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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Barry F. Pointer, Lithonia, GA (US);
Dominic Morea, Marietta, GA (US);
Bengt Horsma, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Christopher Wuhrer, Marietta, GA (US);
Jerome Myers, Villa Rica, GA (US);
Michelangelo R. Ho, Atlanta, GA (US);
Sarah Owen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Barry F. Pointer, Lithonia, GA (US);
Dominic Morea, Marietta, GA (US);
Bengt Horsma, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Christopher Wuhrer, Marietta, GA (US);
Jerome Myers, Villa Rica, GA (US);
Michelangelo R. Ho, Atlanta, GA (US);
Sarah Owen, Atlanta, GA (US);
First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for issuing and settling electronic coupons. A financial service host may receive authorization and settlement information, wherein the authorization and settlement information comprises an account number of the consumer. The account number may be linked to an account of the consumer enrolled in an electronic coupon program. The methods and system may also include transmitting a notification to the consumer that indicates the electronic coupon has been redeemed. A monetary value associated with the electronic coupon may be debited from an account linked to the merchant, and the account of the consumer may be credited with the monetary value associated with the electronic coupon.