Portable electronic authorization system and method
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Abstract
A portable electronic device may be configured to present information identifying a coupon or rebate offer concerning a product or service in a machine-readable format at a point of sale. The portable electronic device may additionally or alternatively be configured to electronically receive information identifying a coupon or rebate offer concerning a product or service while disposed at a first location, and to store the information in memory so that the information can be selectively retrieved from the memory and presented in a manner that enables the information to be communicated to a provider of the product or service in connection with a purchase of the product or service consummated when the portable electronic device is disposed at a second location. The portable electronic device may be further configured to, in response to the occurrence of at least one event, automatically disable a capability of the portable electronic device to present the information.
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42 Claims
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1-11. -11. (canceled)
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12. A method, comprising steps of:
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(a) with a portable electronic device, electronically receiving information identifying a coupon or rebate offer concerning a product or service, and storing the information in memory of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device being configured so that the information can be retrieved from the memory and output in a manner that enables the information to be communicated to a provider of the product or service in connection with a purchase of the product or service consummated when the portable electronic device is disposed at a second location; and (b) in response to the occurrence of at least one event, automatically disabling a capability of the portable electronic device to output the information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
a portable electronic device configured to electronically receive information identifying a coupon or rebate offer concerning a product or service while disposed at a first location, and to store the information in memory so that the information can be retrieved from the memory and output in a manner that enables the information to be communicated to a provider of the product or service in connection with a purchase of the product or service consummated when the portable electronic device is disposed at a second location, the portable electronic device being further configured to, in response to the occurrence of at least one event, automatically disable a capability of the portable electronic device to output the information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42)
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35. (canceled)
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