METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LIMITED USE COUPON AND COUPON PRIORITIZATION
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Abstract
A system for managing coupon redemption and prioritization is provided. According to one aspect of the system, the system allows an electronic coupon or reward to be redeemed a specific number of times. The specific number of times may range from one to infinity. According to another aspect of the system, the system automatically resolves any redemption conflict associated with the concurrent redemption of electronic coupon(s) and paper-based coupon(s) by using certain predefined rules and logic.
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58 Claims
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1-43. -43. (canceled)
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44. A system for resolving coupon redemption conflicts, comprising:
a token acceptance device configured to receive information relating to a first coupon, the token acceptance device further configured to store a set of rules pertaining to redemption of a second electronic coupon and the first coupon, the token acceptance having control logic configured to use the set of rules to determine whether there is a conflict when the second electronic coupon and the first coupon are concurrently presented for redemption. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for managing coupon redemption under a reward program, comprising:
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receiving, at a token acceptance device, data relating to a first coupon from a token; determining, by the token acceptance device, if there is a conflict when a second electronic coupon and the first coupon are concurrently presented for redemption; and resolving, by the token acceptance device, the conflict. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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