System and method for electronic coupon management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5903874
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08671188

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A system and method for managing and redeeming a promotional coupon for goods and services. The system provides a link between an operator console and a remote database server having one or more coupon files, each of which contains a plurality of coupon records. A customer telephones the operator and discloses an encrypted coupon number from the coupon issued to the customer. The encrypted coupon number is used to access the relevant coupon record in a coupon file on the remote database server. The status of the coupon is transmitted back to the operator console. If the coupon is valid, the operator console provides the goods or services requested by the customer. The operator console subsequently sends a command to the coupon file to change the status of the coupon in the coupon record.

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VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INCONE VERIZON WAY BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Leonard, Timothy Mark Coralville, IA 3 189
Mumford, Gregory Lee Marion, IA 2 185

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