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G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2246774

A system for dispensing and redeeming the electronic discount coupons. The system includes a personal computer (PC) having hardware and software for receiving an electronic coupon from the system of computer networks (105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 140), translating the received coupon into a binary format, and sending the binary-formatted coupon to a card-writing device. The card-writing device writes the coupon data onto a portable customer card ("smart card") (190, 215, 225, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) approximately the size of a credit card. Subsequently, the customer goes to the store (1000) with the card. Upon completion of shopping, the customer redeems the electronic coupons at the checkout area, by inserting the card into the checkout station. During checkout, the customer is credited with the value of a coupon when UPC data from a bar code reader corresponds to a coupon stored on the card.

On décrit un système de distribution et de remboursement de bons de réduction électroniques. Ce système comprend un ordinateur personnel qui possède le logiciel et l'infrastructure permettant de recevoir un bon de réduction à partir d'un système de réseaux informatiques (105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 140), de transformer le bon reçu en format binaire et d'envoyer ce bon sous format binaire à un dispositif d'écriture sur carte, lequel écrit le bon de réduction sur une carte portative du client (carte à puce) (190, 215, 225, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) ayant approximativement la taille d'une carte de crédit. Puis le client se rend au magasin (1000), muni de sa carte. Après avoir achevé ses achats, le client demande le remboursement des bons de réduction électroniques au niveau de la zone de sortie, en insérant sa carte dans la caisse de sortie. Lors de cette opération, le client est crédité de la valeur d'un bon de réduction lorsque les données du code produit universel (UPC), lues au moyen d'un lecteur de code barres, correspondent au bon stocké dans la carte.

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