Coupon copy protection

US8000496B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Coupons.com Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Ravi Kant Keswani · Fremont, US
• Manicka Muthugopalakrishna · Fremont, US
• Qingcai Guan · San Mateo, US
• Jeffrey Weitzman · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2011
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2011
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/122
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A data distribution system which includes business groups, a client system and a main database system is described. Coupons and coupon data may be exchanged between the business groups, the client system and the main database system. Each coupon being exchanged may include one or more fraud protection features that can neither be altered nor tampered by users, consumers or retailers.