Smart shopping method and system

• US 20070094080A1
• Filed: 10/19/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Coalitionworks LLC
• Original Assignee: Coalitionworks LLC
• Inventors: Wiken, Lawrence
• Application Number:
  US11/583,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20070094080A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.17
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0215 Including financial accounts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0236 Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/12 electronically operated digital data processing aspects G06Q20/00

Abstract

A smart shopping system, method and program are provided. The cost-effective system, method and program provide for uploading participating partners'"'"' digital savings and rewards offers to a program administration website; approving offer content by a system administrator and escrow payment of all savings and rewards offer liabilities by participating partners; activating approved savings and rewards offers through a program interactive website; providing members'"'"' selection of relevant savings and rewards offers, including auto offers, and selecting savings and rewards offers to be stored on a secure offer management file; storing member selections and purchase history in a secure offer management database; providing one unique identifier for redeeming savings and rewards offers from a plurality of partners at or through a point of sale system; reporting and tracking members'"'"' savings and rewards offer selections and redemptions; and providing banking and accounting functions for reconciliation and reimbursement to participating partners.

Claims

1. A method for a cost-effective smart shopping program embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:

uploading participating partners'"'"' digital savings and rewards offers to a program administration website;

approving offer content by a system administrator and escrow payment of all savings and rewards offer liabilities by participating partners;

activating approved savings and rewards offers through a program interactive website;

providing members'"'"' selection of relevant savings and rewards offers through a computing means and selecting savings and rewards offers to be stored on a secure offer management file;

storing member selections and purchase history in a secure offer management database;

providing one unique identifier for redeeming digital offers from a plurality of partners at or through a point of sale system;

reporting and tracking of members'"'"' savings and rewards offer selections and redemptions; and

providing banking and accounting functions for reconciliation and reimbursement to participating partners.

2. A smart shopping computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the program comprising:

a code segment for uploading participating partners'"'"' digital savings and rewards offers to a program administration website;

a code segment for approving offer content by a system administrator and escrow payment of all savings and rewards offer liabilities by participating partners;

a code segment for activating approved savings and rewards offers through a program interactive website;

a code segment for providing members'"'"' selection of relevant savings and rewards offers through a computing means and selecting savings and rewards offers to be stored on a secure offer management file;

a code segment for storing member selections and purchase history in a secure offer management database;

a code segment for providing one unique identifier for redeeming digital offers from a plurality of partners at or through a point of sale system;

a code segment for reporting and tracking of members'"'"' savings and rewards offer selections and redemptions; and

a code segment for providing banking and accounting functions for reconciliation and reimbursement to participating partners.

3. A computerized system for a smart shopping software application comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device comprising;

a code segment for uploading participating partners'"'"' digital savings and rewards offers to a program administration website;

a code segment for approving offer content by a system administrator and escrow payment of all savings and rewards offer liabilities by participating partners;

a code segment for activating approved savings and rewards offers through a program interactive website;

a code segment for providing members'"'"' selection of relevant savings and rewards offers through a computing means and selecting savings and rewards offers to be stored on a secure offer management file;

a code segment for storing member selections and purchase history in a secure offer management database;

a code segment for providing one unique identifier for redeeming digital offers from a plurality of partners at or through a point of sale system;

a code segment for reporting and tracking of members'"'"' savings and rewards offer selections and redemptions; and

a code segment for providing banking and accounting functions for reconciliation and reimbursement to participating partners.