Patent ID: 11861651
Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for linking electronic coupons across a plurality of couponing channels, the method executed by one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:
providing, by a server device to a client device of a user, a set of electronic coupons wherein each of the electronic coupons includes a coupon identifier and is associated with an offer, including providing at least one of the electronic coupons via a coupon alert notification to a mobile couponing application of the client device;
receiving, at the server device from the user, a selection of one of the set of electronic coupons;
receiving, at the server device, user identification information for retrieving a user profile;
storing, by the server device, the selected electronic coupon with the user profile for the user, wherein the user profile includes a plurality of electronic coupons obtained from a plurality of couponing channels;
when the user purchases a product,
receiving, by the server device, a product identifier for the product;
comparing, by the server device, the product to one or more products corresponding to the plurality of electronic coupons stored with the user profile; and
automatically applying, by the server device, the offer associated with an electronic coupon of the plurality of electronic coupons corresponding to the product in response to determining that a current date is within threshold range prior to an expiration date for the electronic coupon, wherein the threshold range is selected by the user; and
providing, by the server device, an order confirmation page to the user including an indication of the applied offer,
wherein the coupon alert notification is received from the server device and activates the mobile couponing application to cause the client device to enable connection to the server device to display the at least one electronic coupon.