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`the comparing comprises comparing the number of users within the predetermined
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`proximity that performed the action within the time limit to the threshold number; and
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`the sending of the coupon comprises sending the coupon when the number of users
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`subsequent moved outside the predetermined proximity to (iii) the threshold number.
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`TRANSACTION
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`Fig. 10
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`1202
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`1200
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`1216
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`1212
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`Fig. 12
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`DETECT A GEOLOCATION OF A
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`1400
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`Fig. 14
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`DATABASE
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`SATELLITE
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`1700 X
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`Fig. 17
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`1800 \
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`DETERMINE A NUMBER OF
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`DOES THE NUMBER OF
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`1804
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`1900 ‘\
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`2000
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`2020
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`Fig. 20
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`2100x
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`RECEIVE LOGIN CREDENTIALS
`2102
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`PRESENT A PLURALITY OF
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`2104
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`2106
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`2112
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`2114
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`2116
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`2300 ~\
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`23/27
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`RECEIVE AN IDENTIFIER OF A
`
`USER FROM A MOBILE DEVICE
`
`IDENTIFY ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
`THE USER
`2304
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`DETERMINE A GEOLOCATION OF
`THE MoBILE DEVICE
`2306
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`IDENTIFY A MERCHANT(S) WITHIN
`A PREDETERMINED PROXIMITY OF
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`THE MOBILE DEVICE
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`2302
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`COMPARE THE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE USER WITH
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`IDENTIFYING THE ITEMS
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`TO THE MERCHANT
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`
`DOES THE MERCHANT
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`
`INTEREST?
`
`2318
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`Fig. 23A
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`2300 \
`
`24/27
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`GENERATE A NOTIFICATION OF
`THE DETERMINATION
`
`2322
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`2320 CONTACT MERCHANT?
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`SEND NOTIFICATION TO THE
`MERCHANT
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`2326
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`RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM THE
`MERCHANT
`
`2328
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`SEND NOTIFICATION TO THE
`MOoBILE DEVICE
`2324
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`Fig. 23B
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`2400 ~\
`
`25/27
`
`RECEIVE AN IDENTIFIER OF A
`USER FROM A MOBILE DEVICE
`2402
`
`RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR A
`MERCHANT RECOMMENDATION
`
`2404
`
`DETERMINE A GEOLOCATION OF
`THE MOBILE DEVICE
`2406
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`IDENTIFY A MERCHANT
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`c
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`TRANSACTION |
`RECORD!
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`RATING/
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`LIST OF
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`2414
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`RATING/
`REVIEW
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`DIRECTIONS |
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`SEND A RECOMMENDATION OF AN
`ONLINE GOOD OR SERVICE
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`2420
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`2500 ~\
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`2502
`212
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`INACTIVE
`COUPON
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`ELECTRONIC
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`DOCUMENT
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`216
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`MERCHANT 106
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`Fig. 25
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`2600 >
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`27/27
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`DOWNLOAD AN ELECTRONIC
`
`DOCUMENT WITH A COUPON TO A
`MoBILE DEVICE
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`COUPON
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`AT THE MERCHANT?
`2606
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`2602 CONCEAL ALL/PART OF THE
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`International application No.
`PCT/US2011/028825
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`CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
`A.
`IPC(8) - GO6Q 20/00 (2011.01)
`USPC - 455/456.1
`According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC
`B.
`FIELDS SEARCHED
`
`Minimum documentation searched(classification system followed byclassification symbols)
`IPC(8) - GO6Q 10/00, GO6Q 20/00, GO6Q 30/00, GO6Q 40/00 (2011.01)
`USPC - 340/5.8, 10.42; 455/456.1, 466
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
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`date and notin conflict with the application but cited to understand
`to be of particular relevance
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`earlier application or patent but published on or after the international
`document ofparticular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be
`filing date
`considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive
`document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is
`step when the documentis taken alone
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`considered to involve an inventive step when the documentis
`documentreferring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other
`combinedwith one or more other such documents, such combination
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`being obvious to a person skilled in the art
`documentpublished prior to the internationalfiling date but later than «<g> gocument memberof the samepatent family
`the priority date claimed
`Date of the actual completion ofthe international search
`08 May 2011
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`US 2008/0268868 A1 (MAITLAND) 30 October 2008 (30.10.2008) entire document
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`US 2009/0292642 A1 (HAN) 26 November 2009 (26.11.2009) entire document
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`US 2002/00657 13 A1 (AWADAetal) 30 May 2002 (30.05.2002) entire document
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`US 2008/0208739 A1 (PHILLIPS) 28 August 2008 (28.08.2008) entire document
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`1-5, 7-15
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`1-5, 7, 8, 10
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`3-5, 9-12
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`9-12
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