ELECTRONIC COUPON SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A computer implemented system in a client-server environment, for coupon creation, publication, and redemption, the system comprising:
- a server including;
a business account module configured to assign a deal creation power to a product or service provider accessing a website with a client;
a coupon generation module configured to generate, on behalf of the provider, a listing of a deal and a predetermined number of coupons associated with a deal;
the coupon generation module configured to publish the coupons via the website;
a database configured for recording and updating the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation;
a member account module configured to assign a coupon grabbing power and a coupon redemption power to a product or service consumer;
a coupon grabbing module configured to enable the consumer to grab at least one of the coupons via a client accessing the website;
the database configured for recording and updating the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing;
a redemption module configured to enable the grabbed coupon to be redeemed;
the database configured for recording and updating the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon redemption;
the database configured for recording and updating the provider'"'"'s history of coupon redemption;
the redemption module configured for transforming the consumer'"'"'s grabbing power in accordance with at least one of the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing and history of coupon redemption; and
the redemption module configured for transforming the provider'"'"'s deal creation power in accordance with at least one of the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation and history of coupon redemption.
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Abstract
A coupon creation, publication, and redemption system and method includes a business account module at a server configured to assign a deal creation power to a product or service provider accessing a website with a client, and a coupon generation module configured to generate a listing of a deal and a predetermined number of coupons associated with a deal. The coupon is published via the website. The provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation is tracked. Coupon grabbing and redemption powers are assigned to a consumer. The consumer grabs the coupons via the website, and its history of coupon grabbing is tracked. When a sale consummated, the grabbed coupon is marked as redeemed, while both the consumer'"'"'s and the provider'"'"'s history of coupon redemption is updated. The consumer'"'"'s grabbing power is transformed in accordance with at least one of the consumer'"'"'s coupon grabbing and coupon redemption history. The deal provider'"'"'s deal creation power is transformed in accordance with at least one of the provider'"'"'s coupon generation and coupon redemption history.
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33 Claims
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1. A computer implemented system in a client-server environment, for coupon creation, publication, and redemption, the system comprising:
a server including; a business account module configured to assign a deal creation power to a product or service provider accessing a website with a client; a coupon generation module configured to generate, on behalf of the provider, a listing of a deal and a predetermined number of coupons associated with a deal; the coupon generation module configured to publish the coupons via the website; a database configured for recording and updating the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation; a member account module configured to assign a coupon grabbing power and a coupon redemption power to a product or service consumer; a coupon grabbing module configured to enable the consumer to grab at least one of the coupons via a client accessing the website; the database configured for recording and updating the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing; a redemption module configured to enable the grabbed coupon to be redeemed; the database configured for recording and updating the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon redemption; the database configured for recording and updating the provider'"'"'s history of coupon redemption; the redemption module configured for transforming the consumer'"'"'s grabbing power in accordance with at least one of the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing and history of coupon redemption; and the redemption module configured for transforming the provider'"'"'s deal creation power in accordance with at least one of the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation and history of coupon redemption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method in a client-server environment, for coupon creation, publication, and redemption, the method comprising:
at the server; (a) assigning, with a business account module, a deal creation power to a product or service provider accessing a website with a client; (b) generating on behalf of the provider, with a coupon generation module, a listing of a deal and a predetermined number of coupons associated with a deal; (c) publishing, with the coupon generation module, the coupons via the website; (d) tracking and updating a database with the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation; (e) assigning, with a member account module, a coupon grabbing power and a coupon redemption power to a product or service consumer; (f) enabling, with a coupon grabbing module, the consumer to grab at least one of the coupons via a client accessing the website; (g) tracking and updating the database with the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing; (h) redeeming, with a redemption module, the grabbed coupon; (i) tracking and updating the database with the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon redemption; (j) tracking and updating the database with the provider'"'"'s history of coupon redemption; (k) transforming the consumer'"'"'s grabbing power in accordance with at least one of the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing and history of coupon redemption; and (l) transforming the provider'"'"'s deal creation power in accordance with at least one of the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation and history of coupon redemption. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An article of manufacture for coupon creation, publication, and redemption, in a client-server environment, said article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer usable medium having computer readable program code for; (a) assigning, with a business account module, a deal creation power to a product or service provider accessing a website with a client; (b) generating on behalf of the provider, with a coupon generation module, a listing of a deal and a predetermined number of coupons associated with a deal; (c) publishing, with the coupon generation module, the coupons via the website; (d) tracking and updating a database with the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation; (e) assigning, with a member account module, a coupon grabbing power and a coupon redemption power to a product or service consumer; (f) enabling, with a coupon grabbing module, the consumer to grab at least one of the coupons via a client accessing the website; (g) tracking and updating the database with the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing; (h) redeeming, with a redemption module, the grabbed coupon; (i) tracking and updating the database with the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon redemption; (j) tracking and updating the database with the provider'"'"'s history of coupon redemption; (k) transforming the consumer'"'"'s grabbing power in accordance with at least one of the consumer'"'"'s history of coupon grabbing and history of coupon redemption; and (l) transforming the provider'"'"'s deal creation power in accordance with at least one of the provider'"'"'s history of coupon generation and history of coupon redemption.
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