SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION, REDEMPTION AND PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC COUPONS
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Abstract
In a method of executing a transaction using an electronic coupon, coupon campaign information is provided to an engine. The coupon campaign information defines a discount value, a product family and a number of coupons to be distributed. Each coupon within the coupon campaign has a coupon identification (ID). Coupon publications are provided including a machine-readable portion that encodes coupon data describing the coupon campaign information. The coupon data is retrieved from the machine-readable portion of the coupon publication using a personal electronic device. The coupon data is used to retrieve a coupon ID that is stored in the personal electronic device. The coupon ID is transmitted to a point of sale (POS) system using the personal electronic device. The POS system communicates with the engine to verify a validity of the coupon ID. A discount is applied to a transaction in accordance with the discount value.
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26. A computer-implemented method of executing a transaction using an electronic coupon, comprising:
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using coupon data retrieved from a machine-readable portion of a coupon publication to retrieve a coupon ID from an engine using a personal electronic device; transmitting the coupon ID to a point of sale (POS) system using the personal electronic device, the POS system communicating with the engine to verify a validity of the coupon ID; entering a personal identification number (PIN) into the POS to authorize the POS to modify the coupon data stored on the personal electronic device; and after the transaction is complete, receiving an instruction from the POS to modify a status of the coupon data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of executing a transaction using an electronic coupon, comprising:
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communicating with an engine using a personal electronic device to execute a coupon search, the engine storing coupon campaign information, the coupon campaign information defining a discount value, and a product family, each coupon within the coupon campaign having a coupon identification (ID); selecting a coupon from a list of search results generated by the coupon search to retrieve coupon data from the engine, the coupon data including a coupon ID and being stored in the personal electronic device; transmitting the coupon data to a point of sale (POS) system using the personal electronic device; and receiving a discount to a transaction in accordance with the discount value, the transaction being for goods or services. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for executing a transaction using an electronic coupon, comprising:
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a personal electronic device for retrieving coupon data from a machine-readable portion of a coupon publication, the machine-readable portion of the coupon publication encoding coupon data describing coupon campaign information, the coupon campaign information defining a discount value, and a product family, each coupon within the coupon campaign having a coupon identification (ID); and a point of sale (POS) system for retrieving the coupon data from the personal electronic device, the POS system being configured to communicate with an engine to verify a validity of the coupon data and to apply a discount to a transaction in accordance with the discount value. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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