US 12,271,921 B2
System and method for trading and tracking digitized coupons
Benjamin D. Smith, Billings, MT (US)
Assigned to NXTWAV LLC, Billings, MT (US)
Filed by NXTWAV LLC, Billings, MT (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/567,489.
Application 17/567,489 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/850,732, filed on Apr. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,250,462.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/835,579, filed on Apr. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0122107 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing a coupon trading platform operating on one or more cloud servers;
receiving, on the coupon trading platform, first coupon information for a first coupon, the first coupon information indicative of a unique first coupon identifier and a first coupon issuer, wherein a first user is known to the first coupon issuer, and wherein the first coupon identifier is transmittable to the first user;
receiving, on the coupon trading platform, an indication that the first coupon has been redeemed;
generating, in response to receiving the indication that the first coupon has been redeemed, a first notification indicative that the first user has become a customer;
transmitting the first notification via the coupon trading platform for receipt by the first coupon issuer;
receiving, on the coupon trading platform, second coupon information for a second coupon, the second coupon information indicative of a unique second coupon identifier and a second coupon issuer, wherein a second user is known to the second coupon issuer, and wherein the second coupon identifier is transmittable to the second user;
receiving, on the coupon trading platform, second registration information indicative of the second user registering the second coupon identifier;
receiving, on the coupon trading platform, third coupon information for a third coupon, the third coupon information indicative of a unique third coupon identifier and a third coupon issuer that is different from the second coupon issuer, wherein a third user is known to the third coupon issuer, and wherein the third coupon identifier is transmittable to the third user;
receiving, on the computing trading platform, a trade confirmation associated with the second coupon identifier and the third coupon identifier,
determining, in response to receiving the trade confirmation, that the second user is known to the third coupon issuer;
generating, in response to determining that the second user is known to the third coupon issuer;
a second notification indicative that a user known to the third coupon issuer has traded for a coupon associated with the third coupon issuer;
transmitting the second notification via the coupon trading platform for receipt by the third coupon issuer;
determining, in response to receiving the trade confirmation, that the third user is unknown to the second coupon issuer;
generating, in response to determining that the third user is unknown to the second coupon issuer; a third notification indicative that a user unknown to the second coupon issuer has traded for a coupon associated with the second coupon issuer; and
transmitting the third notification via the coupon trading platform for receipt by the second coupon issuer;
receiving, on the coupon trading platform, fourth coupon information for a fourth coupon, wherein the fourth coupon information is indicative of a unique fourth coupon identifier, a fourth coupon issuer, and a fourth coupon value;
receiving a request to divide the fourth coupon;
dividing the fourth coupon in response to receiving the request to divide the fourth coupon, wherein dividing the fourth coupon results in a plurality of child coupons derived from splitting the fourth coupon, wherein each of the plurality of child coupons has a respective unique child coupon identifier and a respective child coupon value; and wherein the sum of the respective child coupon values for the plurality of child coupons equals or is less than the fourth coupon value;
generating, in response to dividing the fourth coupon, a division notification indicative that the fourth coupon has been divided into the plurality of child coupons;
transmitting the division notification via the coupon trading platform for receipt by the fourth coupon issuer;
tracking usage of each of the plurality of child coupons based at least in part on the respective unique child coupon identifier;
generating a division summary, the division summary including information associated with the plurality of child coupons based at least in part on the tracked usage of each of the plurality of child coupons; and
transmitting the division summary via the coupon trading platform for receipt by the fourth coupon issuer.