Methods and systems for tracking customer response to a coupon

US8996401B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8996401-B2
Application numberUS-74235307-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 30, 2007
Priority dateApr 30, 2007
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Methods, systems and computer readable medium storing computer executable programs for tracking customer response to a coupon are disclosed. A coupon is issued. A first determination is made regarding whether the coupon has been selected for viewing by a customer. A first state is assigned to the coupon based on the first determination. A second determination is made regarding whether the coupon has been redeemed by the customer. A second state is assigned to the coupon based on the second determination.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising: outputting, by a processor, personalized coupons based on a customer profile of a customer; receiving, by the processor through an input device, responses provided by the customer to the personalized coupons being displayed; tracking, by the processor, the responses to determine which of the personalized coupons are viewed, which of the personalized coupons are saved to an electronic device of the customer, and which of the per…

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What does patent US8996401B2 cover?
Methods, systems and computer readable medium storing computer executable programs for tracking customer response to a coupon are disclosed. A coupon is issued. A first determination is made regarding whether the coupon has been selected for viewing by a customer. A first state is assigned to the coupon based on the first determination. A second determination is made regarding whether the coupo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Li Jun, Ari Ismail, Durante Elsa, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).