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Unlocking coupon offers

US10296944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2015
Grant dateMay 21, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0214
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A server receives an indication that a user of a client device has selected social network data associated with a social network provider that maintains a social graph. The selected social network data indicates approval of a coupon offer by the user. In response to receiving the indication, the server computer provides the coupon to the user and sends a link message that causes a user node that is associated with the user to be linked, within the social graph, with a coupon node that is associated with the coupon offer. A message including data associated with the coupon offer is sent to a subset of a set of other users identified, in the social graph that the social network provider maintains, as connected to the user.

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