SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING COUPON OFFERS AND BARCODES
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1. A system for creating coupon offers, the system comprising:
- one or more modules configured to;
enable a user to create a coupon offer;
enable a user to select a barcode type from a plurality of possible barcode types;
display an interface that is specific to the barcode type, wherein the interface includes one or more fields that guide the user to provide one or more inputs;
generate data for a barcode of the selected barcode type, using information that is determined from the one or more inputs.
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Abstract
A system or method that enables the user to create a coupon offer by selecting a barcode type for a coupon offer. In response to the user'"'"'s selection, the user is presented with an interface that is specific to the selected barcode type. The interface includes one or more fields that notify or guide the user in providing necessary information to be carried on the barcode of the coupon offer.
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1. A system for creating coupon offers, the system comprising:
- one or more modules configured to;
enable a user to create a coupon offer; enable a user to select a barcode type from a plurality of possible barcode types; display an interface that is specific to the barcode type, wherein the interface includes one or more fields that guide the user to provide one or more inputs; generate data for a barcode of the selected barcode type, using information that is determined from the one or more inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11)
- one or more modules configured to;
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12. A method for creating coupon offers, the method being implemented by one or more processors that perform steps comprising:
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enabling a user to select a barcode type from a plurality of possible barcode types; presenting the user with an interface that is specific to the selected barcode type, wherein the interface includes one or more fields that notify the user to provide one or more inputs; generate data for a barcode of the selected barcode type for a coupon offer that is specified by the user, the data being generated using information that is determined from the one or more inputs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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21. A system for managing coupon offers, the system comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; analyze and validate any given coupon offer identified by a retailer by comparing information identified from the coupon offer to information maintained in a coupon data store; and independent of any transaction at a location of the retailer, access the coupon data store to receive (i) a list of coupons that are valid for transactions in the location of the retailer, and (ii) a list of coupon offers that are not valid at the location of the retailer.
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