System for Online Sales With Automatic Rebate and Coupon Redemption
First Claim
1. A promotion system that supports promotion services between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers in a communication network, the promotion system comprising:
- a promotion management system having a seller interface, the seller interface being used by both a first seller and a second seller respectively via a first seller'"'"'s computer and a second seller'"'"'s computer to correspondingly register a first promotion for a first item and a second promotion for a second item;
the promotion management system receiving from the first seller'"'"'s computer, first information regarding one or both of the first seller and the first item, the first information comprising a first dispensing criterion and a first geographical identification;
the promotion management system receiving from the second seller'"'"'s computer, second information regarding one or both of second seller and the second item, the second information comprising a second dispensing criterion and a second geographical identification;
the promotion management system, based on the first geographical identification, causes a first presentation of a first promotion offer relating to the first item on a first buyer'"'"'s computer; and
the promotion management system, based on the second geographical identification, causes a second presentation of a second promotion offer relating to the second item on a second buyer'"'"'s computer.
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Abstract
An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity.
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72 Claims
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1. A promotion system that supports promotion services between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers in a communication network, the promotion system comprising:
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a promotion management system having a seller interface, the seller interface being used by both a first seller and a second seller respectively via a first seller'"'"'s computer and a second seller'"'"'s computer to correspondingly register a first promotion for a first item and a second promotion for a second item; the promotion management system receiving from the first seller'"'"'s computer, first information regarding one or both of the first seller and the first item, the first information comprising a first dispensing criterion and a first geographical identification; the promotion management system receiving from the second seller'"'"'s computer, second information regarding one or both of second seller and the second item, the second information comprising a second dispensing criterion and a second geographical identification; the promotion management system, based on the first geographical identification, causes a first presentation of a first promotion offer relating to the first item on a first buyer'"'"'s computer; and the promotion management system, based on the second geographical identification, causes a second presentation of a second promotion offer relating to the second item on a second buyer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A promotion system that supports promotion services between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers in a communication network, the promotion system comprising:
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a promotion management service comprising a web-based interface, the promotion management service enables receipt of information from both a first seller and a second seller to respectively register a first promotion for a first item and a second promotion for a second item; the promotion management service receives from the first seller, first information regarding one or both of the first seller and the first item, the first information comprising a first dispensing criterion and a first geographical identification; the promotion management service receives from the second seller, second information regarding one or both of the second seller and the second item, the second information comprising a second dispensing criterion and a second geographical identification; the promotion management service, based on the first geographical identification, causes a first presentation of a first promotion offer relating to the first item on a first buyer'"'"'s computer; and the promotion management service, based on the second geographical identification, causes a second presentation of a second promotion offer relating to the second item on a second buyer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A promotion method used by a promotion system that supports promotion services between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers in a communication network, the promotion method comprising:
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receiving from a first seller, by a promotion management service comprising a web-based interface, first information to register a first promotion for a first item being offered for sale by the first seller, the first information comprising a first dispensing criterion and a first geographical identification; receiving from a second seller, by the promotion management service, second information to register a second promotion for a second item being offered for sale by the second seller, the second information comprising a second dispensing criterion and a second geographical identification; causing, by the promotion management service and based on the first geographical identification, a first presentation of a first promotion offer relating to the first item on a first buyer'"'"'s computer; and causing, by the promotion management service and based on the second geographical identification, a second presentation of a second promotion offer relating to the second item on a second buyer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A promotion management system supporting via a communication network, a buyer'"'"'s computer, a first seller'"'"'s computer, and a second seller'"'"'s computer, the promotion management system comprising:
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a buyer'"'"'s interface delivered via the communication network to the buyer'"'"'s computer; a seller'"'"'s interface delivered via the communication network to the first seller'"'"'s computer and the second seller'"'"'s computer; the seller'"'"'s interface assisting in receipt from the first seller'"'"'s computer via the communication network a first promotion item description and, associated therewith, a first dispensing criterion, the first promotion item having a first geographical restriction corresponding to the first seller; the seller'"'"'s interface also assisting in receipt from the second seller'"'"'s computer via the communication network a second promotion item description and, associated therewith, a second dispensing criterion, the second promotion item having a second geographical restriction corresponding to the second seller; and a dispensing service that compares location data corresponding to the buyer with both the first geographical restriction and the second geographical restriction, and, based on the comparison, the dispensing service causes a display of the first promotion item description but not the second promotion item description on the buyer'"'"'s computer via the buyer'"'"'s interface. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A promotion method used by a promotion system that supports promotion services between a buyer and a plurality of sellers in a communication network, each of the plurality of sellers having one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s computers, the buyer having a buyer'"'"'s computer, the method comprising:
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delivering a seller interface via the communication network to each of the plurality of seller'"'"'s computers; receiving from the plurality of seller'"'"'s computers a plurality of product descriptions, each of the plurality of product descriptions having one or more of a plurality of associated geographical restrictions; obtaining location data corresponding to the buyer'"'"'s computer; and causing one or more visual presentations on the buyer'"'"'s computer of a subset of the plurality of product descriptions, the subset of the plurality of product descriptions being selected based on a comparison of the location data with the one or more of the plurality of associated geographical restrictions of each of the plurality of product descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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