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Devices, methods, and computer-readable media for redemption of merchant offers

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-12-12
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The patent text describes various techniques for improving the redemption of merchant offers, such as online coupons, by making them more user-friendly and efficient. The technical effects of the patent include providing a native application for the mobile user device with a coupon code and associated webpage, allowing for easy redemption without the need for a separate website or app. Additionally, the patent describes a method for receiving a touch on the touchscreen and executing a visual movement of the user Interface element with the coupon code to the second location, allowing for easier use of the coupon. Overall, the patent aims to make the redemption process more user-friendly and efficient for users.

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Thus, Applicants recognize users may be unable to remember the existence of a merchant offer, such as coupon, or memorize the information necessary to use the merchant offer.

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[0023]FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an offer-discovery system 10. The exemplary system 10 includes an offers engine 12 that, in some embodiments, is capable of reducing the burden on users attempting to identify offers relevant to them from among a relatively large pool of offers (e.g., more than 100, more than 1,000, or more than 10,000). To this end and others, the offers engine 12 maintains device-independent user profiles (or portions of user profiles) by which offers interfaces may be relatively consistently configured across multiple user devices with which the user interacts with the offers engine 12. Further, the offers engine 12, in some embodiments, includes a number of features expected to facilitate relatively quick identification of relevant offers by a user, features that include cached storage of data related to likely relevant offers, faceted presentation of offers by which users can select among offers within various categories, and a number of other techniques desc...

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Abstract

Devices, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for the redemption of merchant offers, such as online coupons, are provided. In some embodiments, online coupons may be provided in a native application of a mobile user device. When a user selects to use an online coupon, a coupon code box having a coupon code associated with the selected coupon may visually move from a first location to a second location of the native application, and a merchant website may be displayed in the native application. Additionally, in some embodiments, a user may drag-and-drop a coupon code box to an input field of a merchant webpage. Movement of a visual copy of the coupon code box may be animated along the drag path. Upon a drop of the coupon code box, a value of the coupon code may be entered into the input field.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a non-provisional of, and thus claims the benefit of, each of the following pending U.S. provisional patent applications, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes: provisional application 61 / 707,527, filed Sep. 28, 2012; provisional application 61 / 665,740, filed Jun. 28, 2012; provisional application 61 / 658,408, filed Jun. 12, 2012; provisional application 61 / 658,404, filed Jun. 11, 2012; and provisional application 61 / 658,387, filed Jun. 11, 2012.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to merchant offers for goods and services and, more particularly, to redemption of certain offers such as online coupons.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Offer-discovery systems provide a service by which merchants inform customers of offers, for example deals (e.g., discounts, favorable shipping terms, or rebates) or coupons (e.g., pri...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/02
CPCG06Q30/0267G06Q30/02G06Q30/0242G06Q30/0239G06Q30/0256G06Q30/0269G06Q30/0255G06Q30/0222G06Q30/0225H04L67/02
Inventor FAITH, JOHN NEWMANBATH, JAGJIT SINGHZILKHA, EITHANSAVAGE, CAMERON KENTREESE, DAVID JOHN
Owner RETAILMENOT
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