Electronic Coupon Management
OwnerNavendu Misra, Alexis Puchek +4inventors
InventorsNavendu Misra, Alexis Puchek, Nicole L. Stuard, Jason M. Diaz, John J. Neff, Alicia D. Jones
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for electronically managing coupons. The user no longer has to clip and organize coupons. The need for hand processing of coupons is substantially reduced. Rebates or payments for coupons can be substantially hastened and can be deposited directly into a user's bank, credit card, or payment provider account. Merchants and manufactures no longer have to be concerned with receiving bad (e.g., invalid, expired, or counterfeit) coupons. Thus, the electronic coupon management system benefits the users, merchants, and manufactures.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more memories storing information about an account of a user, the information comprising coupon information for the user;
- one or more hardware processors in communication with the one or more memories and operable to:
- receive a first communication including an indication of a desire of the user to purchase a product from a merchant;
- access the account of the user;
- determine, at least in part from the coupon information, if the user has any valid coupons for the product;
- and
- send a second communication including information regarding the coupon(s) for the product to facilitate use of the coupon(s) to purchase the product.
A method comprising:
- storing, in a memory, information about an account of a user, wherein the information comprises coupon information for the user;
- receiving, electronically by one or more processors, a first communication including an indication of a desire of the user to purchase a product from a merchant;
- accessing, electronically by the one or more processors, the account of the user;
- determining, electronically by the one or more processors and at least in part from the coupon information, if the user has any valid coupons for the product;
- and
- sending, electronically by the one or more processors, a second communication including information regarding the coupon(s) for the product to facilitate use of the coupon(s) to purchase the product.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable and executable code for instructing one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
- storing information about an account of a user, wherein the information comprises coupon information for the user;
- receiving a first communication including an indication of a desire of the user to purchase a product from a merchant;
- accessing the account of the user;
- determining, at least in part from the coupon information, if the user has any valid coupons for the product;
- and
- sending a second communication including information regarding the coupon(s) for the product to facilitate use of the coupon(s) to purchase the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.