Method and apparatus for delivering a barcode representing a plurality of coupons
OwnerPulin Patel, Bihari Srinivasaninventors
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Abstract
Generating a barcode representing a plurality of coupons and initiating a transmission of the barcode to a barcode display device by receiving a first request from a user for a first coupon at the server, generating a new barcode, associating the barcode with the user, receiving a second request for a second coupon, associating the first coupon and the second coupon with the barcode, and initiating a transmission of the barcode to a barcode display device.
Claims42
A method for generating a barcode representing a plurality of coupons and initiating a transmission of the barcode to a barcode display device comprising
- receiving a first request from a user for a first at least one coupon;
- generating a barcode;
- associating said barcode with said user and said first at least one coupon;
- receiving a second request for a second at least one coupon;
- associating said second at least one coupon with said barcode in addition to said first at least one coupon;
- and
- initiating a transmission of said barcode to a barcode display device.
A method for initiating a transmission of a barcode representing a plurality of coupons to a barcode display device comprising:
- receiving a request from a user for at least one coupon;
- retrieving a barcode and at least one previously associated coupon corresponding to said user;
- associating said user requested at least one coupon and said at least one previously associated coupon with said retrieved barcode;
- and
- initiating a transmission of said barcode to said barcode display device.
A method for generating a barcode representing a plurality of coupons and initiating a transmission of a barcode representing the plurality of coupons to a barcode display device comprising:
- receiving a request from a user for a plurality of coupons;
- generating a barcode;
- associating said plurality of coupons with said barcode;
- and
- initiating a transmission of said barcode to a barcode display device.
A method for initiating a transmission of a barcode representing a plurality of coupons to a barcode display device comprising:
- receiving a request from a user for a plurality of coupons;
- retrieving a barcode that corresponds to said user;
- associating said plurality of coupons with said barcode;
- and
- initiating a transmission of said barcode to a barcode display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.