Email promotion portal supporting buyer anonymity
First Claim
1. A sales system supporting user anonymity, the sales system comprising:
- at least one database storing advertising data and user information, the advertising data corresponding to a plurality of advertisements, the plurality of advertisements corresponding to a plurality of sales items being offered by a plurality of independent sellers on a plurality of independent sales portals, the user information relates to a plurality of users and includes user data that can be used to identify a particular user from the plurality of users;
an opportunity management service that couples with a first seller'"'"'s system to support selection of a cross selling opportunity for at least one of the plurality of users without revealing the user data; and
an email service that delivers email to the at least one user of the plurality of users based on at least a portion of the user data, the email being constructed at least in part on a portion of the advertising data.
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Abstract
An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity.
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13 Claims
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1. A sales system supporting user anonymity, the sales system comprising:
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at least one database storing advertising data and user information, the advertising data corresponding to a plurality of advertisements, the plurality of advertisements corresponding to a plurality of sales items being offered by a plurality of independent sellers on a plurality of independent sales portals, the user information relates to a plurality of users and includes user data that can be used to identify a particular user from the plurality of users; an opportunity management service that couples with a first seller'"'"'s system to support selection of a cross selling opportunity for at least one of the plurality of users without revealing the user data; and an email service that delivers email to the at least one user of the plurality of users based on at least a portion of the user data, the email being constructed at least in part on a portion of the advertising data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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