Method and system for managing inventory and promotions campaign based on redemption data
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1. A system for managing inventory associated with a promotional campaign, which comprises:
- means for storing inventory data for a retail center;
means for electronically distributing an incentive to a user;
means for processing a transaction corresponding to the incentive to produce transaction data; and
means for associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and system for the management of inventory and/or promotional campaigns associated with electronic distribution of secure money saving or discount incentives, including coupons and other marketing incentives and, in particular, to modifying a promotional campaign and/or modifying inventory levels and product ordering based on transaction data relating to coupons distributed as part of an online computer system for interactively distributing such incentives to remotely connected consumer computers.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for managing inventory associated with a promotional campaign, which comprises:
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means for storing inventory data for a retail center;
means for electronically distributing an incentive to a user;
means for processing a transaction corresponding to the incentive to produce transaction data; and
means for associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for managing inventory associated with a promotional campaign, which comprises:
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an inventory database for storing inventory data;
means for electronically distributing a incentive to a user via an online service provider capable of being accessed through the Internet by the user;
a point-of-sale terminal for processing a transaction corresponding to the coupon to produce transaction data; and
means for associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data on a real-time basis. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for managing a promotional campaign based on inventory data, which comprises:
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means for storing inventory data for a store;
means for storing incentive data corresponding to the inventory data for the store;
means for electronically distributing the incentive data to a user;
means for processing a transaction corresponding to the incentive data to produce transaction data;
means for associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data; and
means for associating the incentive data with the updated inventory data and adjusting the coupon data in response to said updated inventory data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for managing inventory associated with a promotional campaign, which comprises:
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storing inventory data for a store;
electronically distributing an incentive to a user;
processing a transaction corresponding to the incentive to produce transaction data; and
associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data.
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41. A method for managing inventory associated with a promotional campaign, which comprises:
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an inventory database for storing inventory data;
means for electronically distributing an incentive to a user via an online service provider capable of being accessed through the Internet by the user;
a point-of-sale terminal for processing a transaction corresponding to the incentive to produce transaction data; and
means for associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data on a real-time basis.
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42. A method for managing a promotional campaign based on inventory data, which comprises:
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storing inventory data for a retail center in an inventory database;
storing incentive data corresponding to the inventory data for the store;
electronically distributing the incentive data to a user;
processing a transaction corresponding to the incentive data to produce transaction data;
associating the transaction data with the inventory data to update said inventory data; and
associating the coupon data with the updated inventory data and adjusting said coupon data in response to said updated inventory data.
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