Coupon registration and validation system
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1. A network resource disbursement system comprising:
- a coupon generator configured to generate a plurality of coupons, wherein;
each coupon comprises a unique code, is associated with provision of one of a plurality of network resources, and is associated with a unique password; and
each network resource is provided by one of a plurality of vendors; and
an authorization server communicatively coupled to the coupon generator, and configured to;
receive, from a first device associated with a customer and via a first network, a request for one of the plurality of coupons;
transmit, to the first device via the first network, the unique code and the unique password of a coupon of the plurality of coupons;
receive, from a second device associated with a vendor and via a second network, a registration request to validate the coupon that comprises an identifier and a password indicated to be associated with the coupon;
determine, at the authorization server, whether the coupon is valid based on the identifier and the password of the registration request;
transmit, to the first device via the first network and to the second device via the second network, an indication of the coupon validity determination; and
in response to the coupon having been determined to be valid, the authorization server is further configured to;
receive, from the second device via the second network, an indication of whether the coupon has been redeemed;
relay, to the first device via the first network, the indication of whether the coupon has been redeemed; and
in response to the coupon having been redeemed, relay to the second device via the second network, the indication of the coupon as having been redeemed.
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Abstract
In an illustrative system and method for disbursing resources includes (i) receiving a user request for a coupon, the user request including user criteria; (2) matching the received user criteria with a target audience criteria; (3) transmitting a coupon to a user, the coupon including a unique password based upon a match of the received user criteria and the target audience criteria; (4) receiving a request for registration of the unique password of the coupon with the user; (5) receiving a request for validation of the unique password of the coupon; and (6) authorizing the user to access the network resource associated with the coupon upon validation of the unique password.
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1. A network resource disbursement system comprising:
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a coupon generator configured to generate a plurality of coupons, wherein; each coupon comprises a unique code, is associated with provision of one of a plurality of network resources, and is associated with a unique password; and each network resource is provided by one of a plurality of vendors; and an authorization server communicatively coupled to the coupon generator, and configured to; receive, from a first device associated with a customer and via a first network, a request for one of the plurality of coupons; transmit, to the first device via the first network, the unique code and the unique password of a coupon of the plurality of coupons; receive, from a second device associated with a vendor and via a second network, a registration request to validate the coupon that comprises an identifier and a password indicated to be associated with the coupon; determine, at the authorization server, whether the coupon is valid based on the identifier and the password of the registration request; transmit, to the first device via the first network and to the second device via the second network, an indication of the coupon validity determination; and in response to the coupon having been determined to be valid, the authorization server is further configured to; receive, from the second device via the second network, an indication of whether the coupon has been redeemed; relay, to the first device via the first network, the indication of whether the coupon has been redeemed; and in response to the coupon having been redeemed, relay to the second device via the second network, the indication of the coupon as having been redeemed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for disbursing resources comprising:
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generating a plurality of coupons, wherein; each coupon comprises a unique code, is associated with provision of one of a plurality of network resources, and is associated with a unique password; and each network resource is provided by one of a plurality of vendors; and receiving, at an authorization server, and from a first device associated with a customer and via a first network, a request for one of the plurality of coupons; transmitting, from the authorization server, and to the first device via the first network, the unique code and the unique password of a coupon of the plurality of coupons; receiving, at the authorization server, and from a second device associated with a vendor and via a second network, a registration request to validate the coupon that comprises an identifier and a password indicated to be associated with the coupon; determining, by the authorization server, whether the coupon is valid based on the identifier and the password of the registration request; transmitting, from the authorization server, and to the first device via the first network and to the second device via the second network, an indication of the coupon validity determination; and in response to the coupon having been determined to be valid, performing further operations comprising; receiving, at the authorization server, and from the second device via the second network, an indication of whether the coupon has been redeemed; relaying, from the authorization server, and to the first device via the first network, the indication of whether the coupon has been redeemed; and in response to the coupon having been redeemed, relaying, from the authorization server, and to the second device via the second network, the indication of the coupon as having been redeemed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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