Method for using a camera phone to acquire, store, manage and redeem discount coupons
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- scanning, by a camera of a portable computing device, a first machine readable code associated with a coupon;
decoding, by a processor of the portable computing device, a scanned image of the first machine readable code to obtain coupon data for redemption of the coupon and additional information that identifies at least an issuer of the coupon and a publication on which the coupon is printed, wherein the coupon data and the additional information are stored in a memory of the portable computing device;
scanning, by the camera of the portable computing device, at least one of a plurality of machine readable store tags that are displayed in multiple locations in a store, each of the machine readable store tags encoding data identifying the store;
based on the at least one scanned store tag and decoded data stored in the memory of the portable computing device, generating a second machine readable code for redemption of the coupon, wherein the second machine readable code is different from the first machine readable code and comprises the data identifying the store, the coupon data, and the additional information; and
rendering a list of machine readable codes on a display of the portable computing device, the machine readable codes in the list generated from machine readable codes that were previously scanned into the portable computing device and are applicable to the store, wherein the list includes the second machine readable code.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer product for discount coupon acquisition, management and redemption. In one embodiment, the method comprises scanning a coupon with a portable computing device without establishing a data connection to the portable computing device. The method further comprises decoding a scanned image of the coupon for storage in the portable computing device, and generating information of the coupon by the portable computing device for redeeming the coupon.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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scanning, by a camera of a portable computing device, a first machine readable code associated with a coupon; decoding, by a processor of the portable computing device, a scanned image of the first machine readable code to obtain coupon data for redemption of the coupon and additional information that identifies at least an issuer of the coupon and a publication on which the coupon is printed, wherein the coupon data and the additional information are stored in a memory of the portable computing device; scanning, by the camera of the portable computing device, at least one of a plurality of machine readable store tags that are displayed in multiple locations in a store, each of the machine readable store tags encoding data identifying the store; based on the at least one scanned store tag and decoded data stored in the memory of the portable computing device, generating a second machine readable code for redemption of the coupon, wherein the second machine readable code is different from the first machine readable code and comprises the data identifying the store, the coupon data, and the additional information; and rendering a list of machine readable codes on a display of the portable computing device, the machine readable codes in the list generated from machine readable codes that were previously scanned into the portable computing device and are applicable to the store, wherein the list includes the second machine readable code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of a portable computing device, comprising:
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a camera to scan an image of a first machine readable code associated with a coupon from a printed publication and to scan at least one of a plurality of machine readable store tags that are displayed in multiple locations in a store, each of the machine readable store tags encoding data identifying the store; a processor to decode the scanned image of the first machine readable code to obtain coupon data and additional information that identifies at least an issuer of the coupon and a publication on which the coupon is printed, wherein the coupon data and the additional data are for storage in the portable computing device for redemption of the coupon, and based on the at least one scanned store tag and decoded data in the storage, to generate a second machine readable code, different from the first machine readable code and comprises the data identifying the store, the coupon data, and the additional information, for redemption of the coupon and render a list of machine readable codes generated from machine readable codes associated with coupons that were previously scanned into the portable computing device and are applicable to the store; and a display to display the barcodes rendered by the processor, wherein the camera, the processor and the display are integrated into the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising:
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scanning, by a camera of a portable computing device, a first machine readable code associated with a coupon; decoding, by a processor of the portable computing device, a scanned image of the first machine readable code to obtain coupon data for redemption of the coupon and additional information that identifies at least an issuer of the coupon and a publication on which the coupon is printed, wherein the coupon data and the additional information are stored in a memory of the portable computing device; scanning, by the camera of the portable computing device, at least one of a plurality of machine readable store tags that are displayed in multiple locations in a store, each of the machine readable store tags encoding data identifying the store; based on the at least one scanned store tag and decoded data stored in the memory of the portable computing device, generating a second machine readable code for redemption of the coupon, wherein the second machine readable code is different from the first machine readable code and comprises the data identifying the store, the coupon data, and the additional information; and rendering a list of machine readable codes on a display of the portable computing device, the machine readable codes in the list generated from machine readable codes that were previously scanned into the portable computing device and are applicable to the store, wherein the list includes the second machine readable code. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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