Personalized Coupon System
First Claim
1. A computer comprising a processor, a memory, a communications device, and a storage medium, the storage medium having software stored thereon, the software including instructions which when executed by the processor cause computer to perform actions, including:
- receiving and storing merchant data from a plurality of merchantsreceiving and storing offer data from the plurality of merchantsproviding a localized web page to a consumer based on a location of the consumer, the initial localized web page including at least one of a merchant list and an offer list, the merchant list including merchants located near the location of the consumer and the offer list including offers from merchants located near the location of the consumer, the offer list based on the offer data and the merchant list based on the merchant datareceiving a consumer selection of a selected merchant or a selected offer from the offer list or the merchant list in the localized web pageproviding an offer web page to the consumer, the offer web page including at least one offer based on the selected merchant or the selected offerreceiving a consumer selection to print a first offer as a printed first offer, the printed first offer including a tracking code, offer details and merchant information for an offering merchantproviding an updated offer web page to the consumer, the updated offer web page excluding the first offer and including a second offer from the offering merchant based on a progression rule and stored activity information for the consumer.
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Abstract
A personalized coupon system is disclosed. A localized offer list may be provided to a consumer including a plurality of offers from merchants in a location near the location of the consumer. The offers included in the offer list may be selected by the system based on progressive and regressive rules. When offers are redeemed, the system receives notification of offer redemption. The offer list and personalized electronic communications to the consumer may include offers based on prior activities of the consumer which are tracked by the system. The offer list and personalized electronic communications may include offers based on the activities of other consumers having similar geography and/or demographic information to the consumer. The activities may include viewing, selecting, obtaining, printing and redeeming offers from merchants. Behavior tracking information, maps and graphics may be provided to merchants so that they may understand the success of offers.
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39 Claims
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1. A computer comprising a processor, a memory, a communications device, and a storage medium, the storage medium having software stored thereon, the software including instructions which when executed by the processor cause computer to perform actions, including:
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receiving and storing merchant data from a plurality of merchants receiving and storing offer data from the plurality of merchants providing a localized web page to a consumer based on a location of the consumer, the initial localized web page including at least one of a merchant list and an offer list, the merchant list including merchants located near the location of the consumer and the offer list including offers from merchants located near the location of the consumer, the offer list based on the offer data and the merchant list based on the merchant data receiving a consumer selection of a selected merchant or a selected offer from the offer list or the merchant list in the localized web page providing an offer web page to the consumer, the offer web page including at least one offer based on the selected merchant or the selected offer receiving a consumer selection to print a first offer as a printed first offer, the printed first offer including a tracking code, offer details and merchant information for an offering merchant providing an updated offer web page to the consumer, the updated offer web page excluding the first offer and including a second offer from the offering merchant based on a progression rule and stored activity information for the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer comprising a processor, a memory, a communications device, and a storage medium, the storage medium having software stored thereon, the software including instructions which when executed by the processor cause computer to perform actions including:
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receiving and storing merchant data from a plurality of merchants receiving and storing offer data from the plurality of merchants providing over a network an offer list to a particular consumer based on a location of the particular consumer, the offer list including offers from merchants located near the location of the particular consumer receiving over the network consumer selection of selected offers from the offer list for a plurality of consumers tracking over the network consumer selection of the selected offers for the plurality of consumers as a plurality of viewed offers receiving over the network selection from multiple consumers to obtain viewed offers as redeemable offers, the redeemable offers including a tracking code tracking consumers obtaining redeemable offers receiving offer redemption information from merchants of redeemed offers when consumers redeem redeemable offers tracking consumer redemption of redeemable offers based on the redemption information providing over the network an updated offer list to the particular consumer after the particular consumer has taken action regarding a first offer from a first merchant, the updated offer list excluding the first offer and including a second offer from the first merchant based on a progression rule for the first merchant. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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