Appeal No. 2004-1484
Application 09/438,396
Looking first to appellant’s independent claim 1, we note
that this claim is directed to a method of managing customer
purchasing habits related to profit margin categories by using a
first processor with memory (e.g., at a POS terminal) for
receiving and transmitting data, said first processor being
coupled to a portable device (e.g., a smart card) with a) memory
for storing and transferring category values containing
accumulated purchase values in each of different profit margin
ranges and b) a second processor for executing instructions, the
portable device being small enough to be carried by a person, and
said first processor being able to transfer data with said
portable device, said method comprising the steps of:
determining an accumulated purchase value in each of
different profit margin ranges based on a customer purchase
of at least one product having a profit margin; supplying
said portable device to said first processor; transferring
to said first processor category values containing
accumulated purchase values in each of different profit
margin ranges stored in said memory of said portable device;
said first processor incrementing said category values by an
amount in relation to the determined accumulated purchase
value; and transferring said incremented category values
from said memory of said first processor to the memory of
said portable device.
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