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ELECTRONIC COUPON SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20130041737A1
  • Filed: 08/11/2011
  • Published: 02/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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.

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