INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC COUPON METHOD AND SYSTEM
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a relationship between a marketer and a trusted third party;
establishing a relationship between a customer and the trusted third party;
receiving, by the trusted third party from the customer via an electronic communication, an indication of an expressed interest in an offer by the customer, the expressed interest being an action other than a purchase associated with the offer; and
outputting, by the trusted third party, information associated with the indication of the expressed interest in the offer to the marketer.
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Abstract
A system, method, and medium, the method including establishing a relationship between a marketer and a trusted third party; establishing a relationship between a customer and the trusted third party; receiving, by the trusted third party from the customer via an electronic communication, an indication of an expressed interest in an offer by the customer, the expressed interest being an action other than a purchase associated with the offer; and outputting, by the trusted third party, information associated with the indication of the expressed interest in the offer to the marketer.
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a relationship between a marketer and a trusted third party; establishing a relationship between a customer and the trusted third party; receiving, by the trusted third party from the customer via an electronic communication, an indication of an expressed interest in an offer by the customer, the expressed interest being an action other than a purchase associated with the offer; and outputting, by the trusted third party, information associated with the indication of the expressed interest in the offer to the marketer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a memory storing processor-executable instructions; and a processor in communication with the memory and operative in conjunction with the memory to execute the stored instructions to; establish a relationship between a marketer and a trusted third party; establish a relationship between a customer and the trusted third party; receive, by the trusted third party from the customer via an electronic communication, an indication of an expressed interest in an offer by the customer, the expressed interest being an action other than a purchase associated with the offer; and output, by the trusted third party, information associated with the indication of the expressed interest in the offer to the marketer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A medium having machine-executable instructions stored therein, the medium comprising:
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instructions to establish a relationship between a marketer and a trusted third party; instructions to establish a relationship between a customer and the trusted third party; instructions to receive, by the trusted third party from the customer via an electronic communication, an indication of an expressed interest in an offer by the customer, the expressed interest being an action other than a purchase associated with the offer; and instructions to output, by the trusted third party, information associated with the indication of the expressed interest in the offer to the marketer.
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