Patent ID: 8694367
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a social network coupon platform, a request to display coupon data regarding a particular coupon that is provided by a coupon provider that provides a product or service to which the particular coupon pertains, wherein a user that initiated the request is registered with a social network provider that provides a social networking service and that maintains a social graph; in response to receiving the request, sending, from the social network coupon platform that is different than the social network provider, the coupon data to be displayed to the user; after sending the coupon data, receiving, at the social network coupon platform, from the social network provider, profile data that includes profile information of the user; in response to receiving the profile data, allowing the user access to the particular coupon; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.