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US 8,620,734 B2Granted
Methods, devices and computer program products for customer operated coupon tracking
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorRobert S. McIntosh
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Abstract
A method of providing coupons for shopping includes storing a shopping list in an electronic device including items for purchase via a merchant, storing electronic representations of coupons in the electronic device and associating the electronic representations of coupons with items included in the shopping list.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- storing a representation of a coupon in an electronic device;
- storing a shopping list of items in the electronic device;
- and
- selecting, by a processor, based, at least in part, on a match between the stored representation of the coupon and an item of the list of items, the item from the list of items;
- determining that the electronic device is within a proximity to the selected item;
- altering the display, on the electronic device, of the selected item-as proximity of the electronic device to a location of the selected item changes;
- and
- maintaining the altered display of the indication of the selected item on the electronic device as the electronic device moves within a merchant location.
5 more elements
A device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- storing a representation of a coupon in the memory of the device;
- storing a list of items in the device;
- and
- selecting, based, at least in part, on a match between the stored representation of the coupon and an item of the list of items, the item from the list of items;
- determining that the device is within a proximity to the selected item;
- altering the display, on the device, of the selected item as proximity of the device to a location of the selected item changes;
- and
- maintaining the altered display of the indication of the selected item on the electronic device as the electronic device moves within a merchant location.
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A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operation comprising:
- storing a representation of a coupon in the device;
- storing a list of items in the device;
- and
- selecting, based, at least in part, on a match between the stored representation of the coupon and an item of the list of items, the item from the list of items;
- determining that the device is within a proximity to the selected item;
- altering the display, on the device, of the selected item as proximity of the device to a location of the selected item changes;
- and
- maintaining the altered display of the indication of the selected item on the electronic device as the electronic device moves within a merchant location.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.