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Retail coupon distribution apparatus and method

  • US 20030115152A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2001
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication application executable on a network comprising:

  • a client process executable on a processor in a two-way communication device, the two-way communication device including a display screen capable of displaying a barcode image suitable for scanning by a barcode scanner;

    a server process executable on a processor communicatively coupled over the network to the client process; and

    a coupon depository coupled to the server process capable of storing a plurality of coupons, the coupons including an encoding of a barcode image, the server process including an operation of sending a coupon to the client process, the client process including an operation for decoding the barcode image encoding and displaying the barcode image on the display screen for scanning by the barcode scanner.

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