US Patent No: 5,999,914

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Electronic promotion system for an electronic merchant system

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Abstract

An electronic promotion system apparatus and method provide promotions across a computer network. The promotion system includes a shopper browser communicating with a merchant server. A shopper places an order using the shopper browser. The order is received by the merchant server. A purchasing pipeline executing in the merchant server process the order. The purchasing pipeline includes a promotion component. The promotion component determines the eligibility of the shopper for each one of multiple promotions using information stored in a promotion table. Furthermore, the eligibility of each item on the shopper order to trigger each one of the multiple promotions is determined. Additionally, the eligibility of each item on the shopper order to receive an award is determined. The awards are then applied appropriately. Each item may be used to trigger only one promotion where awards were granted. Furthermore, each item may only receive one award. Thus, a merchant may offer multiple promotions while ensuring the promotions are applied as intended.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MICROSOFT CORPORATIONREDMOND, WA24226

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blinn, Arnold Bellevue, WA 26 1275
Cohen, Michael Ari San Francisco, CA 5 1208
Lorton, Michael San Francisco, CA 7 1643
Stein, Gregory J Redmond, WA 5 1208

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7,099,832 Method and apparatus for defining routing of customers between merchants 4 2002
 
WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
6,694,300 Method and apparatus for providing supplementary product sales to a customer at a customer terminal 76 1997
 
WEBLOYALTY.COM (1)
6,574,606 Method and system for cross-marketing products and services over a distributed communication network 22 1999
 
XEROX CORPORATION (1)
8,356,028 Flexible data structure in an information system having a computer readable medium 0 2004
 
YAHOO! INC. (1)
7,359,873 Self-service catalog manager for stores implemented on a communications network 0 2004
 
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
7,542,919 Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transaction 13 2000
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (16)
7,302,429 Customizable electronic commerce comparison system and method 43 1999
6,385,591 Method and system for electronic organization of coupons 176 1999
7,624,061 Method and system for exchanging commodities online 0 2001
7,546,947 Multi-function transaction processing system 1 2005
8,036,934 Delivery, organization, and redemption of virtual offers from the internet, interactive-TV, wireless devices and other electronic means 1 2006
7,870,021 Delivery, organization, and redemption of virtual offers from the internet, interactive-TV, wireless devices and other electronic means 5 2006
7,979,314 Method and apparatus for obtaining consumer product preferences through interactive product selection and evaluation 2 2006
8,204,797 Customizable electronic commerce comparison system and method 0 2007
8,126,779 Machine implemented methods of ranking merchants 0 2007
8,407,137 Pay yourself first with user guidance 0 2010
8,376,224 Self-service stations for utilizing non-negotiable credits earned from a game of chance 0 2011
8,244,580 Delivery, organization, and redemption of virtual offers from the internet, interactive-TV, wireless devices and other electronic means 0 2011
8,140,386 Delivery, organization, and redemption of virtual offers from the internet, interactive-TV, wireless devices and other electronic means 0 2011
8,313,023 Exchange of non-negotiable credits of an entity's rewards program for entity independent funds 1 2012
8,297,502 User interface for the exchange of non-negotiable credits for entity independent funds 1 2012
8,342,399 Conversion of credits to funds 0 2012