Centralized Discount Searching
First Claim
1. A system for providing one or more coupons to a user, wherein the system comprises:
- a host computer system;
a computer readable medium associated with the host computer system, wherein the computer readable medium comprises instructions executable by the host computer system to;
receive a characteristic information set from each of a plurality of businesses, wherein each characteristic information set includes at least one characteristic of a business;
receive a coupon set from each of the plurality of businesses, wherein each coupon set includes at least one coupon for at least one product or service;
receive a search request from a user interface, wherein the search request includes at least one characteristic or at least one identifier, and wherein the identifier represents a product or a service;
select a first coupon from a first coupon set based at least in part on a comparison of at least some portion of the search request and at least some portion of the characteristic information sets or some portion of the coupon sets; and
transmit the first coupon.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a system for providing a coupon to a user is disclosed. The system may include a host computer system and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include instructions for receiving a characteristic information set from a plurality of businesses, where each characteristic information set includes at least one characteristic of a business; receiving a coupon set from each of the businesses, where each coupon set includes at least one coupon for a product or service; receiving a search request from a user interface, where the search request includes a characteristic or an identifier, and where the identifier represents a product or a service; selecting a first coupon from a first coupon set based on a comparison of at least some portion of the search request and at least some portion of the characteristic information sets or coupon sets; and transmitting the first coupon.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing one or more coupons to a user, wherein the system comprises:
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a host computer system; a computer readable medium associated with the host computer system, wherein the computer readable medium comprises instructions executable by the host computer system to; receive a characteristic information set from each of a plurality of businesses, wherein each characteristic information set includes at least one characteristic of a business; receive a coupon set from each of the plurality of businesses, wherein each coupon set includes at least one coupon for at least one product or service; receive a search request from a user interface, wherein the search request includes at least one characteristic or at least one identifier, and wherein the identifier represents a product or a service; select a first coupon from a first coupon set based at least in part on a comparison of at least some portion of the search request and at least some portion of the characteristic information sets or some portion of the coupon sets; and transmit the first coupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing at least one coupon to a user, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a characteristic information set from each of a plurality of businesses, wherein each characteristic information set includes at least one characteristic of a business; receiving a coupon set from each of the plurality of businesses, wherein each coupon set includes at least one coupon for at least one product or service; receiving a search request from a user interface, wherein the search request includes at least one characteristic or at least one identifier, and wherein the identifier represents a product or a service; selecting a first coupon based at least in part on a comparison of at least some portion of the search request and at least some portion of the characteristic information sets or some portion of the coupon sets; and transmitting the first coupon. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing at least one coupon to a user and arranging appointments for the user, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a characteristic information set from each of a plurality of businesses, wherein each characteristic information set includes at least one characteristic of a business; receiving a coupon set from each of the plurality of businesses, wherein each coupon set includes at least one coupon for at least one product or service; receiving a scheduling information set from each of the plurality of businesses, wherein each scheduling information set includes dates and times; receiving a search request from a user interface, wherein the search request includes; at least one characteristic or at least one identifier, wherein the identifier represents a product or a service; a date; and a time; selecting a first coupon based at least in part on a comparison of; the date; the time; and the characteristic or the identifier; and transmitting the first coupon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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