Patent ID: 7966222
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for distributing product incentives to consumers over a communication network, comprising: a cooperative network site configured to store at least one of (i) manufacturer incentives to purchase one of a product and a service offered by a manufacturer and (ii) retailer incentives to purchase one of a product and a service offered by a retailer; at least one of a manufacturer network site and a retailer network site coupled to said cooperative network site via said communication network; and a consumer computer coupled to one of said manufacturer network site and retailer network site via said communication network, wherein said cooperative network site is configured to transmit at least one of said manufacturer incentives and retailer incentives to said consumer over said communication network, in response to a consumer request made over said communication network from one of said manufacturer network site and retailer network site; wherein, in response to a query from said consumer made over said communication network from said manufacturer network site, said cooperative network site transmits a geographically limited list of retailers honoring incentives from said manufacturer and corresponding incentive data to said consumer via said manufacturer network site; said consumer transmits incentive selection data selected from said incentive data to said cooperative network site via said manufacturer network site; and said cooperative network site transmits incentives corresponding to said selection data to said consumer via said manufacturer network site.