Patents Assigned to Valassis In-Store Solutions, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8521583
    Abstract: A promotion management system identifies store-selected identifiers as necessary to implement a particular promotion across multiple store chains. An audit system compares number of promotion offers distributed to number of linking items sold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Valassis In-Store Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Schuller, Robert J. Weisz
  • Patent number: 8249928
    Abstract: In addition to standard product labels, incentive labels are printed and provided to customers when an item is identified to and weighed by a scale/label printer located in a store by accessing an incentive database to determine the existence and nature of any incentive. One or more display devices may be used in connection with providing incentives, including enabling a customer to select from among a number of incentives displayed. An incentive label construction may be provided with desirable folding features. Certain incentives may be of a graduated/progressive type to invite larger purchases by customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Valassis In-Store Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Schuller, Robert J. Weisz, Nigel G. Mills