Systems and methods for electronic coupon cap control
AssigneeSavingstar
InventorsMichael D. Libenson, David A. Rochon, Gregory T. White, Joshua J. Grossman
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and systems for implementing personalized targeting via electronic coupons, providing aggregate cap control of electronic coupons, implementing viral marketing using electronic coupons, and performing real time processing of electronic coupons.
Claims20
A method for cap control of redemption of Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupons across an aggregate of a plurality of different mediums, the method comprising:
- (a) identifying, by a server, a cap limit for an electronic coupon campaign, the electronic coupon campaign offering a Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupon to a plurality of different users across a plurality of different mediums;
- (b) tracking, by the server, a total number of completed redemptions of the Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupon by the plurality of different users across the plurality of different mediums;
- (c) receiving, by the server, a request to redeem the Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupon by a user of the plurality of different users via a medium of the plurality of different mediums;
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- (d) determining, by the server, whether the total number of completed redemptions has reached the cap limit.
A system for cap control of redemption of Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupons across an aggregate of a plurality of different mediums, the system comprising:
- a server identifying a cap limit for an electronic coupon campaign, the electronic coupon campaign offering a Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupon to a plurality of different users across a plurality of different mediums;
- an electronic coupon cap controller of the server tracking a total number of completed redemptions of the Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupon by the plurality of different users across the plurality of different mediums;
- wherein the server receives a request to redeem the Universal Product Code (UPC) based electronic coupon by a user of the plurality of different users via a medium of the plurality of different mediums;
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- the electronic coupon cap controller determines whether the total number of completed redemptions has reached the cap limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.