Appeal No. 2003-1291
Application 09/468,698
The disclosed invention pertains to a retail
establishment discount coupon generating system, adapted for use
with a chain comprising a plurality of different retail
establishments.
Representative claim 68 is reproduced as follows:
68. A retail establishment discount coupon generating
system, adapted for use with a chain comprising a plurality of
retail establishments, said coupon generating system comprising:
a generating and delivery system which generates
discount coupon offers and delivers said coupon offers to a
plurality of different retail establishments, said coupon offers
comprising an offer description and a discount value;
wherein said generating and delivery system including
an enhancement function which provides tools for enhancing said
coupon offers including selecting particular ones of said coupon
offers for dispensing by particular one or ones of said retail
establishments and not by other one or ones of said retail
establishments; and
dispensers at said retail establishments dispensing
coupon offers selected by said tools for dispensing at the retail
establishments at which the respective dispensers are located,
whereby an operator can select different coupon offers for
dispensing at different retail establishments, wherein said
coupon offers include targeted coupons that are assigned to
individual households as a function of at least one attribute of
each household, wherein the discount value is variable among said
targeted coupons and targeted coupons having different discount
values are assigned to individual households at least in part as
a function of said at least one attribute of each household.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Lemon et al. (Lemon) 4,674,041 June 16, 1987
Deaton et al. (Deaton) 5,644,723 July 01, 1997
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