IDENTIFIER-BASED COUPON REDEMPTION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request to provide a user with access to a particular coupon offer;
in response to the request, updating coupon availability data associated with an account identifier to indicate that the particular coupon offer is available to the user, wherein the account identifier is associated with the user;
providing the coupon availability data to a retailer with which the user may redeem the particular coupon offer using the account identifier;
wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
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Abstract
Users may save coupon offers in association with account identifiers tied to user accounts, such as identifiers for customer loyalty cards, phones, or personal computing devices. Users may present the account identifiers, or physical items associated with the account identifier, while completing transactions. Retailers may utilize the account identifiers to determine which coupon offers have been saved in association with the corresponding user accounts. The saved coupon offers may then be applied against the transactions. Coupon offers saved in this manner may be counted as distributed for the purposes of producing a distribution count for reports or for applying distribution limits. For example, a user'"'"'s request to print a coupon for a coupon offer may be denied if the coupon offer is saved in association with an account identifier associated with the user.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to provide a user with access to a particular coupon offer; in response to the request, updating coupon availability data associated with an account identifier to indicate that the particular coupon offer is available to the user, wherein the account identifier is associated with the user; providing the coupon availability data to a retailer with which the user may redeem the particular coupon offer using the account identifier; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to provide a user with access to a particular coupon offer for a particular item; in response to the request, updating coupon availability data associated with a particular customer loyalty card to indicate that the particular coupon offer is available to the user, wherein the particular customer loyalty card is associated with an account belonging to the user; in response to detecting a transaction involving the particular item, and in which the particular customer loyalty card is provided, identifying the particular coupon offer as available to the user for use in the transaction based on the coupon availability data; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. One or more storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause:
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receiving a request to provide a user with access to a particular coupon offer; in response to the request, updating coupon availability data associated with an account identifier to indicate that the particular coupon offer is available to the user, wherein the account identifier is associated with the user; providing the coupon availability data to a retailer with which the user may redeem the particular coupon offer using the account identifier. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. One or more storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause:
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receiving a request to provide a user with access to a particular coupon offer for a particular item; in response to the request, updating coupon availability data associated with a particular customer loyalty card to indicate that the particular coupon offer is available to the user, wherein the particular customer loyalty card is associated with an account belonging to the user; in response to detecting a transaction involving the particular item, and in which the particular customer loyalty card is provided, identifying the particular coupon offer as available to the user for use in the transaction based on the coupon availability data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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