Mobile digital coupons
First Claim
1. A system for reward-based electronic coupon redemption, comprising:
- a first digital coupon carrier storing a plurality of digital coupons;
an electronic coupon terminal capable of communication with the first digital coupon carrier, wherein a digital coupon residing on the first digital coupon carrier, the digital coupon being for a discount on one of a good and a service, is capable of being identified by the electronic coupon terminal for redemption for the one of a good and a service.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for providing a reward-based digital mobile coupon environment, where the digital coupons may be shared among peers. Consumers utilize mobile digital coupon carriers having digital representations of coupons. Sharing of coupons among peers may be rewarded with additional discounts or points. The digital coupon carriers communicate with electronic coupon terminals at retail locations for automatic coupon redemption. A coupon may correspond to a globally unique identifier in order to track usage, sharing and redemption. Coupon use and sharing may be dependent upon stored user profiles, merchant profiles and policies, or programs embedded in the coupon.
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46 Claims
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1. A system for reward-based electronic coupon redemption, comprising:
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a first digital coupon carrier storing a plurality of digital coupons;
an electronic coupon terminal capable of communication with the first digital coupon carrier, wherein a digital coupon residing on the first digital coupon carrier, the digital coupon being for a discount on one of a good and a service, is capable of being identified by the electronic coupon terminal for redemption for the one of a good and a service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A digital coupon carrier, comprising:
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a plurality of digital coupons, each digital coupon being for a discount on one of a good and a service, and capable of being identified by an electronic coupon terminal for redemption for the one of a good and a service, and wherein the digital coupon carrier is configured to share coupons among a plurality of peer digital coupon carriers; and
a user profile comprising information defining user preferences for coupon sharing and desired goods and services. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An electronic coupon terminal, comprising:
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a digital coupon authenticator configured to communicate with a digital coupon carrier, wherein a plurality of digital coupons reside on the digital coupon carrier, a digital coupon being for a discount on one of a good and a service and capable of being identified by the electronic coupon terminal for redemption for the one of a good and a service, and wherein the digital coupon carrier is configured to share coupons among a plurality of digital coupon carriers; and
an information store comprising coupon authentication information, wherein the digital coupon authenticator accesses the information store to authenticate digital coupons prior to redemption. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A method for using mobile digital coupons, comprising:
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generating an electronic list of items to be purchased;
querying a digital coupon carrier for coupons possible for redemption based on the electronic list of items to be purchased;
searching a plurality of digital coupons stored on the digital coupon carrier for relevant digital coupons, transmitting a list of relevant digital coupons to a digital coupon authenticator;
authenticating the list of relevant digital coupons; and
applying appropriate discounts to the list of items based on the authenticated list of digital coupons. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A machine accessible medium containing instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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selectively accept digital coupons based on a user profile, wherein digital coupons requiring acceptance are automatically sent by at least one of an electronic coupon terminal and a peer digital coupon carrier;
search a plurality of digital coupons stored on the digital coupon carrier for relevant digital coupons, wherein relevant digital coupons are determined by an electronic list of items to be purchased; and
transmit a list of relevant digital coupons to a digital coupon authenticator for authentication, wherein appropriate discounts are applied to the list of items based on the coupon policies determined from at least one of a digital coupon information;
a merchant database, a manufacturer database, and a electronic coupon terminal database. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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