METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND REDEEMING ELECTRONIC COUPONS THROUGH USE OF MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method and system for handling an electronic coupon corresponding to a redeemable coupon or pass with an expiration date comprising:
- at a portable multifunction device, receiving a notification from an electronic coupon provider that electronic coupon information is available for displaying;
at the portable multifunction device, opening an application to access said electronic coupon information; and
at the portable multifunction device, displaying an image corresponding to said electronic coupon.
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Abstract
A method and system for transmitting coupons to a portable multifunction device and for redeeming the coupons is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention an application is transmitted or downloaded to a portable multifunction device to allow the device to display an icon of a company offering the coupons. The user will have the option of receiving the new offer utilizing a notification system in which the offer will dynamically appear on the screen of the mobile device with an audible and/or vibrating alert notifying the user of the arrival of a new coupon or offer; this without the need of having the coupon application open. When coupons are expired, the system transmitting the coupons has the ability of deleting the expired offers, or in the alternative, the coupons may be deleted by the application itself.
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1. A method and system for handling an electronic coupon corresponding to a redeemable coupon or pass with an expiration date comprising:
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at a portable multifunction device, receiving a notification from an electronic coupon provider that electronic coupon information is available for displaying; at the portable multifunction device, opening an application to access said electronic coupon information; and at the portable multifunction device, displaying an image corresponding to said electronic coupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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