Delivery, organization, and redemption of virtual offers from the internet, interactive-TV, wireless devices and other electronic means

摘要

Disclosed are methods and systems for redeeming virtual coupons by associating the coupons with a consumer and a payment system associated with the consumer. In some embodiments, the method includes distributing the enabled promotional offers, from one or more source sites, via the electronic contact addresses for the plurality of consumers, such that the promotional offers can be electronically accepted by at least some of the particular consumers with whom they are identified without redeeming the accepted offers. The method further includes electronically receiving a redemption of the promotional offer by means of the consumer's presentment of the associated payment system for purchasing the subject matter of the accepted promotional offer.

主权项

1. A method of managing virtual documents on behalf of a plurality of members, wherein each virtual document comprises data associating it with one of the members, the method comprising:
establishing a member database on a network-connected computer within a member computer network, said member database having data records corresponding to each of a plurality of members, each of the plurality of members having one or more network-connectable computing devices, wherein the one or more network-connectable computing devices and the member database comprise the member computer network; receiving virtual documents at the member database from one or more document sources external to the member computer network; extracting the data from the received virtual documents associating each received virtual document with a corresponding member of the plurality of members; storing received virtual documents associated with corresponding members in the data records corresponding to the plurality of members; and synchronizing, using the member computer network, a stored virtual document to a mobile device of a member corresponding to said stored virtual document, wherein at least one of said virtual documents comprises an incentive offer and the one or more document source is an offer distributor.