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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Naji Shaheimi Shafi, Seattle, WA (US);
Saad B Sami, Redmond, WA (US);
Alejandro Steckler, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ashwin Raju Jeyakumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Naji Shaheimi Shafi, Seattle, WA (US);
Saad B Sami, Redmond, WA (US);
Alejandro Steckler, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ashwin Raju Jeyakumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Coupons and other promotions can be enabled using mobile computing devices with Near Field Communication (NFC) or other wireless communication capabilities. For example, a mobile device user can collect a coupon displayed during a cable TV show by tapping his NFC mobile device to a peripheral device in wireless communication with a cable TV receiver. Collected coupons can be stored in a coupon database at the mobile device. Coupons can be redeemed by tapping an NFC mobile device to an NFC point of sale terminal. Coupons can also be collected from advertisements in audio media and web pages, and can be collected at a mobile device from media displayed at the mobile device. Coupons can have time-based, location-based or other usage restrictions. Collecting information stored in NFC tags affixed to items in a scavenger hunt list can unlock downloadable content.