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Utility
Digital coupon offer redemption
26 Oct 20
A coupon clearinghouse server receives a request for a coupon offer from a client device.
Michael Walsh, William Robert Fisher, Kavita Aggarwal
Filed: 10 Sep 15
Utility
System and method for controlling distribution of electronic coupons
5 Oct 20
A system for displaying an advertisement from an advertisement database on a client computer on a network including a processing circuit configured to receive a display request for an advertisement, to determine an advertisement display limit and a number of times the advertisement has been displayed.
Manickababu Muthugopalakrishnan, Nahrin Reihaneh, Durgamba Desaraju, Steven R. Boal
Filed: 16 Jan 08
Utility
Multi-axis Blockchain Clearance of Offers
23 Sep 20
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method providing improvements in clearance of offers, comprising receiving redemption transaction metadata from a first computing device controlled by a first entity, the redemption transaction metadata relating to a point of sale transaction using a coupon associated with a coupon campaign; in response to approving the coupon for redemption, posting a redemption transaction to be written on two independent redemption blockchains including a first redemption blockchain associated with the first entity and a second redemption blockchain associated with the coupon campaign, the redemption transaction including at least a portion of the redemption transaction metadata; receiving payout transaction metadata from a second computing device controlled by a second entity associated with the coupon campaign, the payout transaction metadata relating to a payout event that corresponds with a redemption transaction written on the second redemption blockchain.
MICHAEL WALSH, VENKATA RADHA KRISHNA PRODDATURI, JOSHUA ARTEAGA, EHSAN HOQUE
Filed: 19 Mar 20
Utility
Computer system and method for dynamically generating an image from digital content items
24 Aug 20
Systems and methods for dynamically generating a digital image are described herein.
Xavier Facon
Filed: 23 May 18
Utility
System for Bifurcated Transaction for Products at a Brick-and-mortar Store
12 Aug 20
According to an embodiment, one or more computing devices process a bifurcated transaction for items available at a store.
Steven R. Boal
Filed: 26 Apr 20
Utility
Identifier-based Coupon Distribution
12 Aug 20
A client device detects a QR code (or NFC tag).
STEVEN M. HOROWITZ, JASON BOEHLE, BIPIN PATTAN
Filed: 23 Apr 20
Utility
Automatic Redemption of Digital Offers with Deferred Payment
22 Jul 20
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving, at a server computer, offer activation request data, the offer activation request data including a loyalty card number and an identification of a digital offer, the digital offer associated with a discount amount; querying, by the server computer, a digital data repository to seek a data record matching the loyalty card number; in response to determining that the data repository has a record matching the loyalty card number, electronically activating the digital offer associated with the identification of the digital offer and associating the activated digital offer with the loyalty card number in the digital data repository; receiving, at the server computer, contextual transaction data; determining, based on the contextual transaction data, that a consumer entity associated with the loyalty card number purchased a product associated with the activated digital offer; determining, by the server computer, that a post-sale product rebate is available for the consumer entity associated with the loyalty card number and in response thereto, generating, by the server computer, a digital payment file based on the discount amount associated with the activated digital offer; using the server computer, transmitting the digital payment file to a third-party payment system that causes a refund amount to be transmitted electronically to the consumer entity associated with the loyalty card.
Ehsan Hoque
Filed: 21 Jan 19
Utility
System for bifurcated transaction for products at a brick-and-mortar store
27 Apr 20
According to an embodiment, a data processing system processes a bifurcated transaction for items available at a brick-and-mortar store.
Steven R. Boal
Filed: 25 Oct 18
Utility
Identifier-based coupon distribution
27 Apr 20
A client device detects a QR code (or NFC tag).
Steven M. Horowitz, Jason Boehle, Bipin Pattan
Filed: 11 Dec 18
Utility
Transmitting valid coupon offers to an email recipient
24 Feb 20
An email server sends an email message to a user with an empty container.
Steven Boal, Bruce Sattley, Vivek Gupta
Filed: 13 May 19
Utility
Determining a Value for a Coupon
15 Jan 20
Techniques are provided for determining, by a coupon distributor, a value for a coupon of a product or service that will be provided by a coupon provider.
Deepak Goel, Kavel Patel, Sajjit Thampy
Filed: 22 Sep 19
Utility
Automatic Recommendation of Digital Offers to an Offer Provider Based on Historical Transaction Data
1 Jan 20
According to an embodiment, a data processing system for managing electronic offers comprises: a memory storing a set of historical transaction records pertaining to past consumer transactions and a set of offer data relating to an offer provider; and a logic module adapted to automatically suggest an offer to the offer provider based on at least a subset of the historical transaction records and at least a subset of the offer data, the offer being targeted at a consumer.
Steven R. Boal
Filed: 16 Jul 19
Utility
Computer System and Method for Dynamically Generating an Image from Digital Content Items
27 Nov 19
Systems and methods for dynamically generating a digital image are described herein.
Xavier Facon
Filed: 23 May 18