Systems and methods for electronic coupon instant rewarding
AssigneeSavingstar
InventorsMichael D. Libenson, David A. Rochon, Gregory T. White, Jeffrey A. Jones
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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 electronic coupon redemption based on transactional information received during a transaction at a point of sale system, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving, by a server via one or more networks, transaction information from a point of sale (POS) system as a transaction is being transacted for a user at the POS system;
- (b) determining, by the server based on the transaction information and while the transaction is being transacted, one or more electric coupons of the user to be redeemed based on the transaction;
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- (c) transmitting, by the server via one or more networks, an electronic receipt to a device of the user, the electronic receipt identifying the transaction information from the POS system and the one or more electric coupons redeemed for the user for the transaction.
A system for electronic coupon redemption based on transactional information received during a transaction at a point of sale system, the system comprising:
- a server receiving, via one or more networks, transaction information from a point of sale (POS) system as a transaction is being transacted for a user at the POS system;
- an electronic manager of the server determining, based on the transaction information and while the transaction is being transacted, one or more electric coupons of the user to be redeemed based on the transaction;
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- wherein the server transmits, via one or more networks, an electronic receipt to a device of the user, the electronic receipt identifying the transaction information from the POS system and the one or more electric coupons redeemed for the user for the transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.