t invention. 40.FIGS. 4a and 4 b is a pictorial representations of the online and offline display screens, respectively, which are exhibited to a user in the present invention. 41.FIG. 5 is a diagram of a printed coupon resulting from the electronic distribution in accordance with the present invention. 42.FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the main functional areas serviced by the o