Promotion system supporting emailed promotions and at seller premises transaction completion
First Claim
1. A promotion system supporting a plurality of buyer computers and a plurality of seller computers, the plurality of buyer computers used by a corresponding plurality of potential buyers, the plurality of seller computers used by a corresponding plurality of sellers, the promotion system comprising:
- a promotion management service that stores information regarding each of the plurality of potential buyers;
the promotion management service receives from the plurality of sellers via the plurality of seller computers, a plurality of promotion data related to a plurality of respective offerings of the plurality of sellers;
the promotion management service presents the plurality of promotion data via at least a subset of the plurality of buyer computers;
a promotion email service that, based on the stored information, sends to a subset of the plurality of potential buyers an email including at least some of the plurality of promotion data; and
the promotion management service, responsive to input received via a first buyer computer of the plurality of buyer computers, communicates to the first buyer computer promotion information for storage on the first buyer computer, the promotion information to be used to support completion of a transaction at a physical seller location of one of the plurality of sellers at a later time without retrieving the promotion information from the promotion management service.
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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 buyer computers and a plurality of seller computers, the plurality of buyer computers used by a corresponding plurality of potential buyers, the plurality of seller computers used by a corresponding plurality of sellers, the promotion system comprising:
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a promotion management service that stores information regarding each of the plurality of potential buyers; the promotion management service receives from the plurality of sellers via the plurality of seller computers, a plurality of promotion data related to a plurality of respective offerings of the plurality of sellers; the promotion management service presents the plurality of promotion data via at least a subset of the plurality of buyer computers; a promotion email service that, based on the stored information, sends to a subset of the plurality of potential buyers an email including at least some of the plurality of promotion data; and the promotion management service, responsive to input received via a first buyer computer of the plurality of buyer computers, communicates to the first buyer computer promotion information for storage on the first buyer computer, the promotion information to be used to support completion of a transaction at a physical seller location of one of the plurality of sellers at a later time without retrieving the promotion information from the promotion management service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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