System and method of using portable electronic devices for electronic coupon and voucher redemption
OwnerMark Pearlman, Robert M. Pelovitz +1inventors
InventorsMark Pearlman, Robert M. Pelovitz, Ralph Baer
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Abstract
In a method for carrying out the distribution and administration of promotional offers, electronic coupons are loaded into portable electronic devices having displays. The users present portions of the electronic coupon data on the displays at retail locations where the displayed information is optically scanned into registers or retail computers. A coupon distribution and administration service may operate a server on the global computer network for purposes of publishing promotional offers and tracking the downloading, usage and redemption of the promotional offers.
Claims38
A method for information transfer, comprising:
- loading data into a portable electronic device having a display;
- displaying at least a portion of said data in a predetermined format on said display;
- and
- presenting said display to a scanner to enable a scanning of said portion of said data on said display.
A transactional method comprising:
- receiving an electronic coupon comprising information in a predetermined encoded format;
- storing said electronic coupon in a portable electronic device;
- transporting said portable electronic device to a retail location;
- and
- communicating at least a portion of said information from said portable electronic device at said retail location to permit execution of a promotional transaction at said retail location.
A method for facilitating promotional offers on the sale of consumer products, comprising:
- receiving personal information from consumers;
- and
- in response to the receipt of the personal information, automatically transmitting electronic coupons or vouchers to respective consumers.
A transactional method comprising:
- scanning a display of a portable electronic device to collect information shown on said display;
- entering the collected information to another electronic device;
- and
- operating said another electronic device to extract the collected information and incorporate the extracted information in a transactional process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.