System and method for providing electronic vouchers
First Claim
1. A method of distributing a voucher to a prospective customer over the Internet which is redeemable for a producer'"'"'s purchase incentive, said purchase incentive including at least one of:
- a purchase price discount, a free upgrade or a free accessory, on a purchase price of a manufactured product at a specific reseller;
the method comprising;
providing at least one screen display to the prospective customer through the Internet to allow the prospective customer to select a producer;
receiving the selection of a producer from the prospective customer;
providing at least one screen display to the prospective customer through the Internet to allow the prospective customer to select only one product of said producer;
receiving the selection of the only one product of the one producer from the prospective customer through the Internet at the website;
after receiving the selection of only one product from said prospective customer and before displaying any amount of any purchase incentive to the prospective customer,providing a screen display to the prospective customer which requests the prospective customer to enter personal contact information and a postal address code;
receiving at the website from the prospective customer through the Internet said personal contact information and said postal address code corresponding to the selection of the only one product;
after the website receiving the selection of the only one product and the personal contact information and the postal address code from the prospective customer,the website selecting only one reseller from a plurality of available resellers based on the selection of the only one product and based on the postal address code being within, or closest to, a pre-defined marketing territory of the reseller;
the website then generating a voucher having a time limit for redemption and having a producer'"'"'s purchase incentive on the purchase of the only one selected product at the only one selected reseller; and
communicating the voucher for the only one selected product to at least one of the prospective customer and the selected reseller over the Internet.
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Abstract
The system and method provide access to a structured computer program through a website by a buyer via the Internet. The structured computer program displays a list of producers from a producer database to the buyer, receives a selected producer from the buyer, and stores the selected producer in memory. It displays a list of products from a product database, based on the selected producer, to the buyer, receives a selected product from the buyer, and stores the selected product in memory. It requests information from the buyer such as the buyer'"'"'s zip code and email address, receives the zip code and email address from the buyer, and stores the zip code and email address in memory. Based on the selected product and the zip code, it selects a reseller geographically closest to the buyer from a reseller database and based on the selected producer and product it selects a cash value discount and expiration date from a discount database. Finally, it sends an electronic voucher to the buyer via email containing the selected producer and product, the reseller, the cash value discount, and the expiration date.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of distributing a voucher to a prospective customer over the Internet which is redeemable for a producer'"'"'s purchase incentive, said purchase incentive including at least one of:
- a purchase price discount, a free upgrade or a free accessory, on a purchase price of a manufactured product at a specific reseller;
the method comprising;providing at least one screen display to the prospective customer through the Internet to allow the prospective customer to select a producer; receiving the selection of a producer from the prospective customer; providing at least one screen display to the prospective customer through the Internet to allow the prospective customer to select only one product of said producer; receiving the selection of the only one product of the one producer from the prospective customer through the Internet at the website; after receiving the selection of only one product from said prospective customer and before displaying any amount of any purchase incentive to the prospective customer, providing a screen display to the prospective customer which requests the prospective customer to enter personal contact information and a postal address code; receiving at the website from the prospective customer through the Internet said personal contact information and said postal address code corresponding to the selection of the only one product; after the website receiving the selection of the only one product and the personal contact information and the postal address code from the prospective customer, the website selecting only one reseller from a plurality of available resellers based on the selection of the only one product and based on the postal address code being within, or closest to, a pre-defined marketing territory of the reseller; the website then generating a voucher having a time limit for redemption and having a producer'"'"'s purchase incentive on the purchase of the only one selected product at the only one selected reseller; and communicating the voucher for the only one selected product to at least one of the prospective customer and the selected reseller over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a purchase price discount, a free upgrade or a free accessory, on a purchase price of a manufactured product at a specific reseller;
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10. A method of distributing a voucher to a prospective customer over the Internet which is redeemable for a producer'"'"'s purchase incentive, said purchase incentive including at least one of:
- a purchase price discount, a free upgrade or a free accessory, on a purchase price of a manufactured product at a specific reseller;
the method comprising;providing at least one screen display to the prospective customer through the Internet to allow the prospective customer to select only one product of one producer; receiving the selection of only one product of the one producer from the prospective customer through the Internet at the website; after receiving the selection of only one product from said prospective customer and before displaying any amount of any purchase incentive to the prospective customer, providing a screen display to the prospective customer which requests the prospective customer to enter personal contact information and a postal address code; receiving at the website from the prospective customer through the Internet said personal contact information and said postal address code corresponding to the selection of the only one product; after the website receiving the selection of the only one product and the personal contact information and the postal address code from the prospective customer, after the website selecting only one reseller from a plurality of available resellers based on the selection of the only one product and based on the postal address code being within, or closest to, a pre-defined marketing territory of the reseller; the website generating a voucher having a time limit for redemption and having a producer'"'"'s purchase incentive on the purchase of the only one selected product at the selected reseller; and communicating the voucher for the only one selected product to at least one of the prospective customer and the selected reseller over the Internet as voucher data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a purchase price discount, a free upgrade or a free accessory, on a purchase price of a manufactured product at a specific reseller;
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