and just is converted into a kind of service prepayment value (step 994).For example, in making up a deficiency the login 60E of production marketing, can see that the cost of phone per minute is 20 cents.Login 60F shows is that the passenger's of frequent airplane mileage is 6 cents every mile.60 cents round up is worth the passenger's of the frequent airplane that therefore is convertible into five phone minute sections or 10 miles mileage.

Continuation is with reference to Figure 13, can carry out the test (step 996) whether services accounts that a decision sets up in advance exists.For example, a suitable account identifier is stored in the interpolation hurdle of patron's accounts database 50 (Fig. 5), is perhaps provided by the shopper in process of exchange.If Deng Ji account is not identified in advance, the value of service prepayment and reimbursemen indication just are printed on (step 1004 and 1006) on client's receipt so.If Deng Ji services accounts is identified in advance, the service prepayment that is produced by transaction just is added in that account and goes up (step 998) so.Preferablely be that the receipt that is confirmed to be by client of the prepayment that newly increases is offered client's (step 1000).In case client is suitably set up and is conveyed in service prepayment, process of exchange just be through with (step 1002).

Refer now to Figure 14, client's receipt in transaction shown in Fig. 7 transaction data base is an example, be included in have (the data as shown on the receipt in transaction record) on receipt top: transaction number 72C resemble the reference number, storaging mark symbolic code 72B, POS logging machine ID numbers 72D, patron's identifier 72A and trade date 72E.Having below above-mentioned data: at database 72A, the purchase commodity item of determining among the 72B, the tax of describing in record 78 is adjusted into the Jin E $.126 of integer and rounds Jia Ge $5.00 up and then mention in 79.

Continuation is with reference to Figure 14, on receipt, also comprise and make up a deficiency production marketing database 60, record 60D, hurdle 62B, and the production marketing of buying of making up a deficiency of making up a deficiency production marketing database 80, record 84B, hurdle 86A, being encoded to " 2422879 " is described " bake bread stove ".As shown when considering patron's accounts database 50 record 54F, described transaction causes the complete purchasing process of bake bread stove.Correspondingly, on receipt, there is explanation 142 to point out and to take receipt to get the bake bread stove at information desk.

Figure 15-16 and 17 makes up a deficiency production marketing or is example at different other client's receipts of making up a deficiency under the production marketing situation with different.In order to simplify description, all recognition data on the receipt top all have been omitted.

Figure 15 at first, receipt 150 produce from the production marketing of making up a deficiency of buying 20 minutes phonecard, and comprise that one is bought coding 152 and describes 154.Illustrate 156 for using phonecard to provide.

Figure 16 represents a receipt 160, and what make up a deficiency production marketing there is a bake bread stove, but the receipt that is produced by exchange does not cause buying this thing.Information 162 shows the state of account customer.

Figure 17 represents a receipt 170, makes up a deficiency passenger's the mileage that production marketing prepayment Cong $.126 prepayment converts 21 miles frequent airplane to there, illustrates 172 point out how to obtain these and seize the opportunity the route number.

Therefore, according to the indication of automatic processing of registration in advance, that the buyer requires and a kind of newly improve one's methods and system is achieved that the seller provides makes up a deficiency production marketing.The present invention is particularly useful for retail trade, as supermarket, fast food restaurant, pharmacy etc.The invention provides to a kind of facility of client and simple and direct purchase commodity and/or service method.The invention provides a kind of valuable service, not only help improving and sell, also help attracting and keeping client to businessman.

Though describe the present invention by particular, therefore the present invention is not just limited to.For example, when showing and describing concrete database format and form, countless other embodiments are conspicuous to those insiders.And the supermarket patron plans to describe although The present invention be directed to, and it all is suitable for for any trading environment that allows to make up a deficiency production marketing indication registration.Therefore scope of the present invention also expands to the four corner that is included in appended claim.

Claims

1. handle transaction method for one kind, comprise the steps:

Receive an identifier of an account customer;

Determine a production marketing of making up a deficiency with described identifier, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency has one to make up a deficiency the production marketing price;

Determine a purchasing price with the purchase of described identifier; And

Determine one be applicable to above-mentioned make up a deficiency the production marketing price make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment.

2. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the output step of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment described.

3. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise and make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment and be applicable to the described step of making up a deficiency the production marketing price described.

4. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that described definite step of making up a deficiency production marketing comprises the following steps:

The described production marketing of making up a deficiency of registration before described purchase, and

According to the described production marketing of making up a deficiency of described purchase retrieval.

5. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the following steps that store a large amount of identifiers, each identifier all interrelates respectively at account customer.

6. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that the described step of determining to make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment comprises the steps:

Determine a price adjustment with described identifier, and

Described price adjustment is adapted on the described purchasing price.

7. system that handles transaction comprises:

Receive the device of an identifier of an account customer;

Determine a device of making up a deficiency production marketing with described identifier, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency has one to make up a deficiency the production marketing price;

Determine a device with the purchasing price of the purchase of described identifier;

Determine that is applicable to a described described device of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment of making up a deficiency the production marketing price.

8. the method for operation point of sale (POS) system, form by following steps:

Receive an identifier of an account customer;

Retrieve a production marketing of making up a deficiency with described identifier, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency has one to make up a deficiency the production marketing price;

Receive a purchasing price with the purchase of described identifier;

Calculate one be applicable to described make up a deficiency the production marketing price make up a deficiency production marketing prepayment; And

Produce one and comprise described client's receipt of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment.

9. method according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises the step of making up a deficiency the production marketing price of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment described,

10. method according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, the step that production marketing is made up a deficiency in described retrieval comprises the steps:

The described production marketing of making up a deficiency of storage before described shopping; And

According to the described production marketing of making up a deficiency of described shopping retrieval.

11. method according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, describedly also comprises the step that stores a large amount of identifiers, and each identifier all interrelates with account customer respectively.

12. method according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, the described step of determining to make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment comprises the steps:

Determine a price adjustment with described identifier; And

Described price adjustment is applicable to described purchasing price.

13. method according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, described purchase comprises the merchandise sales by the POS system transaction.

14. a point of sale (POS) system comprises:

A processor;

A storer that is connected with described processor is being stored a program;

The described program of described processor in described storer operates, to receive an identifier of an account customer;

Retrieve one and make up a deficiency production marketing with described identifier is got in touch, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency has one to make up a deficiency the production marketing price;

Receive a purchasing price with the shopping of described identifier;

Calculating a suitable described production marketing of making up a deficiency of making up a deficiency the production marketing price prepays; And

15. handle transaction method for one kind, composition has the following steps:

Receive an identifier of an account customer;

Determine a production marketing of making up a deficiency with described identifier;

Determine a purchasing price with the shopping of described identifier; And

Determine that an indication with described identifier adjusts described purchasing price, comprise the adjustment purchasing price of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment to provide one.

16. the method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described indication comprises the described purchasing price of heightening to integer.

17. the method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described indication comprises described purchasing price heightened rounds a concrete multiple of rounding up up.

18. the method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described indication is included in increases a predetermined time and again prepayment purchase amount of money on the purchasing price.

19. the method according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described indication comprises that described heightening is the described purchasing price of integer and the time and again prepayment purchase total value that is predetermined.

20. the method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described indication comprises described purchasing price adjusted to the described total value of purchases of being paid and equates.

21. the method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, also comprises described prepayment is added on the remaining sum of described account customer.

22. the method according to claim 21 is characterized in that, also comprises described remaining sum is made up a deficiency the step that sales and distribution cost is compared with described.

23. the method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, also comprises almost being suitable for described prepayment to buying the described production marketing of making up a deficiency immediately.

24. a system that handles transaction comprises:

Receive the device of an identifier of an account customer;

Determine a device of making up a deficiency production marketing with described identifier;

Determine a device with the purchasing price of the purchase of described identifier; And

Determine to adjust the device of described purchasing price to provide one to comprise the adjustment purchasing price of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment with the indication of described identifier.

25. the method for operation point of sale (POS) system is made up of following steps:

Receive an identifier of an account customer;

Determine that an indication with described identifier is with re-set price;

Determine a purchasing price with the purchase-transaction that takes place in POS system of described identifier;

Adopt described indication to adjust described purchasing price to provide one to comprise the re-set price of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment;

Produce client's receipt that comprises the purchasing price of described adjustment.

26. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described indication comprises the described purchasing price of heightening to integer.

27. the method according to claim 26 is characterized in that, described indication comprises purchasing price heightened rounds a concrete multiple of rounding up up.

28. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described indication comprises a predetermined time and again prepayment purchase total value is increased on the described purchasing price.

29. the method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, described indication comprises described purchasing price rounded up and is added on the described predetermined time and again prepayment purchase total value.

30. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described indication comprises adjusts to described purchasing price that to buy total value identical with the institute re-purchase.

31. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, also comprises described prepayment is added on the described account customer remaining sum.

32. the method according to claim 31 is characterized in that, also comprises described remaining sum is made up a deficiency the step that sales and distribution cost is compared with described.

33. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, also comprises almost being suitable for described prepayment to buying the described production marketing of making up a deficiency immediately.

34. a point of sale (POS) system operation methods comprises the steps:

A processor;

One with described processor and the storer that is connected, storing a program;

Determine that an indication with described identifier is with re-set price;

Determine a purchasing price with a purchase-transaction that on POS system, takes place of described identifier;

Adopt described indication to adjust described purchasing price, produce client's receipt that comprises the purchasing price of described adjustment to provide one to comprise the re-set price of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment.

35. the method for operation point of sale (POS) terminal comprises the steps:

The transaction data of the identifier that comprises an account customer is imported described POS terminal; And

From the POS terminal receive relevant with described account customer identifier one register in advance make up a deficiency the production marketing identifier.

36. the method according to claim 35 is characterized in that, also comprises producing client's receipt, the latter comprises the described identifier making up a deficiency production marketing of registering in advance.

37. the method according to claim 35 is characterized in that, described transaction data is relevant with the transaction in described POS terminal generation.

38. the method for operation point of sale (POS) terminal comprises the steps:

The transaction data that comprises an account customer identifier and a purchasing price is imported described POS terminal; And

Receive a production marketing indication of making up a deficiency from the POS terminal and be applicable to the re-set price that purchasing price determines by handle and the registration in advance of described account customer identifier.

39. the method according to claim 38 is characterized in that, described re-set price is raised gathers into integer.

40. the method according to claim 38 is characterized in that, described re-set price comprises that the time and again prepayment purchase amount of money of an interpolation is worth.

41. the method according to claim 38 is characterized in that, described re-set price is adjusted to the total value of paying described purchasing price and equates.

42. handle transaction method, comprise the steps: for one kind

Receive an identifier of an account customer;

Determine and the production marketing of making up a deficiency of a service of described identifier that the described production marketing of making up a deficiency comprises a conversion factor;

Determine a purchasing price with the purchase of described identifier;

Determine one buy described service make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment; And

Convert the described production marketing prepayment employing conversion factor of making up a deficiency to described service.

43. the method according to claim 42 is characterized in that, also comprises according to producing a signal and start described service and begin from changing the described described quantity of service that obtains the step of production marketing prepayment of making up a deficiency.

44. the method according to claim 42 is characterized in that, described service comprises the telecommunication service, and described conversion factor comprises that one becomes the used factor of telecommunication service with currency conversion.

45. the method according to claim 42 is characterized in that, described service comprises the passenger's of frequent airplane mileage, and described conversion factor comprises the used factor of mileage that currency conversion is become the passenger of described frequent airplane.

46. the method according to claim 42 is characterized in that, the described step of determining to make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment comprises: indicate the step of adjusting described purchasing price according to providing described registration in advance of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment to make up a deficiency production marketing.

47. a system that handles transaction comprises:

Receive the device of an identifier of an account customer;

Determine a device of making up a deficiency production marketing with described identifier, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency comprises a conversion factor;

Determine a device of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment of buying described service, and

48. the method for operation point of sale (POS) system comprises the steps:

Receive an identifier in the account customer;

Determine a production marketing of making up a deficiency with the service of described identifier, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency comprises a conversion factor;

Receive the purchasing price of a shopping;

Determine one buy described service make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment;

Convert the described production marketing prepayment employing conversion factor of making up a deficiency to described service; And

Produce one and comprise described client's receipt of making up a deficiency production marketing prepayment and described service indication.

49. the method according to claim 48 is characterized in that, described service comprises the telecommunication service, and described conversion factor comprises currency conversion is become the used factor of described telecommunication service.

50. the method according to claim 48 is characterized in that, described service comprises the passenger's of frequent airplane mileage, and described conversion factor comprises the used factor of mileage that currency conversion is become the passenger of described frequent airplane.

51. the method according to claim 48 is characterized in that, the described step of determining to make up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment comprises according to providing described registration in advance of making up a deficiency the production marketing prepayment to make up a deficiency production marketing indicates the step of adjusting described purchasing price.

52. a point of sale (POS) system comprises:

A processor;

A storer that is connected with described processor is being stored a program;

The described program of described processor in described storer operates to receive an identifier of an account customer;

Determine a production marketing of making up a deficiency with described identifier, the described production marketing of making up a deficiency comprises a conversion factor;

Receive the purchasing price of a purchase;

That determines the service of purchasing makes up a deficiency production marketing prepayment;