Method for generating an electronic coupon, coupon holding device, system for generating an electronic coupon, electronic coupon and computer program product

US9792616B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

• Jurina Wessels · Stuttgart, DE
• Frank Dawidowsky · Stuttgart, DE
• Stephen Tiedemann · Stuttgart, DE
• Klaus Röhrle · Stuttgart, DE
• Meik Buscemi · Reichenbach, DE
• Dietmar Schill · Winnenden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 17, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 3, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0236
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for generating an electronic coupon comprising generating coupon identification data; generating coupon metadata; and generating the electronic coupon based on the coupon identification data and based on the coupon metadata. Further, a coupon holding device is provided including a coupon receiving unit configured to receive a first electronic coupon; a coupon metadata generation unit configured to generate coupon metadata for the first electronic coupon; and a coupon generation unit configured to generate a second electronic coupon based on the first electronic coupon and the coupon metadata.