NET OFFER VALUES IN COUPON BASKET APPLICATIONS AND USAGE
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1. A method comprising:
- using one or more server computers, providing a software-based application through which a user stores advertisements that the user enters or encounters online, and through which, for a stored advertisement, the user optionally stores tag data associated with the stored advertisement, wherein the tag data is generated or selected by the user;
using one or more computers, obtaining or generating a shopping-related search query; and
using one or more computers, in response to or as a result of the query, providing a graphical user interface for display, wherein the graphical user interface comprises items of information, wherein each of the items relates to an associated available offer or deal, wherein each of the items provides an indication of a total cost to the user for an acquisition or purchase utilizing the associated available offer or deal, and wherein at least one of the total costs incorporates an effect of one or more of the stored advertisements.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques including providing coupon basket and mobile coupon basket applications that include providing a graphical user interface including a set of informational items, such as in response to a shopping-related search query, relating to offers or deals relating to a purchase or acquisition. Each of the items may include an indication of a total, or net, cost of the purchase or acquisition, including such things as tax, shipping and any applicable advertisements or coupons, which may provide the user with a quick summary of purchase or acquisition options, along with the net cost associated with each.
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1. A method comprising:
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using one or more server computers, providing a software-based application through which a user stores advertisements that the user enters or encounters online, and through which, for a stored advertisement, the user optionally stores tag data associated with the stored advertisement, wherein the tag data is generated or selected by the user; using one or more computers, obtaining or generating a shopping-related search query; and using one or more computers, in response to or as a result of the query, providing a graphical user interface for display, wherein the graphical user interface comprises items of information, wherein each of the items relates to an associated available offer or deal, wherein each of the items provides an indication of a total cost to the user for an acquisition or purchase utilizing the associated available offer or deal, and wherein at least one of the total costs incorporates an effect of one or more of the stored advertisements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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one or more server computers coupled to a network; and one or more databases coupled to the one or more server computers; wherein the one or more server computers are for; providing a software-based application through which a user can store advertisements that the user enters or encounters online, and through which, for a stored advertisement, the user can store tag data associated with the stored advertisement, wherein the tag data is generated or selected by the user, and wherein the user can be a stationary user or a mobile user; obtaining or generating a shopping-related search query; and in response to or as a result of the query, providing a graphical user interface for display on an electronic device of the user, wherein the graphical user interface comprises items of information, wherein each of the items relates to an associated available offer or deal, and wherein each of the items provides an indication of a total cost to the user for an acquisition or purchase utilizing the associated available offer or deal, and wherein at least one of the total costs incorporates an effect of one or more of the stored advertisements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium or media containing instructions for executing a method comprising:
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using one or more server computers, providing a software-based application through which a user can store advertisements that the user enters or encounters online, and through which, for a stored advertisement, the user can store tag data associated with the stored advertisement, wherein the tag data is generated or selected by the user, and wherein the user can be a stationary user or a mobile user; using one or more computers, obtaining a user-entered shopping-related search query; using one or more computers, in response to the query, providing a graphical user interface for display on a mobile device of the user, wherein the graphical user interface comprises items of information, wherein at least some of the items of information are selected for display based at least in part on tag data, wherein each of the items relates to an associated available offer or deal, wherein each of the items provides an indication of a total cost to the user for an acquisition or purchase utilizing the associated available offer or deal, and wherein at least one of the total costs incorporates effects of applicable tax, applicable shipping cost, and one or more stored advertisements, wherein at least one of the one or more stored advertisements is a coupon; and using one or more computers, tracking and storing, for use in assessing advertisement performance, interaction information comprising information relating to one or more interactions of the user with one or more of the items.
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