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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Jurina Wessels, Starnberg, DE;
Frank Dawidowsky, Stuttgart, DE;
Stephen Tiedemann, Stuttgart, DE;
Klaus Röhrle, Ostfildern, DE;
Meik Buscemi, Stuttgart, DE;
Dietmar Schill, Winnenden, DE;
Jurina Wessels, Starnberg, DE;
Frank Dawidowsky, Stuttgart, DE;
Stephen Tiedemann, Stuttgart, DE;
Klaus Röhrle, Ostfildern, DE;
Meik Buscemi, Stuttgart, DE;
Dietmar Schill, Winnenden, DE;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method is provided for generating an electronic coupon comprising generating coupon identification data; generating coupon metadata; and generating the electronic coupon based on the coupon identification data and based on the coupon metadata. Further, a coupon holding device is provided including a coupon receiving unit configured to receive a first electronic coupon; a coupon metadata generation unit configured to generate coupon metadata for the first electronic coupon; and a coupon generation unit configured to generate a second electronic coupon based on the first electronic coupon and the coupon metadata.