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Categorization of purchased items for each transaction by a smart card
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-23
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Granted: 1996-09-24
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Expires: 2014-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A smart card that is responsive to a list of items with individual prices that are received from a point of sale (POS) terminal during an individual transaction to automatically insert these items into expense categories. A personal computer later retrieves these categories and associated information and inserts the information into a spreadsheet. The microprocessor in the smart card relies on stored tables defining commonly used item designations and a table that defines definitions based on an ongoing learning process by the microprocessor in conjunction with the personal computer.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Claus
- 👤 Kevin D. Murphy
- 👤 Wanda G. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:16
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/105; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/204; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/409; G06Q20/4093; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/12; G07G; G07G1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A smart card for categorizing items of a transaction, comprising: means for receiving individual item names, item prices, and a business name for a transaction from a point of sale terminal; means for identifying each item name with a item code; means for determining a business type from the business name; means for designating a category for each item name in response to each item code and business type; and means for adding each item price into each designated category with the categories being stored in the smart card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A smart card for categorizing items of a transaction, comprising: means for receiving individual item names, item prices, and a business name for a transaction from a point of sale terminal; means for identifying each item name with a item code; means for determining a business type from the business name; means for designating a category for each item name in response to each item code and business type; and means for adding each item price into each designated category with the categories being stored in the smart card.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The smart card of claim 1 further comprises means for adding up all of the item prices received for the transaction and storing this sum in one of a plurality of first table that is designated by the business name.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The smart card of claim 2 wherein the means for identifying further comprises means for accessing a plurality of classification tables to obtain the item code.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The smart card of claim 3 wherein the means for identifying further comprises means for storing the item name and item price in one of a plurality of second tables designated by the business name upon the means for accessing the plurality of classification tables being unable to obtain the item code for the item name from the plurality of classification tables.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The smart card of claim 1 wherein the means for determining further comprises means for accessing a business table with the business name to obtain the business type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
The smart card of claim 5 wherein the means for determining further comprises means for creating an entry in the business table and means for inserting a business name and a business type into that entry in response to that business name not being found in the business table wherein the business type is determined from the business table and a third table of generic business names.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The smart card of claim 6 wherein the classification tables each contain item names used in a particular business sector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The smart card of claim 7 wherein means for identifying further comprises means for maintaining a fourth table with each entry in the fourth table defining an order that the classification tables are to be accessed to identify the item code from the item name.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The smart card of claim 8 wherein each entry in the business table includes the business name, business type, and a pointer to an entry in the fourth table.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
The smart card of claim 9 wherein the means for identifying further comprises means for creating a new entry in the fourth table for the created entry in the business table by counting the number accesses to each of the classification tables to define the order that the classification tables are to be accessed; and means for inserting a pointer into the created entry in the business table to point to the new entry in the fourth table.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The smart card of claim 1 wherein the means for designating comprises means for accessing a correlation table with the business type and item code to designate the category.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The smart card of claim 10 further comprises means for transmitting the categories and sums, the plurality of first tables, the plurality of second tables, and business table to a personal computer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
79 words
The smart card of claim 12 wherein the personal computer comprises means for allowing the user of the personal computer to designate a business sector and a business code for each entry in the plurality of second tables in response to the plurality of second tables; and means for updating each classification table whose business sector was designated with the item name and the item code for the entry in the plurality of second tables that caused the designation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The smart card of claim 13 wherein the personal computer further comprises means for updating the correlation table in response to the updating of each classification table.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The smart card of claim 14 wherein the personal computer further comprises means for updating the business table in response to the updating of each classification table.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for categorizing items of a transaction within a smart card, comprising the steps of: receiving individual item names, item prices, and a business name for a transaction from a point of sale terminal; identifying each item name with a item code; determining a business type from the business name; designating a category for each item name in response to each item code and business type; and adding each item price into each designated category with the categories being stored in the smart card.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for categorizing items of a transaction within a smart card, comprising the steps of: receiving individual item names, item prices, and a business name for a transaction from a point of sale terminal; identifying each item name with a item code; determining a business type from the business name; designating a category for each item name in response to each item code and business type; and adding each item price into each designated category with the categories being stored in the smart card.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 16 further comprises the step of adding up all of the item prices received for the transaction and storing this sum in one of a plurality of first table that is designated by the business name.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the the step of identifying further comprises the step of accessing a plurality of classification tables to obtain the item code.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the the step of identifying further comprises the step of storing the item name and item price in one of a plurality of second tables designated by the business name upon the the step of accessing the plurality of classification tables being unable to obtain the item code for the item name from the plurality of classification tables.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the the step of determining further comprises the step of accessing a business table with the business name to obtain the business type.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the the step of determining further comprises the step of creating an entry in the business table and inserting a business name and a business type into that entry in response to that business name not being found in the business table wherein the business type is determined from the business table and a third table of generic business names.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 21 wherein the classification tables each contain item names used in a particular business sector.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the step of identifying further comprises the step of maintaining a fourth table with each entry in the fourth table defining an order that the classification tables are to be accessed to identify the item code from the item name.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 23 wherein each entry in the business table includes the business name, business type, and a pointer to an entry in the fourth table.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the the step of identifying further comprises the steps of creating a new entry in the fourth table for the created entry in the business table by counting the number accesses to each of the classification tables to define the order that the classification tables are to be accessed; and inserting a pointer into the created entry in the business table to point to the new entry in the fourth table.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the the step of designating comprises the step of accessing a correlation table with the business type and item code to designate the category.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 25 further comprises the step of transmitting the categories and sums, the plurality of first tables, the plurality of second tables, and business table to a personal computer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the personal computer performs the steps of allowing the user of the personal computer to designate a business sector and a business code for each entry in the plurality of second tables in response to the plurality of second tables; and updating each classification table whose business sector was designated with the item name and the item code for the entry in the plurality of second tables that caused the designation.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 28 wherein the personal computer further performs the step of updating the correlation table in response to the updating of each classification table.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 29 wherein the personal computer further performs the step of updating the business table in response to the updating of each classification table.
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