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Coupon card for electronic redemption of product purchases

  • US 20070282679A1
  • Filed: 05/30/2006
  • Published: 12/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for obtaining a discount for an item purchased at a store, comprising:

  • a coupon card having a backside for the digital encoding of a plurality of electronically redeemable coupons thereon;

    a dedicated PC for entering user data pertinent for that coupon card including a card number associated with that respective coupon card;

    an activation website electrically interconnected with the dedicated PC by an Internet connection for receiving transmissions from the dedicated PC pertaining to the data entered for that respective coupon card so that so that the data can be confirmed and the coupon card activated;

    a store server electrically interconnected to the dedicated PC and the activation website for receiving updates for each coupon card and for the confirmation and storage of data pertaining to each coupon card;

    at least one card reader electrically interconnected to the store server and having a magnetic detection slot through which the coupon card is swiped for electrically transmitting the card number and the coupons for that respective coupon card to the store server along with a list of both the coupon redeemable items and non-redeemable items associated with that respective coupon card; and

    whereupon the store server matches the redeemable coupons to the respective items purchased and then electrically transmits this information to a checkout register so that the appropriate discounts are given at the checkout register for the items purchased and to which the redeemable coupons can be applied.

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