Targeted direct marketing system and process for distributing coupons to information handling systems
First Claim
1. A system for direct marketing coupons to information handling systems, the system comprising:
- a direct marketing server having plural coupons, each coupon associated with one or more information handling system configuration parameters and an offer to sell an item;
plural information handling systems interfaced with the direct marketing server, each information handling system having configuration parameters; and
a direct marketing subsystem integrated with each information handling system and operable to download coupons from the direct marketing server, compare the downloaded coupons with the information handling system configuration parameters to determine relevant and non-relevant coupons, display relevant coupons at the information handling system and disregard non-relevant coupons.
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Abstract
Direct marketing subsystems associated with information handling systems download coupon lists from a direct marketing server, each coupon of a coupon list having one or more associated conditions and items offered for sale. A coupon relevance module analyzes the coupon list conditions to identify coupons that are relevant to the information handling system for display at the information handling system. Activation of a coupon initiates purchase of the item associated with the coupon by communication with the direct marketing server. A unique identifier of the information handling system associates selection of the coupon with an account for charging and delivery of the purchased item.
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1. A system for direct marketing coupons to information handling systems, the system comprising:
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a direct marketing server having plural coupons, each coupon associated with one or more information handling system configuration parameters and an offer to sell an item;
plural information handling systems interfaced with the direct marketing server, each information handling system having configuration parameters; and
a direct marketing subsystem integrated with each information handling system and operable to download coupons from the direct marketing server, compare the downloaded coupons with the information handling system configuration parameters to determine relevant and non-relevant coupons, display relevant coupons at the information handling system and disregard non-relevant coupons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for distributing coupons to information handling systems, the method comprising:
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posting coupons at a direct marketing server, each coupon associated with one or more information handling system configuration parameters and an offer to sell an item;
downloading the coupons at an information handling system;
comparing the information handling system configuration parameters with each of the coupon configuration parameters to identify coupons relevant to the information handling system; and
displaying relevant coupons at the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information handling system comprising:
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a configuration of hardware and software components operable to process information;
a coupon download module operable to download a coupon list to the information handling system, the coupon list having one or more coupons, each coupon associated with conditions and an offer to sell an item;
a coupon relevance module operable to apply the conditions of each coupon to the configuration of hardware and software components to identify relevant coupons; and
a display module operable to display relevant components at the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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