Promotion system supporting emailed promotions with transaction accounting
First Claim
1. A promotion system supporting a plurality of user computers of a corresponding plurality of users, the promotion system comprising:
- a promotion collection service that receives a plurality of groups of promotion data from a plurality of independent sellers;
a promotion email service that delivers to a subset of the plurality of users an email that includes promotion information related to a first of the plurality of groups of promotion data, the first of the plurality of groups of promotion data representing a sales offering of a seller;
an accounting service that collects a first amount from a first user of the plurality of users, the first user responding to the email;
the accounting service transferring a first portion of the first amount to an account of the seller; and
the accounting service retaining a second portion of the first amount for services rendered.
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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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1. A promotion system supporting a plurality of user computers of a corresponding plurality of users, the promotion system comprising:
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a promotion collection service that receives a plurality of groups of promotion data from a plurality of independent sellers; a promotion email service that delivers to a subset of the plurality of users an email that includes promotion information related to a first of the plurality of groups of promotion data, the first of the plurality of groups of promotion data representing a sales offering of a seller; an accounting service that collects a first amount from a first user of the plurality of users, the first user responding to the email; the accounting service transferring a first portion of the first amount to an account of the seller; and the accounting service retaining a second portion of the first amount for services rendered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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