Systems and methods for intelligent coupon distribution, redemption, and tracking

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein may be directed to the intelligent distribution, redemption, and tracking of coupons. Modernized couponing processes described herein may provide meaningful synergy between three different parties, namely the shopper, the retailer, and the product supplier. For example, while shopping at a retailer, a shopper may use their device to scan a barcode of a product that they wish to purchase. Based on the scanned barcode, relevant coupon offers associated are identified and presented to the shopper on the user device. The shopper may then select one or more coupon offers to be redeemed at the point of sale.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 detecting, using an input device of a user device, identifying indicia associated with one or more product;   identifying, using a local computer readable storage or a communications interface of the user device, at least one coupon offer relevant to the product based on the identifying indicia;   displaying, using a display of the user device, an option to select the at least one coupon offer to a user;   receiving the user's selection of the displayed at least one coupon offer;   storing, in the local computer readable storage, a plurality of coupon offers selected by the user;   receiving an instruction from the user to recall the stored user selection;   providing a unique code to a point-of-sale terminal for redemption of the coupon offers associated with the user selection by using the communications interface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the unique code includes a barcode, and the providing a unique code includes displaying the barcode. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising
 determining a location of the user device;   identifying a plurality of retail locations within a predetermined proximity of the user device; and   selecting a point-of-sale terminal associated with a retail location that is closest to the location of the user.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, using the communication interface, the stored user selection to an enterprise server. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting identification information to an enterprise server, wherein the unique redemption code is associated with the identification information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting identification information to an enterprise server, the identification information including at least one of an identification number associated with a point-of-sale terminal, an identification number associated with an employee operating the point-of-sale terminal, and an identification number associated with a retail store. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by a retailer server associated with the point-of-sale terminal, the unique redemption code to the enterprise server for validation. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting identification information to an enterprise server, wherein
 the unique code is associated with the identification information, and   the enterprise server determines whether to authorize the transaction based on an analysis of received information.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing, at an enterprise server, product information associated with the identifying indicia to track coupon offers associated with the user. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising providing targeted coupon offers based on aggregated coupon offers associated with the user. 
     
     
         11 . A system, comprising:
 a user device including:   an input device configured to detect identifying indicia of one or more products;   a communications interface configured to receive at least one coupon offer relevant to the identified indicia;   a display configured to display, in response to the communications interface receiving the at least one coupon offer, an option to select the at least one coupon offer to a user;   a computer readable storage configured to store a plurality of coupon offers selected by the user; and   a processor configured to:
 receive an instruction from the user to recall the stored user selection from the computer readable storage, 
 cause the communications interface to transmit information representing the plurality of coupon offers selected by the user to a first server, and 
 in response to receiving a unique code associated with the plurality of coupon offers from the first server, provide the unique redemption code to a point-of-sale terminal for redemption of the coupon offers associated with the user selection by using the communications interface; and 
 a second server associated with the point-of-sale terminal configured to transmit the unique redemption code to the first server for validation. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to provide the redemption code to the point-of-sale terminal by displaying the barcode on the display. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to provide the redemption code to the point-of-sale terminal using the communications interface. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the user device includes a location determination interface configured to determine a location of the user device, wherein the processor is configured to use the location determination interface to identify a retail location within a predetermined proximity of the user device. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein
 the communications interface is configured to receive an identifier associated with the point-of-sale terminal, and   the redemption code is generated based on the identifier.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the input device includes a camera. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to compare the identified indicia to information of a database that includes information associated with a coupon offer relevant to the associated product. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit, using the communication interface, identification information to the first server, and the unique redemption code is associated with the identification information. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the identification information includes a location of the user device. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the identification information includes at least one of an identification number associated with a point-of-sale terminal, an identification number associated with an employee operating the point-of-sale terminal, and an identification number associated with a retail store. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first server is configured to generate the unique redemption code based on the location of the user device. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first server is configured to store product information associated with the identifying indicia to track coupon offers associated with the user. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first server is configured to provide targeted coupon offers based on aggregated coupon offers associated with the user.