METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A POINT-OF SALE SYSTEM TO CORRELATE TRANSACTIONS TO A COUPON DATABASE
First Claim
1. A computing system implemented process for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale comprising:
- providing a coupon database;
obtaining data representing one or more coupons, the one or more coupons being available to a user;
storing the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user in the coupon database and associating the data representing one or more coupons available to a user with the user;
providing a computing system implemented point-of-sale system;
performing a transaction with the computing system implemented point-of-sale system, the transaction involving the user;
providing the computing system implemented point-of-sale system access to the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user;
searching the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user for coupons relevant to the transaction; and
providing data representing any coupons relevant to the transaction from the one or more coupons available to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale includes a process for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale whereby a coupon database is provided with at least a portion of the coupon database, and the coupon data in that portion, being associated with a given user. Electronic data representing one or more coupons, and/or other marketing devices, associated with, and/or offered to, the given user is then provided to the coupon database and stored in the portion of the database associated with the user. A computing system implemented point-of-sale system is then given access to the coupon database and/or the portion of the database associated with the user at the time of a transaction being made through the computing system implemented point-of-sale system. Data and/or search parameters from the computing system implemented point-of-sale system are then used to search the portion of the database associated with the user to find any relevant coupons applicable to the user'"'"'s current transaction. Any relevant coupons are then provided to the user and/or are automatically applied to the current transaction.
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25 Claims
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1. A computing system implemented process for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale comprising:
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providing a coupon database; obtaining data representing one or more coupons, the one or more coupons being available to a user; storing the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user in the coupon database and associating the data representing one or more coupons available to a user with the user; providing a computing system implemented point-of-sale system; performing a transaction with the computing system implemented point-of-sale system, the transaction involving the user; providing the computing system implemented point-of-sale system access to the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user; searching the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user for coupons relevant to the transaction; and providing data representing any coupons relevant to the transaction from the one or more coupons available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale comprising:
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a coupon database; a computing system implemented point-of-sale system; and a processor, the processor for executing one or more instructions associated with a process for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale, the process for providing relevant coupons at the point of sale comprising; obtaining data representing one or more coupons, the one or more coupons being available to a user; storing the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user in the coupon database; and
associating the data representing one or more coupons available to a user with the user;performing a transaction with the computing system implemented point-of-sale system, the transaction involving the user; providing the computing system implemented point-of-sale system access to the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user; searching the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user for coupons relevant to the transaction; and providing data representing any coupons relevant to the transaction from the one or more coupons available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computing system implemented point-of-sale system comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and computer program code, encoded on the computer readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions for; performing a transaction, the transaction involving a user; accessing data representing one or more coupons available to the user, the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user being associated with the user and stored in a coupon database; searching the data representing the one or more coupons available to the user for coupons relevant to the transaction; and providing data representing any coupons relevant to the transaction from the one or more coupons available to the user.
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