Discount purchase business method

• US 20030036950A1
• Filed: 08/15/2001
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Martin Khang Nguyen
• Original Assignee: Martin Khang Nguyen
• Inventors: Nguyen, Martin Khang
• Application Number:
  US09/931,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20030036950A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0213 Consumer transaction fees
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0045 with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader

Abstract

A commercial business method provides for establishing a relationship between a manager and plural consumers, manufacturers and retailers. The manager produces universal coupon wallet cards which are used instead of physical coupons but with the same effect as physical coupons of the type that may be received in the mails or cut from newspapers or magazines, etc. When a consumer, having one of the wallet cards sees a coupon which a special indicia printed on it identifying the coupon as able to be used without the actual presence of the coupon itself, the consumer is able to take note of the retailer, product and price and may then purchase the product as if using the physical coupon, by merely presenting the wallet card. The wallet card is scanned by the retailer so as to be able to forward information about the purchase is the corresponding manufacturer either directly or through the manager so as to establish a rebate to the retailer or to the consumer.

Claims

1. A commercial business method comprising the steps of:

establishing a manager;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural consumers;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural manufacturers of consumer products;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural retailers;

producing a plurality of a universal coupon wallet cards;

issuing one of the wallet cards to each of the plural consumers;

identifying selected publically placed coupons, offering a purchase discount for a selected product, with a notification indicia related to the wallet cards;

issuing the purchase discount for each of the selected products purchased at any one of the plural retailers by any one of the plural consumers upon presentation of one of the wallet cards;

notifying the manager of each of the purchase discounts issued by the retailers;

notifying the manufacturers of each of the purchase discounts identified to the manager;

paying, to the manager, a manufacturers rebate related to the purchase discounts tendered by the retailers and a manager service fee; and

paying, to the retailers, the manufacturers rebate.

2. A commercial business method comprising the steps of:

establishing a manager;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural consumers;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural manufacturers of consumer products;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural retailers;

producing a plurality of a universal coupon wallet card;

issuing one of the wallet cards to each of the plural consumers;

identifying selected publically placed coupons, offering a purchase discount for a selected product, with a notification indicia related to the wallet cards;

issuing the purchase discount for each of the selected products purchased at any one of the plural retailers by any one of the plural consumers upon presentation of one of the wallet cards;

notifying the manufacturers of each of the purchase discounts issued by the retailers;

paying, to the manager, a manufacturers rebate related to the purchase discounts tendered by the retailers and a manager service fee; and

paying, to the retailers, the manufacturers rebate.

3. A commercial business method comprising the steps of:

establishing a manager;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural consumers;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural manufacturers of consumer products;

establishing a one to many relationship between the manager and plural retailers;

producing a plurality of a universal coupon wallet card;

issuing one of the wallet cards to each of the plural consumers;

identifying selected publically placed coupons, offering a purchase discount for a selected product, with a notification indicia related to the wallet cards;

issuing the purchase discount for each of the selected products purchased at any one of the plural retailers by any one of the plural consumers upon presentation of one of the wallet cards;

notifying the manufacturers of each of the purchase discounts issued by the retailers;

paying, to the retailers, a manufacturers rebate related to the purchase discounts tendered by the retailers; and

paying, to the manager, a service fee.