Method of generating and redeeming coupons
First Claim
1. A method of generating and redeeming a plurality of coupons, the method comprising:
- generating a first coupon including;
identifying a first group of offers from a plurality of offers such that the first group of offers is individually customized to a first consumer, andgenerating a first bar code for the first coupon using a processor in communication with a database, the first bar code identifying a first account stored in the database and indicating that the first coupon relates to the first group of offers, wherein the first account includes a status of each of the first group of offers and is associated with the first consumer;
generating a second coupon including;
identifying a second group of offers from the plurality of offers such that the second group of offers is individually customized to a second consumer, andgenerating a second bar code for the second coupon using the processor, the second bar code identifying a second account stored in the database and indicating that the second coupon relates to the second group of offers, wherein the second account includes a status of each of the second group of offers and is associated with the second consumer;
distributing the first coupon to the first consumer; and
distributing the second coupon to the second consumer;
wherein each of the plurality of offers is redeemable for a discount on a corresponding one of a plurality of products offered for sale, and the first group of offers differs from the second group of offers.
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Abstract
A method of generating and redeeming a plurality of coupons includes generating a first coupon, generating a second coupon, distributing the first coupon to the first consumer, and distributing the second coupon to the second consumer. Generating a first coupon includes selecting a first group of offers from a plurality of offers such that the first group of offers is individually customized to the first consumer, and printing a first bar code identifying a first account and indicating that the first coupon relates to the first group of offers. Generating a second coupon includes selecting a second group of offers, and printing a second bar. Each of the plurality of offers is redeemable for a discount on a corresponding one of a plurality of products offered for sale, and the first group of offers differs from the second group of offers.
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1. A method of generating and redeeming a plurality of coupons, the method comprising:
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generating a first coupon including; identifying a first group of offers from a plurality of offers such that the first group of offers is individually customized to a first consumer, and generating a first bar code for the first coupon using a processor in communication with a database, the first bar code identifying a first account stored in the database and indicating that the first coupon relates to the first group of offers, wherein the first account includes a status of each of the first group of offers and is associated with the first consumer; generating a second coupon including; identifying a second group of offers from the plurality of offers such that the second group of offers is individually customized to a second consumer, and generating a second bar code for the second coupon using the processor, the second bar code identifying a second account stored in the database and indicating that the second coupon relates to the second group of offers, wherein the second account includes a status of each of the second group of offers and is associated with the second consumer; distributing the first coupon to the first consumer; and distributing the second coupon to the second consumer; wherein each of the plurality of offers is redeemable for a discount on a corresponding one of a plurality of products offered for sale, and the first group of offers differs from the second group of offers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of generating and redeeming coupons, the method comprising:
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associating, in a database, a coupon identification code on a coupon with an individual customer account and one or more offers for product discounts, wherein the individual customer account is associated with a customer who will receive the coupon; processing the coupon at a point-of-sale terminal in communication with the database as part of a retail transaction, the processing including; entering the coupon identification code into the point-of-sale terminal, using the coupon identification code entered into the point-of-sale terminal to identify the one or more offers for product discounts, comparing the one or more of offers for product discounts to one or more products being purchased via the point-of-sale terminal as part of the retail transaction, using the point-of-sale terminal to apply a discount to a purchase price for any of the one or more products being purchased that correspond to the one or more offers for product discounts, and accepting, at the point-of-sale terminal, a financial tender provided during the retail transaction as payment for the one or more products being purchased; and recording details of the retail transaction to the individual customer account based at least in part on identification of the individual customer account from the coupon identification code entered into the point-of-sale terminal during the retail transaction, the details of the retail transaction being recorded to the individual customer account including a listing of the one or more products being purchased, wherein the listing includes products that differ from products identified in the one or more offers for product discounts. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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