Electronic coupon systems and methods to operate the same
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1. A coupon management system comprising:
- a processor to determine an applicable coupon for an item to be purchased; and
a network interface to receive a coupon selection from a remotely located user device, and to send the coupon to a remotely located point-of-sale terminal, wherein the point-of-sale terminal is to identify the item to be purchased and to apply the identified coupon to the item to be purchased.
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Abstract
Electronic coupon systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. A disclosed example coupon management system includes a processor to determine an applicable coupon for an item to be purchased, and a network interface to receive a coupon selection from a remotely located user device, and to send the coupon to a remotely located point-of-sale terminal, wherein the point-of-sale terminal is to identify the item to be purchased and to apply the identified coupon to the item to be purchased.
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46 Claims
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1. A coupon management system comprising:
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a processor to determine an applicable coupon for an item to be purchased; and
a network interface to receive a coupon selection from a remotely located user device, and to send the coupon to a remotely located point-of-sale terminal, wherein the point-of-sale terminal is to identify the item to be purchased and to apply the identified coupon to the item to be purchased. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A point-of-sale terminal comprising:
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an output device to provide an order number for a purchase of an item; and
a network interface to provide an identification of the item to a remotely located coupon management system and to receive a coupon to be applied to the purchase of the item, wherein the coupon is selectable via a portable user device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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21. A method comprising:
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providing a subscriber identifier to a remotely located coupon management system;
receiving a purchase identifier from a point-of-sale terminal;
receiving information regarding at least one coupon applicable to a purchase; and
sending at least one coupon selection to the remotely located coupon management system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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31. A method comprising:
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receiving an identifier of a purchaser;
determining a coupon applicable to an item to be purchased based on the identifier;
displaying the applicable coupon to the purchaser via a user device; and
identifying the coupon to a point-of-sale terminal, the point-of-sale terminal and the user devices being physically separate devices. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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44. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive an identifier of a purchaser;
determine a coupon applicable to an item to be purchased based on the identifier;
display the applicable coupon to the purchaser via a user device; and
identify the coupon to a point-of-sale terminal, the point-of-sale terminal and the user devices being physically separate devices. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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