Patent ID: 7877289

Claim:
A controlled offer redemption system for the redemption of an offer, the offer having at least one redemption requirement, the system comprising: an offer registry; a point of sale system, the point of sale system having at least one store portal and configured to generate a transaction log during a product purchase transaction; an offer redemption terminal; and an offer clearinghouse; wherein the offer redemption terminal is configured to generate an initial token, the initial token based on and comprising data generated by the point of sale system during the purchase transaction, and wherein the offer clearinghouse is configured to create a regenerated token and to compare said regenerated token with said initial token to authenticate an offer redemption transaction, and wherein the at least one store portal is configured to compare the offer against the offer registry to validate the offer, to compare the at least one redemption requirement to the transaction log to verify that the at least one redemption requirement has been satisfied, and to verify that said offer is being redeemed through a retailer properly authorized to redeem said offer.