Patents by Inventor Beth D. Mix

Beth D. Mix has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150227993
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a loyalty card with a unique identification code embodied in, for example, a barcode. When swiped or scanned at a point-of-sale location, embodiments may search a database of pricing information to determine a lowest price for a particular item to be purchased. The database of pricing information may include the pricing information for the particular item as aggregated from a plurality of stores. The plurality of stores may be a merchant-members of an exclusive network associated with the loyalty card. In turn, once the lowest in-network price is determined, the platform may enable a charge to be applied to the customer for the lowest price from any of the stores in the network. In yet further embodiments, coupons, discounts, and/or other special offers may be further applied to the price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: LOCAL SKINNY INC.
    Inventors: Beth D. Mix, Edward S. Jenkins, JR.