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Electronic capture and communication of promotions using a wireless device

  • US 20090030787A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2007
  • Published: 01/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for communicating promotions, comprising:

  • activating an application on a wireless device;

    transmitting a store identification to a promotion processing unit using the application, the store identification identifying one of a plurality of stores;

    receiving and storing on the wireless device, in response to the transmitting, from the promotion processing unit, targeted promotions of goods and services, unique to a user of the wireless device, from a common chain of stores to which the one of a plurality of stores belong;

    applying, in response to the transmitting, by the promotion processing unit, the targeted promotions to a point of sale in the one of a plurality of stores to be applied when the user of the wireless device checks out;

    receiving and storing, on the wireless device, on-demand promotions of merchandises available in the one of the plurality of stores, the on-demand promotions include at least one of promotions specific to a duration or specific to a store location or a combination thereof, occurring in the one of the plurality of stores; and

    transmitting, from the wireless device, the on-demand promotions to the processing promotion unit, at least a portion of the on-demand promotions to be applied to the point of sale in the one of the plurality of stores.

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