METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COLLECTING, STORING AND SHARING DIGITAL COUPONS, REBATES AND OFFERS UTILIZING A UNIFORM DATA FORMAT COMMUNICATED BETWEEN MULTIPLE PROVIDERS, PLATFORMS, AND PROVISIONING SYSTEMS
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1. A method for collecting, storing, distributing and tracking digital coupons, rebates and offers, said method comprising:
- providing an interface of a computing system for one or more businesses to submit digital coupons to a central coupon database of the computing system;
providing an interface of the computing system for consumers to create a user account that includes access to create a user coupon database;
providing marketing channels that communicate with the computing system such that when consumers respond to the marketing channel one or more coupons that are selected by the user are added to the user coupon database, said selected coupons being available for redemption after being added to the user coupon database; and
providing a performance tracking database of the computing system that stores information regarding coupons that are selected and redeemed by each user of the computing system.
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A system and method for collecting storing, distributing and tracking digital coupons. The system and method include a platform/interface of a computing system for a plurality of businesses to submit digital coupons to a central coupon database of an application programming interface, and a platform/interface for consumers to create a user account with a user coupon database. The system and method further include a performance tracking database that stores information regarding coupons that are selected and redeemed by each user of the computing system.
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1. A method for collecting, storing, distributing and tracking digital coupons, rebates and offers, said method comprising:
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providing an interface of a computing system for one or more businesses to submit digital coupons to a central coupon database of the computing system; providing an interface of the computing system for consumers to create a user account that includes access to create a user coupon database; providing marketing channels that communicate with the computing system such that when consumers respond to the marketing channel one or more coupons that are selected by the user are added to the user coupon database, said selected coupons being available for redemption after being added to the user coupon database; and providing a performance tracking database of the computing system that stores information regarding coupons that are selected and redeemed by each user of the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for collecting, storing, distribution and tracking digital coupons, rebates and offers, said method comprising:
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providing an interface of a computing system for a plurality of businesses to submit digital coupons to a central coupon database of an application programming interface of the computing system; providing an interface of the computing system for consumers to create a user account with a user coupon database, wherein the user is able to browse coupons in the central coupon database and add selected coupons from the central coupon database to the user coupon database, said selected coupons being available for redemption after being added to the user coupon database; and providing a performance tracking database that stores information regarding coupons that are selected and redeemed by each user of the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system for collecting, storing, distributing and tracking digital coupons, said system comprising:
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an interface for a plurality of businesses to submit digital coupons to a central coupon database of an application programming interface of the computing system; an interface of the computing system for consumers to create a user account with a user coupon database, wherein the user is able to browse coupons in the central coupon database and add selected coupons from the central coupon database to the user coupon database, said selected coupons being available for redemption after being added to the user coupon database; and a performance tracking database that stores information about coupons that are selected and redeemed users of the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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