PUBLISHING AND REDEEMING ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURER COUPONS
First Claim
1. A method in a mobile computing system having a processor, a display device, and a communication component for redeeming a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon, the method comprising:
- accessing information about locations of a plurality of merchants that are in an identified geographic area;
displaying, on the display device, at least one of the merchant locations in the identified geographic area;
receiving user input selecting a displayed merchant location;
accessing information about one or more offers redeemable at the selected merchant location, wherein such offers include at least one electronic manufacturer coupon redeemable at the selected merchant location;
displaying information about the selected merchant location comprising information about at least one of the offers redeemable at the selected merchant location, wherein the at least one of the offers displayed include a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon;
receiving user input adding the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon to a set of offers to be redeemed at the selected merchant location;
displaying information about the selected merchant location comprising the set of offers to be redeemed;
receiving user input to redeem the offers in the set of offers; and
for each offer in the set of offers;
displaying information about the offer comprising a description of the offer, a code for redemption of the offer, and an animation sequence;
recording, by the processor, data about the redemption; and
transmitting, via the communication component, the recorded data about the redemption.
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Abstract
A facility for distributing and redeeming electronic manufacturer coupons is described. The facility receives user input selecting a merchant location and displays information about offers redeemable at the selected merchant location that include at least one electronic manufacturer coupon. The facility receives user input requesting redemption of an electronic manufacturer coupon at the selected merchant location, and in response displays information about the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon including a code for redemption of the offer, records data about the redemption, and transmits recorded redemption data.
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35 Claims
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1. A method in a mobile computing system having a processor, a display device, and a communication component for redeeming a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon, the method comprising:
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accessing information about locations of a plurality of merchants that are in an identified geographic area; displaying, on the display device, at least one of the merchant locations in the identified geographic area; receiving user input selecting a displayed merchant location; accessing information about one or more offers redeemable at the selected merchant location, wherein such offers include at least one electronic manufacturer coupon redeemable at the selected merchant location; displaying information about the selected merchant location comprising information about at least one of the offers redeemable at the selected merchant location, wherein the at least one of the offers displayed include a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon; receiving user input adding the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon to a set of offers to be redeemed at the selected merchant location; displaying information about the selected merchant location comprising the set of offers to be redeemed; receiving user input to redeem the offers in the set of offers; and for each offer in the set of offers; displaying information about the offer comprising a description of the offer, a code for redemption of the offer, and an animation sequence; recording, by the processor, data about the redemption; and transmitting, via the communication component, the recorded data about the redemption.
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2. A computer-readable storage medium having contents adapted to cause a computer to perform a method for redeeming a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon, the method comprising:
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receiving user input selecting a merchant location; accessing information about one or more offers redeemable at the selected merchant location, wherein such offers include at least one electronic manufacturer coupon redeemable at the selected merchant location; displaying information about the selected merchant location comprising information about at least one of the offers redeemable at the selected merchant location, wherein the at least one of the offers displayed include a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon; receiving user input requesting redemption of the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon at the selected merchant location; and in response to receiving user input requesting redemption; displaying information about the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon comprising a code for redemption of the offer; recording data about the redemption; and transmitting the recorded data about the redemption. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium having contents adapted to cause a mobile computing system to perform a method for selecting a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon for redemption, the method comprising:
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accessing information about one or more offers, wherein such offers include at least one electronic manufacturer coupon; displaying information about at least one of the offers, including at least a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon; receiving user input selecting the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon for redemption; identifying a geographic area; and accessing information about merchant locations in the identified geographic area that accept the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable storage medium having contents adapted to cause a mobile computing system to perform a method for redeeming a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon, the method comprising:
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accessing information about one or more offers, wherein such offers include at least one electronic manufacturer coupon; displaying information about at least one of the offers, including at least a distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon; receiving user input selecting the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon for redemption; displaying information about the distinguished electronic manufacturer coupon comprising a description of the offer and a code for redemption of the offer; recording data about the redemption; and transmitting the recorded data about the redemption.
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31. A method in a computing system having a processor, memory, and a communication component for providing access to an electronic manufacturer coupon, the method comprising:
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accessing information about an electronic manufacturer coupon offer; receiving, from at least one merchant that has one or more locations, an indication that at least one merchant location will redeem the offer; creating, by the processor, a first data structure to associate the electronic manufacturer coupon offer with merchant locations that will redeem the offer; storing, in the first data structure, an association between the offer and the indicated merchant location; transmitting the data structure, via the communication component, to a third party computing device; receiving, from the third party computing device, information describing a redemption transaction in which a merchant location associated in the data structure with the electronic manufacturer coupon offer redeemed the offer; creating, by the processor, a second data structure to aggregate information describing transactions in which a merchant location redeems the electronic manufacturer coupon offer; and storing, in the second data structure, the redemption transaction information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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