Digital Coupon System
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising:
- code that receives at least one coupon specification from a coupon issuer, the coupon specification specifying at least one product identifier;
code that generates at least one digital coupon based at least upon the at least one coupon specification;
code that assigns the at least one digital coupon to at least one user associated with a user account;
code that verifies an identity of a user associated with a session in the third party retailer site;
code that identifies at least one product associated with a virtual shopping cart of the user in the third party retailer site;
code that determines whether the at least one coupon applies to the at least one product;
code that transmits the promotion to the third party retailer site; and
code that facilitates reimbursement of a third party retailer, the reimbursement being equivalent to the promotion.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising:
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code that receives at least one coupon specification from a coupon issuer, the coupon specification specifying at least one product identifier; code that generates at least one digital coupon based at least upon the at least one coupon specification; code that assigns the at least one digital coupon to at least one user associated with a user account; code that verifies an identity of a user associated with a session in the third party retailer site; code that identifies at least one product associated with a virtual shopping cart of the user in the third party retailer site; code that determines whether the at least one coupon applies to the at least one product; code that transmits the promotion to the third party retailer site; and code that facilitates reimbursement of a third party retailer, the reimbursement being equivalent to the promotion.
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2. A system, comprising:
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at least one computing device; and a coupon clearinghouse application executable in the at least one computing device, the coupon clearinghouse application comprising; logic that receives at least one coupon specification from a coupon issuer, the coupon specification specifying at least one product identifier; logic that generates at least one digital coupon based at least upon the at least one coupon specification; logic that assigns the at least one digital coupon to at least one user associated with a user account; logic that facilitates redemption of the at least one digital coupon with a third party retailer site; and logic that generates a report detailing a number of redemptions of the at least one coupon. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16)
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13. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, in at least one computing device, at least one coupon specification from a coupon issuer, the coupon specification specifying at least one product identifier; generating, in the at least one computing device, at least one digital coupon based at least upon the at least one coupon specification; assigning, in the at least one computing device, the at least one digital coupon to at least one user associated with a user account; tracking, in the at least one computing device, redemption of the at least one digital coupon with at least one of a third party retailer site and a point of sale system; and generating, in the at least one computing device, metrics detailing at least one statistic about redemption of the at least one digital coupon. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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