VIRAL DISTRIBUTION AND TRACKING OF ELECTRONIC COUPONS
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1. A system for viral distribution of electronic coupons, said system comprising:
- a memory area associated with a mobile computing device, said memory area storing a plurality of electronic coupons, each of said electronic coupons having one or more coupon properties associated therewith; and
a processor associated with the mobile computing device, said processor being programmed to;
detect a recipient computing device proximate to the mobile computing device;
select at least one of the electronic coupons stored in the memory area;
transmit the selected coupons to the recipient computing device while the recipient computing device is proximate to the mobile computing device; and
adjust at least one of the coupon properties associated with the selected coupon stored in the memory area based at least on the transmittal of the selected coupon.
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Abstract
Distributing and tracking electronic coupons based on proximity. Upon detecting recipients proximate to a computing device, one or more electronic coupons are selected and transmitted to the detected recipients. The transmittal occurs via a wireless connection in some embodiments. Coupon properties associated with the transmitted coupons are adjusted (e.g., values decreased, expiration conditions modified, location of transmittal, etc.). Distribution data for the transmitted coupons is stored to maintain a distribution history.
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1. A system for viral distribution of electronic coupons, said system comprising:
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a memory area associated with a mobile computing device, said memory area storing a plurality of electronic coupons, each of said electronic coupons having one or more coupon properties associated therewith; and a processor associated with the mobile computing device, said processor being programmed to; detect a recipient computing device proximate to the mobile computing device; select at least one of the electronic coupons stored in the memory area; transmit the selected coupons to the recipient computing device while the recipient computing device is proximate to the mobile computing device; and adjust at least one of the coupon properties associated with the selected coupon stored in the memory area based at least on the transmittal of the selected coupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a computing device, one or more recipients, wherein at least one of the identified recipients is proximate to the user, said computing device being associated with the user; selecting at least one electronic coupon associated with the computing device, said selected coupon having one or more coupon properties associated therewith; providing the selected coupon to the identified recipients; and adjusting at least one of the coupon properties of the selected coupon associated with the computing device based at least on said providing the selected coupon. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components, said components comprising:
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an interface component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to receive, from a mobile computing device, identification of one or more recipient computing devices proximate to the mobile computing device; a coupon component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to select at least one electronic coupon, said selected coupon having one or more coupon properties associated therewith, wherein the interface component distributes the coupon selected by the coupon component to the identified recipients; an expiration component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to adjust at least one of the coupon properties of the selected coupon responsive to said distributing; and a track component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to store distribution data associated with the selected coupon, said distribution data identifying at least the mobile computing device, said one or more recipient computing devices, and the coupon properties associated with the electronic coupon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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