Consumer promotion management system
AssigneeMymedcoupons, LLC
InventorsVidhu Nagpal, Anup Kaneri
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Abstract
A retail promotion management system presents a consumer with a set of retail promotions. The consumer selects a set of retail promotions to store in the consumer's account. When the consumer makes a purchase, the consumer provides the system with retail store receipt data, which will includes information indicating that the consumer has purchased the promoted product. The system verifies the transaction and then issues a reward to the consumer, based on the retail promotion. Sellers also may upload retail promotions to the system for presentation to the consumer as candidate promotions.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a consumer via a communications network, a selection of a selected retail promotion, wherein the selected retail promotion corresponds to a promoted product and is not limited to a specific retailer;
- storing, in a database, the selected retail promotion in association with a consumer-specific identifier for the consumer;
- receiving, via a communications network, receipt data, wherein the receipt data includes information indicating that the consumer has purchased a purchased product;
- analyzing, by a processor, the receipt data to identify the purchased product;
- accessing, by the processor, the database to identify a promoted product that corresponds to the purchased product;
- accessing, by the processor, the database to determine a retail promotion that is associated with the identified promoted product and the consumer;
- and
- issuing, to the consumer, a reward having a value that is determined by the retail promotion.
A retail promotion management system, comprising:
- one or more data storage facility portions storing a consumer-specific identifier for a consumer, and a plurality of candidate retail promotions that are associated with the identifier;
- and
- a computer-readable memory containing programming instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause a processor to:
- receive, from the consumer, a selection of at least one of the candidate promotions;
- receive, via a communications network, receipt data, wherein the receipt data includes information indicating that the consumer has purchased a purchased product;
- analyze the receipt data to identify the purchased product;
- access the database to identify a promoted product that corresponds to the purchased product;
- access the database to determine a retail promotion that is associated with the identified promoted product and the consumer;
- and
- issue, to the consumer, a reward having a value that is determined by the retail promotion.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a communications network, a plurality of offered retail promotions, each of which corresponds to at least one promoted product;
- presenting, to the consumer via a clearinghouse portal, the plurality of offered retail promotions;
- receiving, from the consumer via a communications network, a selection of a selected retail promotion, wherein the selected promotion is not limited to a specific retailer;
- storing, in a database, the selected retail promotion in association with a consumer-specific identifier for the consumer;
- receiving, via a communications network, receipt data, wherein the receipt data includes information indicating that the consumer has purchased a promoted product;
- analyzing, by a processor, the receipt data to identify the purchased promoted product;
- accessing, by the processor, the database to determine a retail promotion that is associated with the purchased promoted product and which has been selected by the consumer;
- and
- issuing, to the consumer, a reward corresponding to the retail promotion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.