METHODS FOR AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED THIRD PARTY SALES INCENTIVES REDEEMABLE VIA A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. Apparatus for matching products and services with emotional motivators, the apparatus comprising:
- a computerized server in logical communication with a digital communications network; and
executable software stored on the server and executable on demand, the software operative with the server to cause the apparatus to;
receive a Product description, identifying a Product;
receive a request for a Purchase Incentive related to the Product;
receive a location of a Purchaser associated with the Product description and the request for a Purchase Incentive related to the Product;
transmit data descriptive of one or more local vendors selling the recommended Product; and
transmit one or more Third Party Purchase Incentive Artifacts for the Product for use in conjunction with a purchase of the Product from the one or more of local vendor.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for providing and redeeming Purchase Incentive Artifacts via a mobile device and independent of a vendor point of sale system. The Purchase Incentive may be used to encourage a Purchaser to make a Purchase.
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1. Apparatus for matching products and services with emotional motivators, the apparatus comprising:
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a computerized server in logical communication with a digital communications network; and executable software stored on the server and executable on demand, the software operative with the server to cause the apparatus to; receive a Product description, identifying a Product; receive a request for a Purchase Incentive related to the Product; receive a location of a Purchaser associated with the Product description and the request for a Purchase Incentive related to the Product; transmit data descriptive of one or more local vendors selling the recommended Product; and transmit one or more Third Party Purchase Incentive Artifacts for the Product for use in conjunction with a purchase of the Product from the one or more of local vendor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for matching products and services emotional motivators, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving into a computer server a Product description, identifying a Product; receiving into the computer server a request for a Purchase Incentive related to the Product; receiving into the computer server, a location of a Purchaser associated with the Product description and the request for a Purchase Incentive related to the Product; transmitting from the computer server, data descriptive of one or more local vendors selling the recommended Product; and transmitting from the computer server, one or more Third Party Purchase Incentive Artifacts for the Product for use in conjunction with a purchase of the Product from the one or more of local vendor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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