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 a user identifier from the point of sale system, the user identifier associated with a user account, the user identifier received in the point of sale system from a mobile device executing a mobile application;
code that receives at least one product identifier corresponding to at least one product identified by the point of sale system;
code that identifies at least one digital coupon associated with the user account;
code that identifies at least one digital coupon associated with the user account that is applicable to the at least one product identifier;
code that transmits the at least one digital coupon to the point of sale system, the at least one digital coupon applicable to the at least one product identifier; and
code that receives a purchase confirmation associated with a purchase associated with the at least one product, the purchase confirmation further comprising at least a subset of the at least one digital coupon redeemed by the point of sale system in association with the purchase.
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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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24 Claims
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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 a user identifier from the point of sale system, the user identifier associated with a user account, the user identifier received in the point of sale system from a mobile device executing a mobile application; code that receives at least one product identifier corresponding to at least one product identified by the point of sale system; code that identifies at least one digital coupon associated with the user account; code that identifies at least one digital coupon associated with the user account that is applicable to the at least one product identifier; code that transmits the at least one digital coupon to the point of sale system, the at least one digital coupon applicable to the at least one product identifier; and code that receives a purchase confirmation associated with a purchase associated with the at least one product, the purchase confirmation further comprising at least a subset of the at least one digital coupon redeemed by the point of sale system in association with the purchase.
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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, comprising; logic that authenticates a point of sale system associated with a retailer account; logic that receives a user identifier from the point of sale system, the user identifier associated with a user account; logic that identifies at least one digital coupon associated with the user account; logic that transmits the at least one digital coupon to the point of sale system; and logic that receives a purchase confirmation associated with a purchase associated with the at least one product, the purchase confirmation further comprising at least a subset of the at least one digital coupon redeemed by the point of sale system in association with the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, in the at least one computing device, a user identifier from a mobile device, the user identifier associated with a user account; identifying, in the at least one computing device, at least one digital coupon associated with the user account; transmitting, from the at least one computing device, the at least one digital coupon to the mobile device; and receiving, in the at least one computing device, a purchase confirmation associated with a purchase associated with the at least one product from a point of sale system, the purchase confirmation further comprising at least a subset of the at least one digital coupon redeemed by the point of sale system in association with the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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