ELECTRONIC COUPON DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20100125497A1
• Filed: 02/18/2009
• Published: 05/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dale Junior Arguello
• Original Assignee: Dale Junior Arguello
• Inventors: Arguello, Dale Junior
• Application Number:
  US12/388,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20100125497A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.330
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0233 Method of redeeming a frequent usage reward
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/00 Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/02 Coin-freed or check-freed systems , e.g. mobile- or card-operated phones, public telephones or booths
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/25 using a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/2506 code input or reading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/2537 code reader
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/2556 code type
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/2568 bar code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A coupon redemption system includes a web application server having a database corresponding with information regarding a coupon. An electronic device is in communication with the web application server through a data communication network. The electronic device displays a barcode image corresponding to the coupon information. The bar code image is adjustable in response to an indication of the type of electronic device.

Claims

1. A coupon redemption system, comprising:

a web application server having a database corresponding with information regarding a coupon;

a data communication network; and

an electronic device in communication with the web application server through the data communication network, wherein the electronic device displays a barcode image corresponding to the coupon information, the bar code image being adjustable in response to an indication of the type of electronic device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the bar code image is adjustable in response to a display resolution of the electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the bar code image is adjustable in response to a screen size of the electronic device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein a dimension of a bar of the bar code image is driven to be equal to or greater than about 3 mils.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a dimension of the bar code image is driven to equal a dimension of a display screen of the electronic device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the web application server selects the coupon in response to an indication of the geographical location of the electronic device.

7. A method of displaying an image with a display screen of an electronic device, comprising:

establishing communication between the electronic device and a web application server, wherein the web application server is in communication with a database of information corresponding to a coupon; and

flowing the information corresponding to the coupon to the electronic device, wherein a barcode image associated with the coupon is displayed by the display screen, the barcode image being adjusted in response to an indication of a characteristic of the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 7, further including determining the barcode information with a scanning device.

9. The method of claim 7, further including selecting the coupon with the web application server in response to an indication of the geographical location of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the characteristic of the electronic device corresponds to the resolution of its display screen.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the characteristic of the electronic device corresponds to the size of the display screen.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the bar code image is adjusted in response to driving a dimension of a bar of the bar code image to be greater than or equal to about 3 mils.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the bar code image is adjusted in response to driving a dimension of the bar code image to equal a dimension of the display screen.

14. A method, comprising:

acquiring and displaying a barcode image with an electronic device;

determining a product code associated with the barcode image using a local application of the electronic device;

flowing the product code to a web application server; and

determining, using the web application server, if the product code is included with a product code database.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the web application server provides an indication to the electronic device if the product code is not included with the product code database.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the web application server determines if a coupon is included with a coupon database in response to an indication that the product code is included with the product code database.

17. The method of claim 16, further including flowing to the electronic device, using the web application server, a barcode image associated with the coupon, wherein the coupon barcode image is displayed by the electronic device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the local application determines the geographical location of the electronic device, and flows the geographical location to the web application server.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the web application server searches a geographical database for a store which provides a product corresponding with the product code, wherein the store is within a predetermined distance of the geographical location.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the web application server flows to the electronic device information regarding the store, wherein the store information is displayed by the electronic device.

21. A coupon redemption system, comprising:

a web application server having a database corresponding with information regarding a plurality of coupons;

a data communication network; and

an electronic device in communication with the web application server through the data communication network, wherein the web application server selects a coupon from the plurality of coupons in response to a bar code image acquired by the electronic device.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the electronic device adjusts the bar code image in response to an indication of the type of electronic device.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the web application server selects the coupon in response to an indication of the geographical location of the electronic device.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein search results are displayed by the electronic device in response to a search indication provided to the web application server.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the search results include selected coupons of the plurality of coupons.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the coupons are selected in response to an indication of the geographical location of the electronic device.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the search results include at least one of a price, discount price and a store location.