Marketing research method and system for management of manufacturer's discount coupon offers
First Claim
1. A market research system for management of manufacturer'"'"'s discount coupon offers comprising:
- coupon processing means for processing coupon redemption data;
said coupon redemption data including offer identification;
manufacturer input means for providing a coupon release input; and
central controller means coupled to said coupon processing means and said manufacturer input means for receiving said coupon redemption data and said coupon release input;
said central controller means including means responsive to said received coupon redemption data for defining a knowledge database;
means responsive to said defined knowledge database for generating a response template library;
means responsive to said received coupon release input for selecting a response template from said generated response template library; and
means for transmitting said selected response template to said manufacturer.
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Abstract
A market research system is provided for management of manufacturer'"'"'s discount coupon offers. The market research system includes an automated coupon processing system for processing coupon redemption data. The coupon redemption data includes offer identification. At least one manufacturer provides a coupon release input. A central controller is coupled to the coupon processing system and the manufacturer for receiving the coupon redemption data and the coupon release input. The central controller defines a knowledge database responsive to the received coupon redemption data. Responsive to the defined knowledge database, the central controller generates a response template library. The central controller selects a response template from the generated response template library responsive to a received coupon release input and transmits the selected response template to the manufacturer.
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20 Claims
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1. A market research system for management of manufacturer'"'"'s discount coupon offers comprising:
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coupon processing means for processing coupon redemption data;
said coupon redemption data including offer identification;manufacturer input means for providing a coupon release input; and central controller means coupled to said coupon processing means and said manufacturer input means for receiving said coupon redemption data and said coupon release input;
said central controller means including means responsive to said received coupon redemption data for defining a knowledge database;
means responsive to said defined knowledge database for generating a response template library;
means responsive to said received coupon release input for selecting a response template from said generated response template library; and
means for transmitting said selected response template to said manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A market research system for management of manufacturer'"'"'s discount coupon offers comprising:
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coupon processing means for processing coupon redemption data;
said coupon redemption data including offer identification and predetermined offer variables;a manufacturer having manufacturer input means for providing a coupon release input; and central controller means coupled to said coupon processing means and said manufacturer input means for receiving said coupon redemption data and said coupon release input;
said central controller means including means responsive to said received coupon redemption data and said predetermined off variables for generating a variables code;
means for storing said coupon redemption data by said generated variables code for defining a knowledge database;
means responsive to said defined knowledge database for generating a response template library;
means responsive to said received coupon release input for selecting a response template from said generated response template library; and
means for transmitting said selected response template to said manufacture. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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