System supporting seller's promotion creation
First Claim
1. A method performed by a promotion system that supports promotion services between a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers in a communication network, the method comprising:
- delivering a seller interface via the communication network to each of a plurality of seller'"'"'s computers;
receiving from each of the plurality of seller'"'"'s computers via the seller interface and the communication network, seller input creating a promotion offer, the seller input comprising an identification of a plurality of parameters that define the promotion offer;
constructing, for each promotion offer created, a visual representation of the promotion offer based on the corresponding plurality of parameters;
hosting each promotion offer created; and
delivering via the communication network to each of a plurality of buyer'"'"'s computers, a buyer interface that presents one or more constructed visual representations corresponding to one or more hosted promotion offers.
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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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31 Claims
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1. A method performed by a promotion system that supports promotion services between a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers in a communication network, the method comprising:
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delivering a seller interface via the communication network to each of a plurality of seller'"'"'s computers; receiving from each of the plurality of seller'"'"'s computers via the seller interface and the communication network, seller input creating a promotion offer, the seller input comprising an identification of a plurality of parameters that define the promotion offer; constructing, for each promotion offer created, a visual representation of the promotion offer based on the corresponding plurality of parameters; hosting each promotion offer created; and delivering via the communication network to each of a plurality of buyer'"'"'s computers, a buyer interface that presents one or more constructed visual representations corresponding to one or more hosted promotion offers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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