METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AND VALIDATING COUPONS
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1. A computer system for providing virtual coupons comprising:
- A module adapted to receive a unique indicia associated with a printed coupon and to receive a validating token from a user;
The system further comprised of a database containing at least one data record associated with the coupon unique indicia, said data record comprised of an entry for a merchant identifier and further adapted to update the data record associated with the coupon unique indicia to include a user identifier associated with the user.
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Abstract
This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing physical coupon cards, each with a unique identifier, that are activated on-line by means of associating the coupon number with an activating user'"'"'s identity.
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1. A computer system for providing virtual coupons comprising:
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A module adapted to receive a unique indicia associated with a printed coupon and to receive a validating token from a user; The system further comprised of a database containing at least one data record associated with the coupon unique indicia, said data record comprised of an entry for a merchant identifier and further adapted to update the data record associated with the coupon unique indicia to include a user identifier associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method executed by a computer system for processing virtual coupons comprising:
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Creating a plurality of unique indicia; Storing in a database a plurality of data records corresponding to each of the plurality of unique indicia, each of said data records comprised of its corresponding unique indicia; Storing in the plurality of data records at least one merchant identifier to be associated with the plurality of unique indicia; Receiving a unique indicia; Receiving a validating token from a user; In dependence on validating the received token, storing in the data record associated with the unique indicia a reference to the user associated with the received token. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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