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A system for dispensing sample products and premiums which includes at least one data entry terminal operable for identifying particular circumstances including items being purchased by a given consumer and for generating an output signal identifying each of the products or other qualifiers, memory

A system for dispensing sample products and premiums which includes at least one data entry terminal operable for identifying particular circumstances including items being purchased by a given consumer and for generating an output signal identifying each of the products or other qualifiers, memory means for storing at least one sample/premium file which identifies each product or qualifier for which a given sample or premium should be dispensed, a data processor coupled to the data entry terminal and the memory and operable for receiving the output signal from the data entry terminal, for comparing the products or other qualifiers identified therein to the sample/premium file and for generating a sample/premium dispense signal if any of the purchased products or other qualifiers are listed in the sample file, and sample/premium dispensing device coupled to the microprocessor and operative for receiving the sample/premium dispense signal and dispensing a sample or premium. A system for the creation and continuous real-time updating of consumer purchase behavior databases through the capture, maintenance, organization and analysis of the purchase activity of consumers which database is generated through the use of the system for the dispensing of sample products and premiums as aforesaid.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A system for dispensing sample products and premiums, said system comprising:at least one data entry terminal operable for identifying items being purchased by a given consumer and predetermined qualifiers, said data entry terminal generating an output signal identifying each of sa

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for dispensing sample products and premiums, said system comprising:at least one data entry terminal operable for identifying items being purchased by a given consumer and predetermined qualifiers, said data entry terminal generating an output signal identifying each of said products or qualifiers,memory means for storing at least one sample/premium file, said sample/premium file identifying each product and qualifier for which a given sample or premium should be dispensed,a data processor coupled to said data entry terminal and said memory means, said data processor operable for receiving said output signal from said data entry terminal and for comparing said products and qualifiers identified therein to said sample/premium file, said data processor generating a dispense signal if any of said purchased products or qualifiers are listed in said sample/premium file, anddispensing means coupled to said microprocessor and operative for receiving said dispense signal and dispensing a sample or premium.