WO2002071179A3 - Electronic coupons - Google Patents

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WO2002071179A3
WO2002071179A3 PCT/US2002/002626 US0202626W WO02071179A3 WO 2002071179 A3 WO2002071179 A3 WO 2002071179A3 US 0202626 W US0202626 W US 0202626W WO 02071179 A3 WO02071179 A3 WO 02071179A3
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coupon
purchaser
electronic coupons
central server
sale
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PCT/US2002/002626
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French (fr)
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WO2002071179A2 (en
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Johan Sjoeblom
Anci Alex D
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Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
Johan Sjoeblom
Anci Alex D
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Application filed by Ericsson Telefon Ab L M, Johan Sjoeblom, Anci Alex D filed Critical Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
Priority to AU2002240175A priority Critical patent/AU2002240175A1/en
Priority to JP2002570035A priority patent/JP2005503599A/en
Priority to US10/468,074 priority patent/US20040064365A1/en
Publication of WO2002071179A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002071179A2/en
Publication of WO2002071179A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002071179A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/86—Arrangements characterised by the broadcast information itself
    • H04H20/93—Arrangements characterised by the broadcast information itself which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/38—Payment protocols; Details thereof
    • G06Q20/387—Payment using discounts or coupons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/18—Arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25—Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/254—Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server
    • H04N21/2542—Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server for selling goods, e.g. TV shopping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
    • H04N21/47815—Electronic shopping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
    • H04N21/4784—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application receiving rewards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/81—Monomedia components thereof
    • H04N21/812—Monomedia components thereof involving advertisement data

Abstract

A method of generating and redeeming an electronic coupon for a purchaser. The method comprises the steps of generating an electronic coupon at a central server (5), the coupon being associated with a purchaser's identity, sending a request for the coupon from a point-of-sale (14) to the central server (5), the request identifying the purchaser; and sending the coupon from the central server (5) to the point-of-sale (14).
PCT/US2002/002626 2001-02-17 2002-01-31 Electronic coupons WO2002071179A2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2002240175A AU2002240175A1 (en) 2001-02-17 2002-01-31 Electronic coupons
JP2002570035A JP2005503599A (en) 2001-02-17 2002-01-31 Electronic coupon
US10/468,074 US20040064365A1 (en) 2001-02-17 2002-01-31 Electronic coupons

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GB0103949.4 2001-02-17
GB0103949A GB2372367A (en) 2001-02-17 2001-02-17 Electronic coupons

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WO2002071179A2 WO2002071179A2 (en) 2002-09-12
WO2002071179A3 true WO2002071179A3 (en) 2002-11-21

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AU (1) AU2002240175A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2372367A (en)
WO (1) WO2002071179A2 (en)

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US5761648A (en) * 1995-07-25 1998-06-02 Interactive Coupon Network Interactive marketing network and process using electronic certificates
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US6321208B1 (en) * 1995-04-19 2001-11-20 Brightstreet.Com, Inc. Method and system for electronic distribution of product redemption coupons
US6385591B1 (en) * 1999-05-11 2002-05-07 Jeffrey W. Mankoff Method and system for electronic organization of coupons

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US5250789A (en) * 1991-10-31 1993-10-05 Johnsen Edward L Shopping cart
US6321208B1 (en) * 1995-04-19 2001-11-20 Brightstreet.Com, Inc. Method and system for electronic distribution of product redemption coupons
US5761648A (en) * 1995-07-25 1998-06-02 Interactive Coupon Network Interactive marketing network and process using electronic certificates
US5855007A (en) * 1995-11-15 1998-12-29 Jovicic; Neboisa Electronic coupon communication system
US6385591B1 (en) * 1999-05-11 2002-05-07 Jeffrey W. Mankoff Method and system for electronic organization of coupons

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GB0103949D0 (en) 2001-04-04
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GB2372367A (en) 2002-08-21
WO2002071179A2 (en) 2002-09-12

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