Wirelessly deliverable and redeemable secure couponing system and method
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1. A system for delivering secure supplemental content to an end user on a data communications network, comprising:
- a data communications network;
at least one content server connected to the data communications network;
at least one end user electronic display device connected to the data communications network;
means for providing at least one content server supplemental content to at least one end user'"'"'s electronic display device connected to the data communications network;
means to generate at least one interactive display from the content server to at least one end user electronic display device;
means to archive and identify at least one end user within the data communications network based upon end user response to at least one interactive display on the end user'"'"'s electronic display device; and
means to redeem the supplemental content at a point-of-sale and delete the supplemental content from the end user'"'"'s electronic display device.
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Abstract
A secure wireless supplemental content delivery method and system based upon a Java 2 Platform Micro Edition application. The system and method provide a one-time user application suitable for all wireless environments, including binary run-time environments or wireless application protocol where image saving is not possible, without reliance upon mobile base stations. Content comprising coupons does not require barcodes or other special point-of-sale infrastructure changes for redemption.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for delivering secure supplemental content to an end user on a data communications network, comprising:
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a data communications network;
at least one content server connected to the data communications network;
at least one end user electronic display device connected to the data communications network;
means for providing at least one content server supplemental content to at least one end user'"'"'s electronic display device connected to the data communications network;
means to generate at least one interactive display from the content server to at least one end user electronic display device;
means to archive and identify at least one end user within the data communications network based upon end user response to at least one interactive display on the end user'"'"'s electronic display device; and
means to redeem the supplemental content at a point-of-sale and delete the supplemental content from the end user'"'"'s electronic display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for delivering supplemental content to at least one end user on a data communications network and allowing the end user to present the content to a point-of-sale for redemption, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one supplemental content for presentation to at least one electronic display device associated with at least one end user over a data communications network;
(b) registering at least one end user'"'"'s electronic display device with a data base;
(b) transmitting the supplemental content to at least one at least one electronic display device associated with a respective registered end user in the data base;
(c) receiving acceptance of the supplemental content from at least one end user;
(d) downloading at least one time sensitive software application to the end user, wherein each downloaded application is unique;
(e) activating each unique application at a point-of-sale;
(f) redeeming each activated application; and
(g) removing the supplemental content associated with the application from the user'"'"'s electronic display device post redemption. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product for use in a system having at least one data communications network, at least one content server connected to the data communications network, and at least one end user electronic display device connected to the data communications network, wherein the network is a distributed hypermedia environment, the computer program comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code physically embodied therein, the computer program product code further comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing the content server to supply supplemental content to at least one end user'"'"'s electronic display device;
computer readable program code for generating at least one interactive display from the content server to at least one end user electronic display device;
computer readable program code for archiving and identifying at least one end user within the data communications network based upon end user response to at least one interactive display on the end user'"'"'s electronic display device; and
computer readable program code for redeeming the supplemental content at a point-of-sale and deleting the supplemental content from the end user'"'"'s electronic display device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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