Integrated systemand method for managing electronic coupons
US9076158B2 Patents
A networked electronic coupon management system is dis closed for managing electronic coupons. The system includes tightly integrated database, application server, and client components facilitating performing electronic coupon defi nition, issuance, and redemption operations. The operations include creating electronic coupons, wherein each electronic coupon includes a unique coupon ID, creating customer accounts, wherein each customer account comprises a unique customer ID; creating manufacturer accounts, wherein each manufacturer account comprises a Unique ID; and creating retailer accounts,
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