G06Q 30/0207
Discounts or incentives
Official title: Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
G06Q30/0207 (Discounts or incentives) appears on 12,295 US grants and 22,695 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 12,295
- Published applications
- 22,695
- Assignees
- 5,271
- Inventors
- 31,039
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 72 | 139 |
| 2002 | 73 | 597 |
| 2003 | 90 | 444 |
| 2004 | 68 | 443 |
| 2005 | 116 | 513 |
| 2006 | 211 | 559 |
| 2007 | 203 | 648 |
| 2008 | 260 | 1025 |
| 2009 | 266 | 1120 |
| 2010 | 439 | 936 |
| 2011 | 592 | 990 |
| 2012 | 644 | 1259 |
| 2013 | 773 | 1227 |
| 2014 | 709 | 1509 |
| 2015 | 428 | 1150 |
| 2016 | 386 | 944 |
| 2017 | 505 | 874 |
| 2018 | 486 | 898 |
| 2019 | 749 | 963 |
| 2020 | 796 | 1097 |
| 2021 | 886 | 1160 |
| 2022 | 802 | 981 |
| 2023 | 845 | 1117 |
| 2024 | 766 | 1021 |
| 2025 | 583 | 694 |
| 2026 | 307 | 387 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G06Q 30/0226Incentive systems for frequent usage2,321
- G06Q 30/0222During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions1,520
- G06Q 30/0239Online discounts or incentives1,509
- G06Q 30/0224Based on user history1,433
- G06Q 30/0238At point-of-sale [pos]1,210
- G06Q 30/0236Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or id from user1,129
- G06Q 30/0215Including financial accounts1,037
- G06Q 30/0225Avoiding frauds927
All 21 subgroupsShow fewer
- G06Q 30/0235Constrained by time limit or expiration date814
- G06Q 30/0217Involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards727
- G06Q 30/0209Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a624
- G06Q 30/0208Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or585
- G06Q 30/0214Referral reward systems575
- G06Q 30/0234Rebates after completed purchase502
- G06Q 30/0212Chance discounts or incentives497
- G06Q 30/0211Determining the effectiveness of discounts or incentives450
- G06Q 30/0223Based on inventory240
- G06Q 30/0237At kiosk212
- G06Q 30/0213Consumer transaction fees166
- G06Q 30/0219Based on funds or budget117
- G06Q 30/0221Re-usable coupons56
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Most cited
By later US patents
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- Internet-based customer referral system2,011US 6,029,141 AAmazon. com, Inc. · 2000
- Attention brokerage1,826US 5,794,210 ACyberGold, Inc. · 1998
- System and method for providing customized electronic newspapers and target advertisements1,267US 6,460,036 B1Pinpoint, Incorporated · 2002