Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
1998-10-29
2009-12-29
Kazimi, Hani (Department: 3691)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
active
07640183
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for the electronic processing of discount coupons are described. The present invention comprises a coupon database containing coupon information that is associated with a specific consumer. The coupon database is operated in conjunction with a system for recording product information that is sold to a consumer at any particular store. The information from the register system is reconciled with information from the coupon database in order to give the consumer any credit for coupons that are attributed to his or her account. The coupon database is subsequently updated to reflect the transactions and the discounts given to the consumer. The consumer information, including both the information relating to coupons and the information relating to other products purchased, can be added to a database for marketing analysis. The store information relating to redeemed coupons is forwarded electronically to the manufacturers for rebate to the store.
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Kazimi Hani
The Marbury Law Group PLLC
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