Method and apparatus for generating a coupon

Abstract

A POS terminal generates a purchase price of a purchase, and generates a rounded price. The rounded price may be, for example, the lowest whole number greater than the purchase price. The POS terminal then calculates a round-up amount (change due the customer) as the difference between the purchase price and the rounded price. The coupon value is set based on the round-up amount. For example, the coupon may be redeemable for triple the amount of change due. The POS terminal prints on the coupon an identifier, such as a bar code, that is based on the coupon value. The bar code allows the coupon to be read by a POS terminal when the coupon is redeemed.

1 . A method for determining an upsell of a purchase at a point-of-sale terminal, comprising: 
 generating a purchase price of the purchase;    generating a rounded price;    calculating a round-up amount, the round-up amount being a difference between the purchase price and the rounded price;    determining an upsell in dependence on the round-up amount; and    outputting a signal indicative of the upsell.    
     
     
         2 - 59 . (canceled)