| 摘要 |
A system (101) is provided for presenting, to a user of a mobile device (111), coupons for products or services which are available at nearby stores. The system comprises (a) a catalog database (105); (b) a coupon database (107) containing a set of coupon offers, wherein each coupon offer is associated with a set of applicable items from the catalog database, and is further associated with a geographic region; and (c) a coupon server (103) adapted to receive location and item information from the mobile device via a network (109), and being further adapted to (i) search through the coupon database, (ii) evaluate coupons in the database for geographic relevance, (iii) select any coupons determined to be geographically relevant, and (iv) return the selected coupons to the mobile device.
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