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Method and apparatus for delivering consumer promotions    
United States Patent5915243   
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Inventor(s)Smolen; Daniel T. (61 Governors Ave., Millford, CT 06460-3439)
AbstractA method and apparatus for offering promotions to a consumer on the basis of a dynamic information profile for that consumer. The dynamic information profile is formed by creating an initial information profile for the consumer, selecting questions for the consumer based on the information profile, presenting the questions to the consumer, collecting the responses to the questions, and updating the information profile using the responses to the questions. Promotions can be offered to a consumer based upon the entire information profile or a portion of the information profile.
   














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Method and apparatus for delivering consumer promotions
Inventor     Smolen; Daniel T. (61 Governors Ave., Millford, CT 06460-3439)
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Publication Date     June 22, 1999
Application Number     08/705,142
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Filing Date     August 29, 1996
US Classification     705/14 379/92.01 705/1 705/27 725/13 725/23
Int'l Classification     G06F 017/60
Examiner     MacDonald; Allen R.
Assistant Examiner     Patel; Jagdish
Attorney/Law Firm     Graham & James LLP
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USPTO Field of Search     705/1 705/14 705/27 348/12 348/13 379/92.01
Patent Tags     delivering consumer promotions
   
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What I claim is:

1. A method of offering a promotion to a user, based on information about the user contained in an information profile, and the user and the information profile being identified by a code, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining the code for