Methods and systems for electronic coupon issuance transmission and management
CA 2428518 A1 · Owner: In2M Corporation · Inventors: Smith, Steven B.; Thomas, Nicholas A.
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Methods and systems for electronic coupon issuance transmission and management. Wireless vendor devices and wireless purchaser devices transmit electronic coupons at a point of sale for coupon redemption. Further processing of the electronic coupon information may be performed with the purchaser device or with a secondary computing device after subsequent coupon transmission to that secondary device. The electronic coupons may incorporate a numerous variety types as well as include various information such as purchaser profiles and coupon use histories. The electronic coupons may either be stored locally on the purchaser device or be a reference location on a network for the …
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- Filed November 9, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 9, 2021.
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