APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING PRINT MEDIA COUPONS TO VIRTUAL COUPONS AND REDEEMING SAME
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1. A device for converting a print media coupon to a virtual print media coupon, the device comprising:
- a camera to capture an image of coupon information on the print media coupon, anda virtual print media coupon generation module to extract the coupon information from the captured image, to create the virtual print media coupon from the extracted coupon information and to store the created virtual print media coupon in a memory.
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Abstract
A print media coupon may be converted to a virtual print media coupon by a device which captures an image of information on the print media coupon and which creates the virtual print media coupon based on the captured image. The virtual print media coupon may be stored in a virtual coupon repository associated with a customer of a retail enterprise that controls the repository, and/or may be stored in another memory. Alternatively or additionally, a virtual print media coupon displayed on a mobile device may be stored in the virtual coupon repository after scanning during the purchase transaction.
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1. A device for converting a print media coupon to a virtual print media coupon, the device comprising:
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a camera to capture an image of coupon information on the print media coupon, and a virtual print media coupon generation module to extract the coupon information from the captured image, to create the virtual print media coupon from the extracted coupon information and to store the created virtual print media coupon in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for converting a print media coupon to a virtual print media coupon, the method comprising:
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capturing an image of coupon information on the print media coupon, extracting the coupon information from the captured image, creating the virtual print media coupon from the extracted coupon information, and storing the created virtual print media coupon in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for converting a print media coupon to a virtual print media coupon and redeeming same, the system comprising:
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a mobile device having a camera to capture an image of the print media coupon, a display and a virtual print media coupon generation module to create the virtual print media coupon from the captured image and to store the created virtual print media coupon in a memory, and a point-of-sale terminal to process items to be purchased by a customer, to compare the stored virtual print media coupon with the processed items and to deduct a discount amount of the virtual print media coupon from a price of any of the processed items that match the virtual print media coupon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for converting a print media coupon to a virtual print media coupon and redeeming same, the method comprising:
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capturing an image of the print media coupon, creating the virtual print media coupon from the captured image, storing the created virtual print media coupon in a memory, processing items to be purchased by a customer at a point-of-sale terminal, comparing via the point-of-sale terminal the stored virtual print media coupon with the processed items, and deducting via the point-of-sale terminal a discount amount of the virtual print media coupon from a price of any of the processed items that match the virtual print media coupon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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