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Dynamic coupons

A coupon and discount technology, applied in data processing applications, marketing, instruments, etc., can solve the problem of not being able to provide coupons

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-13
IBM CORP
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The disadvantage of these coupon services is that they cannot provide coupons whose characteristics can change rapidly over time as the user makes a purchase

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[0015] Dynamic electronic coupons refer to dynamically changing coupons that can be exchanged, communicated, and presented, for example, on devices such as PDAs or mobile phones. Coupons can be scanned from newspapers, or uploaded to a coupon facility on the Internet. Dynamic information refers to any changing information such as current and forecast weather, traffic congestion, economic indicators, and store buying patterns. The price of an item may depend on this dynamically changing information. Various offers in the form of coupons can be automatically changed according to dynamic information such as any changing information such as current and forecast weather, traffic congestion, economic indicators, and store purchase patterns such as.

[0016] The device can be any one of the following devices: a card, a smart card, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a mobile phone, or a mainframe computer or a minicomputer; and the download can use any one of the following methods ...

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Dynamic coupons, particularly e-Coupons in the form of dynamically changing coupons, such as may be exchanged, delivered, and presented on a small or large computer, a portable device like a PDA or cell phone (180) are provided to users (150). Various advantages offered in the coupon may automatically change according to dynamic information (410), such as any changing information such as the current and predicted weather, traffic congestion, economic indicators, and store buying patterns.

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[0001] cross reference [0002] THIS APPLICATION IS CROSS-REFERENCE TO COUPON EXCHANGE NETWORKAND SERVICE BUREAU, DEPLOYMENT NO. YOR920030470PCT1, SAME DAY TRANSFER SERIAL NUMBER, AND IS HEREBY INCORPORATED IN ENTIRELY FOR ALL Purpose. technical field [0003] The present invention is directed to providing electronic coupons (e-Coupons) in the form of dynamically changing coupons that can be exchanged, communicated, and presented, for example, on computing devices including electronic devices such as PDAs or mobile phones. portable device. Background technique [0004] Various coupon distribution services exist on the World Wide Web. For example, CouponSurfer.com, a service available in 2003, offers coupons for reduced prices on items such as clothing, food, music, toys, and travel. There are generally two types of coupons offered. Offer "Internet" coupons or online coupons for Internet online stores such as Buy.com or Petsmart.com. Online coupons can be redeemed by cli...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/00
CPCG06Q30/02
Inventor 史帝文·马斯特里安尼克里福德·A·皮克奥弗
Owner IBM CORP
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