Coupon offers from multiple entities
US8615426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0238
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Offers from multiple entities provide an incentive for consumers to behave in a manner that is beneficial to the offer provider. Each offer is associated with rules that establish conditions that must be met for the offer to be valid. For example, a rule may be established to promote the use a specific form of payment, such as a particular credit card. Thus, the offer would only be valid if the consumer paid for the merchandise using the particular credit card. A merchant may generate its own offers or receive offers from a variety of sources (e.g., a payment processing organization, an issuer, or other external sources).
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