Providing Digital Coupons for Third Party Network Sites
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a computing device;
a plurality of digital coupons maintained in a memory associated with the computing device, each digital coupon being directed to the purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system; and
a coupon service implemented in the computing device, the coupon service being configured to;
identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request, wherein the information comprises an identity of a user, and a description of a subject matter of the third party network site, wherein the at least one of the digital coupons is identified based at least in part upon information about the user stored in association with an operation of the electronic commerce system, and the description of the subject matter of the third party network site;
associate a link to the electronic commerce system with the at least one of the digital coupons; and
send the at least one of the digital coupons to the third party network site.
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Abstract
Various embodiments, including systems and methods, are described for providing digital coupons to third party network sites. In one representative embodiment, a computing device is provided, where a plurality of digital coupons are maintained in a memory associated with the computing device. Each digital coupon is directed to the purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system. A coupon service is implemented in the computing device that is configured to identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request. The identified digital coupons are then sent to the third party network site.
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22 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a computing device; a plurality of digital coupons maintained in a memory associated with the computing device, each digital coupon being directed to the purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system; and a coupon service implemented in the computing device, the coupon service being configured to; identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request, wherein the information comprises an identity of a user, and a description of a subject matter of the third party network site, wherein the at least one of the digital coupons is identified based at least in part upon information about the user stored in association with an operation of the electronic commerce system, and the description of the subject matter of the third party network site; associate a link to the electronic commerce system with the at least one of the digital coupons; and send the at least one of the digital coupons to the third party network site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a network site in a computing device, the network site presenting a subject matter accessible to a plurality of clients; providing a portion of a network page associated with the network site for presentation of a digital coupon applicable for a purchase of an item through an electronic commerce system; encoding the network page for rendering on one of the clients in the computing device; and requesting, in the computing device, the digital coupon from a third party network site for inclusion in the portion of the network page encoded for rendering on the one of the clients. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a computing device; a plurality of digital coupons maintained in a memory associated with the computing device, each digital coupon facilitating a redemption of a benefit in association with a purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system; and a coupon service implemented in the computing device, the coupon service being configured to; identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request; and send the at least one of the digital coupons to the third party network site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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