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Method and system for receiving, stroing and processing electronic vouchers using mobile telephone or personal digital assistant

A technology of electronic coupons and mobile phones, which is applied in the field of receiving, storing and processing systems, and can solve problems such as not being able to easily see the validity of coupons

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-02-05
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Its main drawback is the need for end-to-end hardware configuration
In addition, the use of the card does not allow the consumer to easily see the coupons stored on the card and the validity status associated therewith

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[0065] 1 shows a system 1 comprising a mobile or portable telephone 2 or a machine similar to a personal digital assistant, a point of sale or payment terminal 3 of the electronic cash register type, and one or more remote central information servers 4 .

[0066] Phone 2 includes, either internal or external:

[0067] - an operating system 5 (English Operating System or OS),

[0068] - a dedicated memory and / or SIM card type memory 6 for storing data,

[0069] - a communication module 7 for communicating and exchanging data with the point-of-sale terminal 3, which is of the exchange type infrared (IrDa type), radio (Bluetooth type), short message (SMS type), etc.,

[0070] - a navigation tool 8 (voice, touch and / or manual) and a display screen 9,

[0071] - a communication module 10 for accessing remote server 4 information and receiving data,

[0072] -Software modules include:

[0073] - a main module 11, which on the one hand translates the external information received...

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Abstract

The invention concerns a method and system (1) for receiving, storing and processing electronic vouchers for a consumer equipped with a mobile telephone or a personal digital assistant (2). The mobile tool comprises means (12, 5, 7) for exchanging data with a payment terminal (3) during a purchasing operation, based on an offer of electronic vouchers corresponding to discounts. At least an electronic voucher is received and stored in a storage unit (6) of the mobile tool, the codes (15) of the purchased articles (16) are read at the payment terminal and the list of vouchers stored in the mobile tool is transmitted to the payment terminal. The list of vouchers is compared with the list of purchased articles and if one or several articles are identified for which vouchers exist, the amount of discount(s) corresponding to said vouchers is automatically deducted from the total amount of purchased articles.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method of receiving, storing and processing electronic coupons with a mobile phone or personal digital assistant. [0002] It also relates to a system for the receipt, storage and processing of electronic coupons. [0003] It can be used particularly, but not exclusively, in the area of ​​credit programs, which are used to encourage consumers to return to the same dealer or group of dealers. Background technique [0004] We already know the discount acquisition system through paper coupons folded into cash at the time of purchase event. The paper coupon may include a coding strip to simplify its handling. Paper coupons are usually cut out in newspapers, or printed at telephone booths, and more recently via personal computers. [0005] Yet another solution is to use a smart card, where the discount coupon is stored electronically on the smart card. The card is inserted into a card reader at the point of sale, and t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G07G1/12G06Q20/00G06Q20/32G06Q30/00G06Q30/06
CPCG06Q20/387G06Q20/3224G06Q30/0237G06Q20/045G06Q20/204G06Q30/0238G06Q20/322G06Q30/0226G06Q30/02G06Q20/32G06Q20/326G06Q30/00
Inventor 莫迪·额尔哈欧辛纳-海·全万邦
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