Matching a Coupon to A Specific Product
AssigneeRetailMeNot, Inc.
InventorsDavid Jonathan Lemphers, Shreyas Karnik, Christopher Couhault, Alexandros Suvacioglu
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, a system and a computer program product for processing third party online coupons. According to one embodiment, a third-party online coupon is received. Text is parsed to determine a merchant's website. The third-party online coupon description is parsed to determine a product term. The product term is searched for. The third-party online coupon is tested with a product associated with the product term. The third-party online coupon is determined if valid with the product.
Claims26
A computer-implemented method for processing a third-party online coupon, comprising:
- receiving a third-party online coupon;
- parsing text to determine a merchant's website;
- parsing the third-party online coupon to determine a product term;
- searching for the product term;
- testing the third-party online coupon with a product associated with the product term;
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- determining if the third-party online coupon applies to the product.
A system for processing online coupons, comprising:
- a database, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, of third-party online coupons;
- a database, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, of third-party online coupon validation results;
- a database, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, of graphs of merchant websites;
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- a coupon validator, coupled to the database of third party online coupons, the database of coupon validation results and the database of graphs, configured to validate third party online coupons with products associated with a product term in a respective third party online coupon.
An article of manufacture including a computer-readable medium, comprising:
- a third party online coupon;
- a parsed description of what the third party online coupon covers;
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- evidence that the third party online coupon has been verified for a product associated with the parsed description.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.