SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT DISPLAY OF COUPONS WITHIN SEARCH RESULT SETS
First Claim
1. A method for directly displaying coupons within a search result set, the method comprising:
- receiving a search query comprising one or more terms from a user;
parsing the search query into one or more constituent terms;
identifying a predetermined constituent search term;
identifying one or more coupons responsive to the search query; and
displaying the one or more coupons to the user in a result set.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems and computer program products for the direct display of coupons within a search result set. The present invention includes receiving a search query comprising one or more terms from a user and parsing the search query into one or more constituent terms. A predetermined constituent term is then identified. One or more coupons responsive to the search query are then identified and displayed to the user in a result set. The identification of the one or more coupons responsive to the search query can be accomplished by searching a coupon data store using the parsed search query, wherein the coupon data store comprises an index of one or more coupons, by searching one or more content sources provided by one or more content providers over a network using the parsed search query, or a combination of both.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for directly displaying coupons within a search result set, the method comprising:
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receiving a search query comprising one or more terms from a user; parsing the search query into one or more constituent terms; identifying a predetermined constituent search term; identifying one or more coupons responsive to the search query; and displaying the one or more coupons to the user in a result set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Computer readable media comprising program code that when executed by a programmable causes execution of a method for directly displaying coupons within a search result set, the computer readable media comprising:
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program code for receiving a search query comprising one or more terms from a user; program code for parsing the search query into one or more constituent terms; program code for identifying a predetermined constituent search term; program code for identifying one or more coupons responsive to the search query; and program code for displaying the one or more coupons to the user in a result set. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for directly displaying coupons within a search result set, the system comprising:
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a computer network; a search engine operative to receive a search query comprising one or more terms from a user; a query parser operative to parse the search query into one or more constituent terms; a content manager operative to, identify a predetermined constituent search term, and identify one or more coupons responsive to the search query; and a client device operative display the one or more coupons to the user in a result set. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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