SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OFFERS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting an advertisement to a mobile device of a user after the user registers to receive advertisements, wherein the advertisement is associated with an identification card of the user and a coupon;
activating the coupon based on an acceptance via a user interaction with the mobile device, other than a telephone call, to yield an activated coupon;
receiving an indication at a point of sale device of a purchase using the identification card, wherein the mobile device is different from the point of sale device; and
applying a discount to the purchase according to the activated coupon.
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Abstract
A system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for processing coupons. A system configured to practice the method transmits an advertisement to a mobile device of a user after the user registers to receive advertisements, wherein the advertisement is associated with an identification card of the user and a coupon, activates the coupon based on an acceptance via a user interaction with the mobile device, other than a telephone call, to yield an activated coupon, receives an indication at a point of sale device of a purchase using the identification card, wherein the mobile device is different from the point of sale device, and applies a discount to the purchase according to the activated coupon. Thus, a user can redeem the coupon by simply purchasing using the identification card without presenting a separate physical coupon. The coupon can be applied in substantially real time or after the transaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting an advertisement to a mobile device of a user after the user registers to receive advertisements, wherein the advertisement is associated with an identification card of the user and a coupon; activating the coupon based on an acceptance via a user interaction with the mobile device, other than a telephone call, to yield an activated coupon; receiving an indication at a point of sale device of a purchase using the identification card, wherein the mobile device is different from the point of sale device; and applying a discount to the purchase according to the activated coupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions for controlling the processor to perform steps comprising; transmitting an advertisement to a mobile device of a user after the user registers to receive advertisements, wherein the advertisement is associated with an identification card of the user and a coupon; activating the coupon based on an acceptance via a user interaction with the mobile device, other than a telephone call, to yield an activated coupon; receiving an indication at a point of sale device of a purchase using the identification card, wherein the mobile device is different from the point of sale device; and applying a discount to the purchase according to the activated coupon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform steps comprising:
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transmitting an advertisement to a mobile device of a user after the user registers to receive advertisements, wherein the advertisement is associated with an identification card of the user and a coupon; activating the coupon based on an acceptance via a user interaction with the mobile device, other than a telephone call, to yield an activated coupon; receiving an indication at a point of sale device of a purchase using the identification card, wherein the mobile device is different from the point of sale device; and applying a discount to the purchase according to the activated coupon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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