Patent ID: 8700453
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing product offers and other information to consumers over a communication network, the method being implemented on a processor programmed by one or more computer program instructions, the method comprising: causing, by the processor, first information related to a plurality of manufacturer offers to be stored in a database associated with a cooperative communication network site; causing, by the processor, second information related to a plurality of retailer special deals to be stored in the database associated with the cooperative communication network site; receiving, by the processor, a request associated with a consumer communication node that is communicably coupled to a retailer network site, a manufacturer network site, or another independently administered site; and providing, by the processor, at least a portion of the first information related to the plurality of manufacturer offers from the database and at least a portion of the second information related to the plurality of retailer special deals from the database in response to the request such that the portion of the first information and the portion of the second information are both presented to the consumer communication node, wherein the portion of the first information and the portion of the second information are transmitted to the consumer communication node while the consumer communication node is communicably coupled to the retailer network site, the manufacturer network site, or the other independently administered site but without regard to which one of the retailer network site, the manufacturer network site, or the other independently administered site that the consumer communication node is communicably coupled.