On-line discount coupon
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1. A method comprising:
- interacting with a client having client information in an on-line transaction to allow the client to purchase or order a product having product information from a seller;
providing a discount coupon associated with the product, the discount coupon containing discount information for the product; and
forwarding transaction information and the client information in the on-line transaction to the seller, the transaction information including at least one of payment information, shipping information, the discount information, and the product information.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to provide discount coupons for on-line transactions. A discount agent interacts with a client having client information in an on-line transaction allowing the client to purchase a product having product information from a seller. A discount coupon associated with the product is provided. The discount coupon contains discount information for the product. Transaction information and the client information in the on-line transaction are forwarded to the seller. The transaction information includes at least one of payment information, shipping information, the discount information, and the product information.
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61 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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interacting with a client having client information in an on-line transaction to allow the client to purchase or order a product having product information from a seller;
providing a discount coupon associated with the product, the discount coupon containing discount information for the product; and
forwarding transaction information and the client information in the on-line transaction to the seller, the transaction information including at least one of payment information, shipping information, the discount information, and the product information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:
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a client interaction module to interact with a client having client information in an on-line transaction to allow the client to purchase or order a product having product information from a seller;
a discount coupon processing module coupled to the client interaction module to provide a discount coupon associated with the product, the discount coupon containing discount information for the product; and
a transaction information processing module coupled to the client interaction module to forward transaction information and the client information in the on-line transaction to the seller, the transaction information including at least one of payment information, shipping information, the discount information, and the product information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
interacting with a client having client information in an on-line transaction to allow the client to purchase or order a product having product information from a seller;
providing a discount coupon associated with the product, the discount coupon containing discount information for the product; and
forwarding transaction information and the client information in the on-line transaction to the seller, the transaction information including at least one of payment information, shipping information, the discount information, and the product information. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A system comprising:
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a client;
a seller; and
a discount agent coupled to the client and the seller via a network, the discount agent having a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising;
a client interaction module to interact with the client having client information in an on-line transaction to allow the client to purchase or order a product having product information from the seller;
a discount coupon processing module coupled to the client interaction module to provide a discount coupon associated with the product, the discount coupon containing discount information for the product; and
a transaction information processing module coupled to the client interaction module to forward transaction information and the client information in the on-line transaction to the seller, the transaction information including at least one of payment information, shipping information, the discount information, and the product information.
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