Electronic coupon redemption utilizing RFID key ring scan, magnetic swipe card and credit card processed by processing terminal with automated coupon verification, demographic collection and storage, consumer information collection device

摘要

Portable or stationary collection device for collection of consumer information and coupon club sign up. A collection device one or several in number that is hand held for the collection of consumer information and capable of transfer of data by utilizing wired or wireless technology to a centralized computer which puts consumer information into a data base for later use in the coupon process. Electronic coupons sent by e mail, cell phone or taken off the internet or intranet, redeemed and verified by swiping a credit card into a credit card processing terminal, reading of a RFID key ring, read of a magnetic swipe card by a matching processing terminal. Special coupon numbering received by cell phone coupon and redeemed by punching number into a credit card terminal.