Patent ID: 7917386
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An in-store redemption system for generating coupons, comprising: a database of coupon information including information about coupons available, consumer account information, and information for associating selected ones of the available coupons with consumer accounts; means, located at a retail location, for accessing the database, the means for accessing including input means for enabling a consumer to enter account information, display means for displaying information about the coupons available to the consumer account, and selection means for enabling the consumer to select desired ones of the coupons based on the displayed information; a printer, located at the retail location, for printing the selected coupons; and redemption means, at the retail location, including a scanner for scanning coupons at the retail location checkout and means for determining if a coupon presented by the consumer is valid prior to crediting the consumer with a redemption value associated with the coupon, and wherein the redemption means further comprises: means for counting a number of times the consumer redeemed a particular coupon, and fraud indication means for indicating fraud if the number of times a coupon is redeemed by the consumer exceeds a predetermined amount.